Integrating Environmental Sustainability into Airport Contracts (2013) / Chapter Skim
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9 The integration of sustainability conditions into airport contracts and the use of performance incentives continue to grow across the industry. Although some airport operators take full advantage of contracts to drive improvements, others tackle environmental sustainability improvements in an informal manner, often not considering the opportunities available through contracting.
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10 organization and the staff and stakeholders respond accordingly by working toward a high-level goal through discrete projects or initiatives. Staff awareness of environmental sustainability was recognized as a significant positive factor for airport operators using contracts to drive performance.
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11 and works closely with them to build a relationship that is mutually beneficial and helps the tenants' progress toward the airport's environmental sustainability goals. From these experiences, the environmental team has come to realize that it is not simply a matter of writing policy and specifications into contracts and assuming it will be smoothly and successfully employed.
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12 by the proactive contract management and professional construction of the contract and associated negotiations. Awareness and Employee Engagement Many airport operators have some or all of their purchases and contracts managed by the airport department with the need for that particular product or service; that is, they do not have a centralized purchasing team.
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13 a management performance indicator. This promotes awareness of the environmental goals throughout the organization and, where this occurs, it is more common that opportunities to improve the sustainability performance of the airport are actually implemented.
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