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Corporate Responsibility Report 2013

representing Management across CR Assurance Engagement process • Human Resources development
various disciplines: Corporate focuses on those issues. (expressed as training hours per
Planning, Aviation Services, FTE)
Communications & Marketing, Human Through the chapters of this Report All targets related to the specific
Resources, Environmental and material issues are marked with this areas were attained in 2013. Charts
Quality. The Materiality Analysis is a symbol: and tables with performance specifics
management tool that facilitates the of the above are found in the following
evaluation of diverse group of subjects Responsiveness: managing chapters of this report.
based on a common sustainability sustainability performance We measure and report on
perspective. our sustainability activities and
The Airport Company develops and performance in a regular, structured
The Materiality exercise of 2013 implements appropriate responses and transparent manner. The 2013
was carried out in line with the to sustainability challenges, Corporate Responsibility Report is
provisions of the GRI G4 Sustainability considering stakeholder views. In AIA’s eleventh consecutive annual
Reporting Guidelines, taking into 2013, our annual corporate scorecard edition. In order to maximise the added
account the G4 revision of the Airport included sustainability-related value of the CR reporting process,
Operators Sector Supplement objectives for measuring Company’s AIA engages in external assurance
(AOSS) which aims at a more performance. The attainment of these of its disclosures. This year’s report is
pragmatic and business-specific objectives is linked to evaluation of assured against adherence to specific
approach. The revised materiality AIA Management and employees’ guidelines and standards, as well as
exercise process was based on performance. In particular, the areas data accuracy and completeness,
the identification of those aspects in which non-financial performance through the engagement of an
associated with GRI Specific Standard objectives were set on a corporate independent audit firm. The outcome
Disclosures that are material for level, as part of the Operational of this process is included as a
AIA and its stakeholders. Evaluation Scorecard for 2013 were: separate Assurance Statement at the
of materiality is based on two end of this Report.
parameters: “Significance of Impact • Efficiency of critical systems The CR report is distributed to
for AIA” (affecting our ability to deliver (expressed as system availability a large audience of constituents
on strategy) and the “Concern of and maximum duration of failures varying among AIA employees, airport
Impact for Stakeholders” (influencing for critical systems including: community, business partners and
their assessment of AIA and their Baggage Handling, Medium Voltage, various other stakeholders, while
decisions). Identification of aspect Passenger Boarding Bridges, Airfield being available to all interested parties
boundaries took under consideration Lighting and IT&T systems) through the corporate website.
the unique characteristics of an airport • Aviation safety (expressed as Our active membership in business
environment and boundaries were occurring incidents / events) associations and our presence in
defined in three categories: Within AIA, • Airport Service Quality (expressed various sustainability networking
Within Airport Community, Outside as the outcome of relevant surveys) events enable us to expose our
the Airport Community. The exercise • Climate Change Action Plan practices and share expertise. Among
yields a validated consensus among (expressed as completed actions) others, Athens International Airport
CR Committee members, expressed • Local Communities Action Plan is a member of the Board of the
as the average of votes. The outcome (expressed as completed actions) Hellenic CSR Network and actively
of the exercise depicting the material participates in the Greek Business
aspects of our operation that are both Council for Sustainable Development
significant and relevant to the Airport which operates under the auspices
Company’s sustainability is shown in of the Greek Federation of Industries,
the Materiality Map. the local UNGC network, the Hellenic
Management Association Institute for
The CR Report 2013 covers Corporate Affairs and the ACI-Europe
information from a broad spectrum of Environmental Strategy Committee.
activities across AIA’s four Corporate
Responsibility perspectives. Emphasis
is placed on the aspects identified
as “material” and consequently the

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