Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has a longstanding commitment to advancing sustainability in our built environment and operations, as first conveyed in our Sustainability Vision and Principles adopted in 2007. This Sustainable Design and Construction Policy reconfirms that commitment and formalizes the requirement that all new building construction, major facility renovation projects, and non-building landside and airside projects meet LAWA’s Sustainable Design and Construction Policy.
Sustainability at LAWA
Sustainability Mission Statement
As the international gateway in our region, Los Angeles World Airports is committed to setting the global airport standard for customer satisfaction and security, regional economic leadership and organizational performance. Building on our core values, we will engage our employees, tenants, customers, and communities in an effort to continually improve our environmental, economic and social performance.
Please let us know your thoughts and ideas about how we can improve LAWA’s sustainability performance.
Message from the Chief Executive Officer
I am pleased to share with you the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) 2022 Sustainability Report for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Van Nuys Airport (VNY). The Report was developed by our Environmental Programs Division and summarizes LAWA’s continuous efforts to make sustainability foundational to LAWA’s culture.
Sustainability 2022 Report
2022 LAWA Sustainability ReportLEED Certification Starter Kit
The LEED Certification Starter Kit serves as a document to streamline the LEED certification process for LAWA new construction projects that are required to achieve LEED Silver or better.
LAWA EV Purchasing Policy
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has a longstanding commitment to advancing sustainability in our built environment and operations, as first conveyed in our Sustainability Vision and Principles adopted in 2007. This Sustainable Design and Construction Policy reconfirms that commitment and formalizes the requirement that all new building construction, major facility renovation projects, and non-building landside and airside projects meet LAWA’s Sustainable Design and Construction Policy.
LAX Food Donation Policy
The LAX Food Donation Policy requires businesses that sell or distribute food at LAX to implement a surplus edible food recovery strategy and report to LAWA annually the quantity of food donated via that strategy. *Policy updated in September 2022*.
LAWA Single-use Plastic Water Bottle Phase-out Policy
Effective June 30, 2023, single-use plastic water bottles cannot be sold or distributed at LAX or VNY. Reusable water bottles of any material type are encouraged to avoid waste. Acceptable single-use materials are aluminum, glass, or cartons. This policy aims to reduce plastic waste generated at LAWA facilities and move towards zero waste.
Mayor’s Sustainable City pLAn
On April 8, 2015, Mayor Eric Garcetti released L.A.’s first-ever Sustainable City pLAn. The pLAn is a roadmap to achieve back to basics short-term results while setting the path to strengthen and transform our City in the decades to come. In 2019, the Mayor launched Los Angeles' Green New Deal, an ambitious update to the 2015 Sustainable City pLAn.
Message from the CEO
LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS - LAWA
Dear Readers,
I am pleased to share
with you the Los Angeles
World Airports (LAWA)
2022 Sustainability
Report for Los Angeles
International Airport
(LAX) and Van Nuys Airport (VNY). The
Report was developed by our Environmental
Programs Division and summarizes LAWA’s
continuous efforts to make sustainability
foundational to LAWA’s culture.
The focus of the 2022 Sustainability Report
is to highlight our efforts to provide and
enhance sustainability across all LAWA
modes of transportation. It also highlights
our achievements and updates our progress
toward LAWA’s Sustainability Action Plan (SAP)
targets developed in 2019.
Key highlights of LAWA’s sustainability
performance in 2022 include:
›› Met 2025 goal of 15% reduction of energy
use per passenger
›› Increased Sustainable Aviation Fuel usage
at LAX
›› Met 2023 goal of 20% zero emissions
bus fleet
›› Met 2025 goal of 25% waste diversion
›› Received the first delivery of unleaded aviation
fuel for general aviation aircraft at VNY
›› Received first train car delivery for the
Automated People Mover (APM)
›› Updated LAWA’s Electric Vehicle (EV)
Purchasing Policy requiring 25% EV sedan
fleet by 2023 and 100% by December 2031
›› Achieved Envision Gold for the APM
›› Established the LAX Residential Sound
Insulation Program RSIP to provide sound
insulation for approximately 2,385 eligible
units in El Segundo and City of Los Angeles
communities near LAX
›› Increased the number of acres irrigated
with reclaimed water to 66.8% of all
landscaped areas at LAX
›› Received two awards for the LAX Economy
Parking Facility, recognizing its innovative and
unique design for sustainable construction
›› Held and sponsored 65 community and
employee engagement events
Several project milestones were celebrated in
2022, including the rehabilitation of Runway
16L/34R at VNY, Airport Carbon Accreditation
(ACA) Level 3 certification for both LAX and
VNY, the completion of the first major phase
of the Delta Skyway at LAX (a collaboration
between Delta and LAWA), and LEED Gold
Certification of United Airlines’ LAX Technical
Operations Center. LAWA’s success is credited
to the dedication of our employees and
tenants, as well as to our partnerships and
support from local agencies, organizations,
and business partners. I want to extend a
special thank you to all our employees and
partners who have helped LAWA reach our
sustainability goals and milestones.
As always, we appreciate our passengers’ and local communities’ continued support and involvement throughout the year. We will continue to be a leader in sustainable aviation, driving our efforts towards making our airports greener and ultimately carbon neutral by 2045.
THANK YOU
