Statement of corporate social responsibility

Copenhagen Airport is an important part of society in southern Scandinavia. Accessibility, growth potential and jobs in Denmark and the Øresund region depend on the ability of CPH to retain and expand the position of Copenhagen Airport as the key air traffic hub of northern Europe. In addition, Copenhagen Airport must also handle its responsibilities as an operator in an industry with an environmental impact which accounts for approximately 2% of total global CO2 emissions. Locally, CPH works to reduce noise, pollution and energy consumption, and to ensure that the airport is a safe and challenging workplace. CPH takes this broad social responsibility very seriously, and it therefore affects the strategic priorities and day-to-day decisions.

The year 2009 was a year of focus on climate. When Copenhagen hosted the UN Climate Change Conference, COP15, in December, this was not only a huge logistical challenge for Copenhagen Airport, it was also an opportunity to focus on the work CPH is carrying out to reduce its CO2 emissions. The messages could be seen at the airport under the headline “CO2OL Travel” and included information on Copenhagen Airport’s energy reduction activities and the successful efforts to operate more than 95% of all take-offs as so-called “green take-offs”.

In addition to the present CSR discussion, CPH prepares a separate environmental report. From 2010, CPH will prepare a separate CSR report, which is going to include environmental reporting.

Environmental activities at CPH have been a focus for several decades, and the Company has issued separate environmental reports since 1998, reporting on environmental conditions and environmental improvements at CPH. The environmental report is published on the CPH website, and print copies are available on request from CPH’s Environmental Department.

CPH’s new CSR strategy
For CPH, CSR has traditionally focused on the environment (including noise, air quality and wastewater) and human resources (HR policy and occupational health and safety). Recognising that the Company’s social responsibility is quite broad, CPH in late 2008 defined an overall strategy for its work with CSR in 2009-2011. The strategy has four areas of focus:

  1. Human resources: Providing employees with a safe, healthy and challenging work environment is our priority. For this reason those will be our key focus over the next few years. Our main value will be collaboration and “We must say what we do and do as we say.”
  2. Climate and energy: CPH wants to reduce CO2 emissions from the operation of the airport. More than 80% of CPH’s aggregate discharge of CO2 comes from power consumption, so in the next few years CPH will be focusing on identifying energy-saving opportunities in operations and buildings, on changing the attitudes and conduct of our employees and similar activities.
  3. Procurement: CPH’s procurement activities total more than DKK 1.1 billion per year. It is important to know under which conditions the products used were made and the environmental impact they have during their life cycle. CPH will focus on improving the collaboration with and more clearly defining requirements to our suppliers.
     
  4. Community: The airport’s role in the community, as an employer and body corporate, as well as its relationship with government bodies, associations and local groups, politicians and NGOs will continue to form part of CPH’s core responsibility.

Moreover, CPH has defined policies for fighting corruption which are included in its business strategy and business activities. These policies form part of CPH’s set of internal rules for trading with customers, suppliers and for interacting with interest groups and persons in general. CPH believes that the Company has relevant internal guidelines and internal controls for avoiding corruption, and that the risk of corruption is generally very limited.

Below is a description of CPH’s CSR policies and guidelines as well as of how CPH turns these policies into action. Furthermore, the report includes an assessment by CPH on what has been achieved as a result of our CSR efforts during the financial year. Finally, the report includes CPH’s expectations for these activities going forward.

CSR at CPH going forward
In 2008, CPH defined the general framework for the Company’s strategic work with CSR. In 2009, CPH worked with CSR by way of action plans, the focus in 2010 will be on control and governance elements and on updating all policies in a CSR perspective.

Going forward, in addition to specific initiatives, CPH will focus on updating and streamlining its CSR-specific policies, in incorporating them into governance and control procedures as well as into its documentation and reporting. Activities relating to CSR will be an integral part of CPH’s corporate strategy on the road towards becoming the world’s best airport for passengers and airlines.