Ireland West Airport are currently part of the Airport Councils International (ACI) Carbon Accreditation Programme which sets out a framework for airports to reduce and manage their carbon footprint. In 2019 the airport was awarded Eco Merit Certification which recognises that the airport is operating in an environmentally responsible manner with a continued focus on helping improve our environmental performance, reduce costs and manage risk. 11

The airport is currently progressing a sustainability and environmental strategy over the next 5-year period and working towards completing the ACI carbon accreditation programme to create an environmental green airport programme reducing overall carbon emissions to achieve ‘net zero’ for its carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.