Introducing East Midlands Airport's Youth Forum
Our Corporate Social Responsibility promise is that when our business prospers, the regions and communities we serve will prosper too. The MAG Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy- Working Together for a Brighter Future - builds on our strong track record for improving the way we operate as a business for the benefit of the communities, regions and environment around our airports.
Our strategy is delivered in three pillars, ‘Local Voices’, ‘Opportunity For All’ and ‘Net Zero Carbon. As part of our ‘Local Voices’ commitment, we undertake a wide range of stakeholder consultation and engagement including through our Independent Consultative Committee (ICC) - the formal body in charge of liaison between East Midlands Airport and our neighbouring communities.
To widen and diversify our engagement and we have introduced Airport Youth Forums at all our airports. Last year each Youth Forum session followed a theme with topics broadly based around the 3 pillars of our CSR Strategy.
This year we will be focussing on Sustainable Aviation as our theme for the year with three meetings planned:
22nd November 2023 | 17th January 2024 | 20th March 2024 |
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15.00 – 17.00 | 15.00 – 17.00 | 10.00 – 15.00 |
Virtual via MS Teams | Venue TBC | Venue East Midlands Airport |
Welcome and introduction A brief introduction to MAG, the three airports that are owned and operated by MAG and a chance to introduce yourselves. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) An industry expert from Fulcrum BioEnergy will explain what SAF is, benefits and challenges of developing and producing SAF in the UK Using Less Fuel Andy Sampson from MAG’s Future Airspace Team will explain how changing flightpaths can lead to more efficient operations. He will give an overview of the opportunities and challenges presented by the CAP1616 process. | Carbon removal and capture - Hear from industry representatives on their current and future plans for offsetting and capturing residual carbon emissions. Zero emissions flight technology - MAG’s JetZero: Research& JetZero Technology pledges | MAG Sustainable Aviation Youth Summit Youth Forums at Manchester Airport, Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport will convene for a discussion session. Topics to include:
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The opportunity to become a member of the EMA Youth Forum is open to young people aged between 17-25 who are either in an Apprenticeship, or attending a local Sixth form, College or University.
For more information or to apply to become a member of the EMA Youth Forum please email community@eastmidlandsairport.com.