Interview is a very dynamic assessment situation for the potential interviewee, therefore it requires a whole of one to meticulously show case the following critical concepts;
1. Level of Training (LOT)
2. Level of Experience (LOE)
3. Level of Competency (LOC)
Airport management is one of the most sensitive work and operational area to manage, as any small or negligible mistake can jeopardize many lives on ground or in the air, hence ensure strictness and uncompromising rules and regulation are followed is very crucial, especially as it concerns sustainability practice.
First, why sustainability practice in the airport management?, I will convinced the the interviewers that, sustainability practice is a cost reduction practice, because adopting this will reduce overall cost of operation through the following areas
1. Air Quality Improvement - Planting green flowers, green grasses, regularly mowered shrubs, indoor plant/flowers will improve the quality of air in and around the airport space, therefore reduce the negative health impact of poor air quality on the workers, and passengers alike and by further implication reduce sickness and absenteeism at work, and create healthy environment for all passengers using the airport. And it saves the airport from paying compensations and claims based on poor air quality in the airport.
2. Resources Life Cycle Elongation - Using or adoption usage of sustainable practice across the system and operations in the airport increase the lifecycle of material through reuse, repair, remanufacture, recycle and redesign. Therefore, reduce the cost incurred on buying new materials, resources and equipments all the time by the airport.
3. Carbon Emission Reduction - The rate of global carbon emissions and footprint of airport operations is lately of concerns and their implication on the Global Climate Changes. Hence, I will advice the airport to go green in most of the practice to achieve a better result with little or no carbon footprint. For instance, the adoption of hydrogen fuel as alternative to the use fossil fuel which has huge carbon emission, depletion of ozone and leading to increase in global warming. Hence, making the organization to have high carbon footprint and carbon credit trading deficit.
4. Electric Vehicles - As a sustainable options and practice, the airport will also be advice to adopt the use of Electric Vehicles as airport shuttles and other fossil fuel operational equipment can be run on electric powered source with zero carbon emission.
5. Airport Sustainability Policy - I will advice the airport to design, develop and implement a comprehensive Sustainability Plan/policy within their system. This shall not be limited to the airport but also extended to their partners, and subcontractors.
6. Business Continuity - I will also convince the interviewers that sustainability plan is a good business continuity model for the organization in all ramifications, especially green ratings
Sustainability │ Strategy │ Changemaking
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