OBJECTIVE: ISO 14001 label in 2004

ISO 14001: This code corresponds to the use of an environment management system that meets different international standards. The ISO 14001 label is a guarantee of quality, but on a deeper level it also ensures organisational efficiency conducive to improving all aspects of the environment (water, air, fauna, flora, waste, noise, etc). So being awarded the ISO 14001 label signifies that the establishment in question is perfectly aware of the impact its activities have on its environment and that it has taken all the necessary measures to limit any adverse effects. Striving to attain the label is therefore perfectly in line with Nice Côte d'Azur Airport's environment policy.

End 2002: Setting up a Steering Committee. Selecting an "environmental agent" to be the committee's main contact in each of the Chamber of Commerce departments at the airport and an external consultant (from APAVE Sud).
1st half of 2003: Analysing the impact on the environment of every aspect of the airport's business for which Chamber of Commerce departments are responsible.
June 2003: Drawing up a list of significant environmental issues at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport.
2nd half of 2003: Defining a policy to reduce the Airport's impact on the environment.
Early 2004: Launching and implementing an action plan designed to reduce every department's impact on the environment. Staff awareness and training campaign.
April 2004: Mock audit.
June 2004: ISO 14001 label audit and obtaining.
The Chamber of Commerce has rallied all of its departments around a project of great important for Nice Côte d’Azur Airport's environment. Local residents and employees working at the airport will be the first to benefit. Obviously this policy will have an even greater impact if all of the Chamber of Commerce's partners at Nice Côte d'Azur become involved as well. Air France has already announced its intention to launch a similar procedure.