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Above and Beyond

Our Roadmap to aSustainable Future

  • Investment
  • Innovation
  • Responsibility
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Welcome toLondon City Airport

Our mission is to fulfil the demands of an ever more connected world, while also improving our surrounding environment, community, and economy. We believe we can become a net zero emission airport by 2030.

Given our size, our location and the nature of our route network and operation, we are ideally placed to help shape the next phase of aviation innovation in London and the UK.

Our Progress

Watch and read about our annual progress against our sustainability targets, including becoming a net zero airport.

Three key priorities at the heart of our ambition:

  • Decarbonisingour airport
  • Improvingour environment
  • Helping East Londongrow and prosper
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Five core commitments to ensure we deliver our ambition

Support local people and the local community.

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Becoming a net zero carbon airport by 2030.

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Be one of the first airports in the UK to facilitate zero emission flight.

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Eliminate all avoidable single-use plastics by 2025.

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Be the best-connected airport by sustainable transport in the UK.

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Our Progress

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Biodiversity contribution

Since the launch of the London City biodiversity fund in 2022, we invested over £50,000 in local biodiversity projects. We partnered with GreenTheUK to support wildflower planting and creating biodiversity habitats on school grounds. A series of workshops were delivered to 18 primary schools across East London and over 1100 children were engaged to learn the importance of pollinating insects for the food that we eat and the impact of habitat loss on these species. We also supported Thames21 to conduct a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing biodiversity along the River Roding, predicting a 30% improvement in river condition and consequently creating more green space for community.
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ACA LEVEL 4+

As part of our goal to achieve absolute emissions reduction, we developed the airport’s carbon saving trajectory and formulated reduction targets in line with the IPCC 1.5c pathway and Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Recognising our efforts in this area, LCY was awarded and maintained this year the highest-level 4+ Transition in the ACA programme. For our residual emissions, we continue to use verified, evidence-based and SDG supported offset schemes as per ACA requirements, providing both community and biodiversity benefits. In 2023 we supported afforestation in degraded areas of Colombian rainforest which contributed to GHG reduction and job creation in a zone historically affected by poverty.
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Community Fund and Sponsorships Programme

We awarded over £86,000 to 13 local charities and not-for-profit organisation for our Community Fund in 2023, which included awarding £50,000 to East London foodbanks to support the local community during the current cost-of-living crisis, making a total of £425,000 awarded since the fund’s launch in 2019. Our Sponsorships Programme gave a further £78,000 in donations and sponsorships in 2023 to local community initiatives and events, including Christmas dinners for the elderly, Eid celebrations as well as King’s coronation, Summer festival and Diwali activities in the local community. We also sponsored awards by Newham Chamber of Commerce and Greenwich Business.
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Women in Aviation

At London City, we continue our well-established Women in Aviation Programme to help local young women gain knowledge, understanding and awareness of STEM subjects as well as aviation field and associated jobs. Nearly 300 young women from 10 schools take part every year, starting with an airport visit to see career opportunities. In 2023, students were tasked to develop concepts to make London City a net zero emissions airport and presented ideas to industry representative at the final stage held in May. Since the launch of the event, we have engaged with nearly 1000 students and over 40 schools in the local area.
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STEM in Aviation

We launched STEM in Aviation in 2016 to inspire future innovators in the aviation industry. The event showcases the applications of science and technology (STEM), encouraging students to pursue careers in those fields. Addressing the UK's STEM skills shortage is crucial for the thriving aviation sector, contributing £22 billion annually to the economy and providing over 230,000 jobs. The 2023 event connected students with companies focused on zero emissions, including British Airways City Flyer, Boeing, GKN Aerospace, Accenture, NATs, UK Power Networks Services and AtkinsRealis. Over 2,000 students and 110 schools have benefited from the program since 2016.

Want tolearn more?

Our reports outline key ambitions, commitments and achievements across our three sustainability pillars: Decarbonising our Airport; Improving our Environment, Helping East London Grow and Prosper.