daa wins Green Impact Award at Aviation Industry Awards 2025

Commended for exemplary performance over the past year, daa secured the Green Impact Award at the Aviation Industry Awards 2025 for its comprehensive sustainability programme that integrates renewable energy infrastructure, fleet electrification, and operational decarbonisation initiatives across Dublin and Cork airports.

The programme addresses aviation's mounting environmental accountability pressures while maintaining operational efficiency across facilities serving over 30 million passengers annually.

daa's approach centres on tangible infrastructure transformation. The organisation deployed extensive solar power installations across both airport campuses, significantly reducing reliance on grid electricity while establishing renewable energy capacity that supports long-term emissions reduction targets.

Simultaneously, the company executed fleet electrification programmes that replaced conventional ground service vehicles with electric alternatives, eliminating operational emissions from airside transport operations.

Beyond infrastructure investment, daa implemented pilot programmes testing emerging sustainability technologies and operational practices. These initiatives provided evidence-based insights into practical decarbonisation pathways for airport operations.

"Our judging panel were genuinely impressed by this entrant's bold, forward-looking approach to sustainability. From solar power and fleet transformation to innovative pilot programmes, every initiative reflected purpose, creativity, and measurable progress. By embedding sustainability into its culture and operations, this entrant proved that real change happens when ambition meets action," the judging panel said.

With 2025's excellence as a guide, daa's recognition reflects intensifying environmental expectations across aviation infrastructure, where sustainability leadership is increasingly measured by capital investment in renewable systems, operational emissions reductions, and systematic integration of environmental priorities into strategic decision-making.

As anticipation builds for the 2026 awards cycle, who will define the next benchmark for environmental innovation in Irish aviation?

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