Carbon neutrality takes off at Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport has become the first organisation of its kind in the UK to achieve the carbon neutral status. It has invested more than £7.5 million in energy efficiency projects over the last decade in a bid to reduce its energy use. That includes installing more than 25,000 LED lights throughout the airport, which helped […]

More aeroplane routes can be green insists business group

Getting more planes in the air doesn’t necessarily mean trashing “green” business aims, the trade body CBI claimed today. Debate has raged over the need for more air links abroad, with various plans for a new runway and even a new airport put forward. Called ‘Flying High’, today’s report by the CBI finds each extra […]

No late departure for airport’s CRC report

With less than 10 days left until the CRC deadline, some of Manchester’s biggest organisations have filed their reports with the Environment Agency. The Trafford centre, Manchester Airport and Heinz have submitted their paperwork with the EA. But there are still hundreds of companies yet to register, and these are causing concern for the EA. […]