ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY
VINCI Airports aims to achieve net zero emissions for its direct scope (Scopes 1 and 2) by 2030 in its airports in the European Union, as well as London Gatwick and Edinburgh, and by 2050 in the rest of the world.
To support this strategic priority, all airports in the network join Airports Council International’s Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme to guide and provide independent certification of the progress made in reducing their carbon footprint.
The ambitious programme deployed by Salvador Bahia, the first airport in the Americas to achieve this accreditation, combined production of solar power by two photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 4.7 MWp, use of renewable energy only for all airport operations, and replacement of service vehicles with electric or biofuel-powered models.
Lyon-Saint Exupéry achieved this goal in May 2025, becoming the first French airport welcoming more than 10 million passengers to have done so. The airport is also committed to encouraging all its stakeholders to decarbonise their own activities (Scope 3), through initiatives such as adjusting airport landing fees to incentivise the use of new-generation aircraft, installing charge points for electric vehicles in its car parks and developing solar power plants that can produce electricity for neighbouring communities. Lyon-Saint Exupéry, for instance, brought into service a power plant built and operated by the Group under the SunMind brand (in partnership with Neoen). Installed on 14 hectares of canopies covering 5,800 parking spaces, it is one of the largest solar canopies in France and will produce 24 GWh of green electricity annually, equivalent to the consumption of 9,000 residents. Surplus energy is fed into the grid, avoiding emission of almost 1,600 tonnes of CO2 a year.
Salvador Bahia airport achieved ACA Level 5, the world’s topmost level of accreditation for decarbonisation in the airport sector.