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Airports are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change, which pose significant risks to their operations, safety, economic sustainability and long-term resilience. Yet, within these challenges also lie opportunities. Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) is committed to positioning itself at the forefront of climate-related initiatives in the airport sector, aiming not only to manage risks but also to seize emerging opportunities.
As complex infrastructures, airports consist of numerous interrelated systems, each with varying degrees of exposure and sensitivity to climate hazards. Many major airports, including those managed by ADR, have been expanded over decades, and the age of certain infrastructure elements can impact their ability to withstand extreme weather events or long-term climate shifts. ADR fully recognises that climate change entails multi-dimensional risks with clear economic consequences. These include potential higher operating costs, potential declines in revenues, and reduced ability to attract investment or access capital markets.
Moreover, the anticipated intensification of climate impacts may require additional insurance coverage for critical asset
Sustainability in 2024 remained both a top priority and an immense global challenge. According to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Progress Report, only 15 percent of targets are currently on track to be met by 2030 – a stark warning that underscores the need for urgent, coordinated action. Climate change-related disasters, including record-breaking wildfires and biodiversity loss, continued to pose serious threats to environmental stability and human health.
Yet amid these challenges, there were notable areas of progress. Southeast Asia and parts of Africa made important strides through reforestation efforts and community-led conservation. In the corporate world, sustainability reporting standards became more aligned, with the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) global baseline gaining traction among multinational companies.
Additionally, financial institutions and corporations increased their commitments to net-zero targets and science-based climate action plans. Forward-looking organisations recognised that sustainability is not a side project but a strategic imperative.
A 2024 McKinsey study found that companies integrating ESG into core de
Air transport plays a key role in global economic and social development. Today, despite producing around two percent of the world’s CO2 emissions, our sector is still regarded as highly impactful and it must be our priority to keep raising our commitment to reducing emissions to achieve ever-higher levels of sustainability, meeting the industry’s decarbonisation goals while continuing to enable international connectivity and mobility.
That is the reason why Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) does not solely focus on ‘sustainability,’ but places the goal of ‘sustainable development’ at the heart of the business strategy: indeed, it is only by embracing an integrated approach to environmental, financial and social sustainability that we can provide our industry with the necessary tools to face the opportunities and challenges of the future, and help lead the green transition.
We recognise that the actions of a single enterprise are not enough to bring about the necessary changes. We need to take collective action to define a roadmap for achieving the sustainability objectives of our industry in the context of the SDGs and the 2030 agenda – taking as a reference the objective of n
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Webcast
Provisional Programme
Day 1 (Monday 8 September 2025)
Time
Description
Speakers and moderators
08:30–09:00
Registration
09:00–09:20
Opening of the Forum
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