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The SEA Group is committed to combining thefundamental value of protecting our environmentalheritage with development.The environmental and energy policy of the group isbased on the following principles:• extensive compliance with regulatory requirements;• an ongoing commitment to improving the

environmental and energy performance;• education and involvement of all actors involved in

the airport system to further a responsiblecommitment towards respecting and protecting ourcommon environmental heritage;

• priority given to the purchase of products andservices which adopt similar environmentalsustainability parameters, with particular attentionto energy saving, the reduction of atmospheric andnoise emissions and water conservation;

• identification of sources and controls of CO2

emissions produced, both direct and indirect,through the involvement of the stakeholders, inorder to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in linewith the Kyoto protocol;

• a constant level of monitoring and verification ofthe processes related to the energy, atmosphericemission, noise and water cycle aspects, and ingeneral the various phenomenon concerninginteraction with the ecosystem;

• a highly developed system of listening andcommunication with a wide range of external actorsto ensure transparency and sharing.

The Environmental Management System and theEnergy Management System are periodically subjectto internal and external checks as part of thecommitment undertaken by SEA to circulate tostakeholders detailed reporting concerning theenvironmental and energy processes at the Milanairports, with a view to the continual improvement ofthe governance of the ecological-environmental andenergy issues related to Group activities, and in linewith a strategic framework focused on theachievement of maximum sustainability.

Upcoming priorities and impact oncorporate strategies

The commitment of the SEA Group to sustainabledevelopment and the reduction of the environmentalimpact have required the gradual incorporation intothe key environmental management issues of theeconomic/financial strategies of the company.In line with international environmental protectionprinciples, SEA is committed to undertaking a prudentapproach in the definition and management ofenvironmental and social risks.In order to continue with the efforts to reduce theimpact, it is fundamental to ensure the involvementof top management and of the major structuresinvolved in significant processes in environmentalmanagement.For this reason, in terms of internal operations, theEnvironment and Airport Safety unit periodicallyensures, in particular in relation to third partyoperators involved in Aviation, through periodicCommittees held monthly at the two airports,reporting on the environment and operational safetyand, on the external front, ensures adequatecommunication with the regional and institutionalbodies.The company intends to promote further initiativesof increased interaction with the regional stakeholdersfocused on noise pollution, water management, thereduction of CO2 emissions and sustainable mobility.The priority for the coming years is as follows:• maintenance of “Carbon Footprint” neutrality,

through the reduction of energy consumption; • consolidation and further expansion of the Energy

Management System actions; • promotion of the use of renewable energy sources; • structuring of a specific water management system

to rationalise consumption and establish a WaterFootprint (similar to that constructed for the CarbonFootprint).

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The SEA Group guarantees an ongoing and structuredcommitment to increase the efficacy and efficiency ofan eco-compatible management of environmentalissues. All company personnel are continuouslyinformed upon environmental protection as adistinguishing feature of the SEA Group, through theadoption also of an environmental managementsystem certified according to the ISO14001 regulationadopted by SEA, SEA Handling and SEA Energia. Therelated procedures and operating instructions ensurethe monitoring and optimisation of the environmentalimplications related to the various activities and the

establishment of the best conditions for the preventionand, if necessary, the handling of any environmentalemergencies. SEA Energia, in addition to possessing an ISO14001certified environmental management system, is EMASregistered according to Regulation (EC) No. 761 of2001, in order to control, monitor and manage itsenvironmental aspects and impacts and to promotethe “continual improvement” of the environmentalcharacteristics, also ahead of changes to limits underapplicable law.

The Environmental Management System

The extensive experience matured since 1998 with theincorporation of SEA Energia and its co-generation(re-generation) plant has seen the formalconsolidation in October 2013 of the EnergyManagement System of SEA and its ISO 50001certification by CertiQuality.The management of SEA Group energy consumptionis based on the following principles: • energy must be produced in respect and protection

of the environment;• the reduction of the environmental impact and the

improvement of the environmental specificationsare among the criteria which contribute to theestablishment of the business strategies, and also oninfrastructural development;

• the awareness of employees, partners, suppliers,contractors and stakeholders on the environmentalimpacts of their activities is a central concern forthe improvement of the environmental performanceat both airports.

The System provides for the setting up of the EnergyTeam and, for the integrated management of the morespecific-technical aspects, a Technical Group (also withthe involvement of a SEA Energia representative),involving all departments most directly involved in thevarious aspects, from design to implementation, tomaintenance, in addition to the EnvironmentManagement structure, ensuring the necessarycollective vision in terms of processes and therefore theidentification of the best actions to be taken.

Internationally, SEA continues its commitment toidentify and introduce the most advanced solutions toachieve the following objectives:• a high level of environmental sustainability in the

short, medium and long-term, in airport processes;• efficient use of natural resources;• the control and reduction of environmental impacts

on the soil and the atmosphere;• adequate level of innovative technologies in the

airport sector, in terms of the environment andsafety;

• continual exchange of information with otherEuropean actors involved in innovation projects;

• significant return (co-financing) on the actionsintroduced.

European projects in progress

SEA is involved in the works of the Committee forEnvironmental Strategies of ACI Europe.In particular, as part of the ACI Europe Airport CarbonAccreditation initiative, in 2013 the Linate andMalpensa airports achieved for the 4th consecutiveyear level 3+ (Neutrality) accreditation, confirming theleading position of SEA in Europe, together with alimited number of European airport groups involvedin the fight against climate change and the reductionof the CO2 emissions under their directcontrol/influence, in addition to the commitment ofSEA with regard to the education of its stakeholdersin relation to environmental issues.

European and international aspect of the environmental commitment

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Within the Seventh Framework Programme of theEuropean Commission, the two European researchprojects CASCADE and S4ECoB concerning energyissues are proceeding well:• CASCADE project – Use of government/control

mechanisms of technical systems/sensors andrelative software application developments forachievement of significant energy savings. Theproject involves the use of the satellite B of MalpensaAirport as a test area (comparing it with satellite A),with the objective to improve the functioning cyclesof the temperature control machines and theequipment regulation processes. SEA airport involved: MalpensaDuration: 36 months.

• S4ECoB project – The project continues itsscheduled activities. Development of a platformwhich integrates, within the public infrastructureenvironment, the existing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and lighting systems, in order toimprove energy efficiency and reduce consumption,guaranteeing, in addition, optimal safety/securityand comfort conditions.SEA airport involved: LinateDuration: 36 months.

In addition, two new three-year projects were alsointroduced, focused, respectively on energy/smartgrid distribution and the advanced management ofwater resources:

• DREAM – ICT for Energy-efficient Buildings andSpaces of Public Use – which proposes to strengthenthe efficiency and the electricity distributionnetwork through the development of a newoperating and control approach, through theintroduction of simulation functionality in supportof the decision-making process and small scale realscenario tests.

• WATERNOMICS – ICT for Water Resource Manage -ment. The objective of the project (which will beoperational in 2014) is to provide information in realtime on the consumption and availability of water,to improve the quality of decisions in relation to themanagement and control of water and to increasethe awareness of end-users in relation to thisimportant natural resource.

In particular, for the safety/security aspects:• ADDPRIV – Automatic Data relevancy Discrimination

for a Privacy-sensitive video surveillance. After aninitial two years principally dedicated to thedevelopment and drawing up of specific algorithmtechniques to be utilised to establish an automaticdiscrimination of data recorded on the videosurveillance network related to suspect events,activities in 2013 concentrated on the more complexdemonstration phase, during which that previouslydeveloped was implemented and validated within areal environment. The project is in its final phase andwill conclude in the initial months of 2014.

Air and climate

Air quality

In order to evaluate the atmospheric impact fromairport system activities, account must be taken of theprincipal atmospheric emissions:• external roadway traffic;• traffic within the airport;• the aircraft parking areas;• fixed sources;• emissions from vehicles used for loading/unloading

operations and ground assistance (handling);• emissions related to the movement (independent) on

the ground of aircraft;• LTO (Landing Take Off) cycle emissions.A number of considerations must be taken intoaccount therefore in terms of the airport managementcompany’s effective area of intervention in relation to:• the possibility to positively and effectively impact

processes for which the management company hasdecision-making space;

• the scope of influence which in Italy characterisesthe airport management companies possibility toimpact upon the technological development of thefleets and to effectively monitor the efficiency interms of combustion and emissions;

• the possibility to define routes and flight scenarios,in addition to control them.

The effects from vehicle traffic and more generallyfrom vehicles used for the transport of employeesfrom/to the airport, of customers and of operators, isstrictly related to the level of inter-modality which isa feature of the region in which the airports arelocated. On the second and third points, the problemfalls outside the scope of action of airport companies.In fact, these latter two logistic-operational issues arestrictly related to the possibility to effectively impact,at the source, aircraft emissions and are not currentlywithin the scope of impact of the Italian airportmanagement companies.


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Air quality in the Malpensa area

To ensure effective air quality control the Regionalenvironmental protection agency of Lombardy

Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambientale (ARPA)monitors on a daily basis the presence of atmosphericpollutants across the entire region through 158monitoring stations.

In the province of Varese, the air quality recordingnetwork comprises 7 fixed stations, 2 mobile stationsand 4 gravimetric sampling instruments for themeasuring of light dust. The average figures,established by the daily results published by ARPA forthe Malpensa area, are collated from the 3 monitoringstations in the immediate vicinity of the airport(Ferno, Lonate Pozzolo, Somma Lombardo) and fromthe other stations located in urbanised areas (BustoArsizio, Gallarate, Varese).

Mono-nitrogen oxide in general (NOx) is producedduring the combustion process due to the reactionwhich, at high temperatures, takes place betweennitrogen and oxygen in the air. Therefore, these oxidesare directly emitted into the atmosphere following allhigh temperature combustion processes (heatingplant, vehicle motors, industrial combustion, powerstations, etc.), by oxidisation of the atmosphericnitrogen and, only to a small degree, by oxidisationof the oxygen particles contained in the combustiblesutilised.

Malpensa surrounding area monitoring – average nitrogen dioxide (NO2) monthly values

Somma Busto NO2 Ferno Lonate Lombardo Arsizio Gallarate Varese

Annual limit: 40 µg/m³ annual average µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³

January 50 40 50 48 72 57

February 51 47 50 40 68 27

March 37 43 40 33 42 52

April 26 36 33 27 42 42

May 16 44 28 15 24 33

June 14 28 27 18 21 31

July 16 31 28 19 27 32

August 15 30 21 16 25 29

September 18 36 24 21 35 37

October 23 40 21 23 38 36

November 51 51 33 27 53 46

December 45 59 49 48 75 65

Source: Arpa Lombardia, 2013

Monitoring of the areas surrounding Malpensa – average particle (PM10) monthly values

PM10 Ferno Busto Arsizio Gallarate Varese

Annual limit: 40 µg/m³ annual average µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³

January 57 34 47 49

February 49 45 40 41

March 36 34 32 37

April 30 25 24 27

May 15 13 12 13

June 24 19 18 17

July 20 22 19 18

August 15 17 13 14

September 21 21 18 21

October 37 34 29 30

November 36 25 28 25

December 62 62 50 44



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Air quality in the Linate area

For Linate the average monthly values are considered,established by monitoring stations in the immediate

vicinity of the airport (Limito-Pioltello and Milano-Parco Lambro) and of other stations in urban areas(Milano-Città Studi, Milan-Marche, Monza, Vimercate).

Overall, based on the range of data collected from theareas neighbouring the two Milan airports, over theyears – although the airports comprise a significantsource of emissions – no significant differentiationexists between the quality of air compared with otherareas of the provinces. For the environmental aspectconcerning atmospheric emissions, judgement onappeal is pending at the Court of Cassation againstSEA in a case taken by a private party for damagesrelating to the value of aeronautic activities atMalpensa airport. With decision of 9/01/2013, thejudgement of the Court of Appeal was subordinated to

the provision of sureties of a similar amount by thecounterparty, which had not been fulfilled. On17/03/2014 the hearing was held at the Court ofCassation and the judgement is pending. Thereasoning behind the inapplicability of the appealruling raised by SEA include: • lack of grounds and causation by SEA (noise and

pollution are inherent to aeronautic activity);• violation of the law concerning the criteria

established for the quantification of damage, bothunder the environmental and equity (estimation)profiles.

Linate surrounding area monitoring – average nitrogen dioxide (NO2) monthly values

Limito Mi Città Mi Parco NO2 Pioltello studi Monza Vimercate Lambro Mi Marche

Annual limit: 40 µg/m³ annual average µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³

January 47 40 53 52 55 83

February 47 43 72 53 60 82

March 36 47 56 42 45 65

April 23 43 41 32 31 55

May 21 31 27 22 16 37

June 20 27 26 19 18 37

July 19 31 28 22 26 41

August 13 29 22 20 26 41

September 18 40 32 31 32 58

October 30 51 38 33 34 60

November 38 53 47 53 43 55

December 58 67 68 76 77 76


Monitoring of the areas surrounding Linate – average particle (PM10) monthly values

Limito Mi CittàPM10 Pioltello studi Monza Vimercate

Annual limit: 40 µg/m³ annual average µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³ µg/m³

January 69 58 69 50

February 57 51 51 37

March 44 41 40 23

April 37 35 34 23

May 16 21 17 17

June 24 23 22 20

July 21 25 18 27

August 16 20 17 23

September 24 31 33 22

October 43 41 39 26

November 42 38 38 35

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Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions

In 2009 ACI Europe (Airport Council International),in order to promote the contribution of the airportstowards the fight against climate change, launched aninitiative called Airport Carbon Accreditation: SEAand the principal European airport operatorsvoluntarily committed to this project. The projectrequired the introduction of a series of actions for thecontrol and reduction of direct and indirect CO2

emissions by airport managers, operators, aircraft andby all those working within the airport system.The Airport Carbon Accreditation established fourpossible levels for accreditation:

• Mapping – checking of emissions under the directcontrol of the airport manager (scope 1 and 2);

• Reduction – in addition to the level 1 requirement,the creation of a emission reduction plan whichensures the continuous improvement of emissionlevels (scope 1 and 2);

• Optimisation – in addition to levels 1 and 2,calculation of the emissions produced by the airportstakeholders and their involvement in the reductionplans (scope 3);

• Neutrality – in addition to levels 1, 2 and 3, thereaching of the “Carbon Neutrality” objective foremissions, under the direct control of the airportmanager (scope 1 and 2).

CO2 emissions of the airports (tonnes) – Scope 1 & 2

Note: The emissions of SEA Energia are not included.

Source: SEA

CO2 emissions of the airports (tonnes) – Scope 3

Scope 1 – Direct emissions

Emissions associated with sources owned or under the control of the company.

Scope 2 – Indirect emissions

Emission associated with the generation of electricity or thermal energy acquired or consumed by the company, which is physicallyemitted within the corporate scope.

Scope 3 – Other indirect emissions

Optional. Other indirect emissions related to activities, which are however produced by sources not belonging to or not controlledby the company.

The carbon dioxide emissions are calculatedconsidering both the direct activities of the airportmanager (heat stations for heating and airconditioning, airport energy consumption, operatingmachinery necessary for airport activity, employeecommuting), in addition to third party activitieswhich may be affected or controlled by the airportmanagement company and particularly concern:• the LTO (Landing Take Off) cycle of aircraft;• the emissions of machinery necessary for ground

assistance activities;• the emissions of the vehicles used by passengers

(and for cargo) for access to the airport;• the emissions of vehicles utilised by employees for

access to the airport.For the reaching of neutrality, the emissions relatedto which SEA, as a consequence of its governance andcontrol “profile”, may not exercise influencing actionsand increase awareness, are excluded: aircraftemissions (owned/managed by airlines) and theemissions of the ground assistance operating vehicles(owned or managed by handlers excluding SEA

Handling, where the controlling holding of SEA hasensured full alignment with the commitments of theinitiatives). The calculation of emissions was based on the GHGProtocol (published by the World Business Council forSustainable Development and the World ResourcesInstitute) and all data presented by SEA undergoes amulti-level verification sequence, with the initialinvolvement of the TÜV Italia certifier and, in thesecond study, WSP Environmental, a London-basedcompany which scientifically supports the project ofACI Europe. In 2013 SEA confirmed its Europeanleadership position for both the airports of Linate andMalpensa for the fifth consecutive year. In 2013,thanks to a reduction in CO2 emissions under thecontrol of the airport manager of 7% at Linate and of1% at Malpensa, compared to the average emissionsfor the three previous years, the two airportsconsolidated their European rankings within the “3+ neutrality” group together with 10 Swedishairports, 2 Norwegian airports and 2 Dutch airports.

2012 15,692

2011 16,074

44,785

36,061

2013 15,423

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000

41,824

MalpensaLinate

2012 267,412

2011 268,645

1,084,607

1,256,081

2013 229,399

0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,00

971,755

MalpensaLinate


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Energy saving and sustainable mobility

The actions taken by SEA to reduce CO2 emissions fallprincipally within the energy saving and sustainablemobility policies.

Energy saving SEA has taken actions in the areas of lighting, airconditioning and innovation. The lighting actionsconcerned both technological improvements, with thereplacement of internal and external lights andoperational improvements such as the turning-off oflights at night in places not utilised or the turning-offof runway lights on runways not used for noisereduction or maintenance activities. The optimisation of the plant management softwareinvolved, in addition to the air conditioning, thebaggage/cargo and passenger movement plant. LEDlighting and high efficiency motors were alsointroduced. The actions taken at both airports have resulted inenergy savings compared to the previous year of 13,589MWh in 2010 (-7.7% compared to 2009), of 8,353 MWhin 2011 (-5.1% compared to 2010) and of 1,080 MWh in2012 (-0.7% compared to 2011), while in 2013 theincrease of 6,665 MWh (+4.3% compared to 2012) wasdue to the opening of the third satellite at the airport,comprising an area of approx. 35,000 m2.Despite the increase in energy consumption in 2013,it remains below 2009 by 16,357 MWh (9.2%), whenSEA began the actions concerning the energy savingpolicy.

Energy Efficiency Securities (EES)The company drew up a specific project concerningthe attainment of Energy Efficiency Securities (EES –White Certificates) for the energy saving actions,completed in 2013, for the air-side lighting systems(light towers) and landside (streets and parking) atMalpensa and landside at Linate. The process wasformally initiated with the presentation of thedocuments required on 31/12/2013 and will be activefor 5 years. The definitive economic data will becommunicated by the Energy Services Operator (GSE).

Sustainable mobilitySEA seeks to reduce direct and indirect emissionsthrough sustainable mobility initiatives. In 2013 theinitiatives concerning the use of public transport byemployees for the work commute, the car sharing andcar-pooling initiatives (involving employees andpassengers) and the actions concerning the shuttlebuses (public and private) continued.

The following initiatives are also in progress:• executive design, together with Trenord, of the rail

extension from Malpensa 1 to Malpensa 2 throughEU co-financing (approx. Euro 140 millionestimated investment, including the construction ofthe Malpensa 2 station), in order to contribute toreducing the impact produced by vehicle trafficoriginating from the airport;

• electric car projects such as:– e-vai – e-vai car sharing service to Linate and

Malpensa (introduced by Trenord with Sems). Ateach airport, four electric cars with the charging postsare in place. The service access points are locatedstrategically along the Lombardy public transportsystem, including rail stations, and also at airports.

– Air-side company fleet – the electrically drivenfleet comprises 372 vehicles (approx. 27% of allvehicles), in particular mini-tractors for themovement of baggage and loading/unloadingvehicles and currently operations are in progressto attain electric runway buses from the Germancompany Cobus. Repair and replacement actionsare in progress concerning 400 electricallycharged service vehicles in the A, B and multi-space segments (currently Fiat 600, Fiat Puntoand Fiat Doblò), utilised both by ramp personnelto operate alongside the aircraft berth and bysecurity both inside and outside the airport.

Financial implications for the activitiesrelated to climate change

Involvement costs in the ACA projectInvolvement in the Airport Carbon Accreditationproject and the reaching of “Neutrality” has incurredin the following costs for SEA:

Involvement costs in the ACA project and purchase of off-sets (Euro)

2011 2012 2013

ACA membership/certification 19,065 18,050 13,300

Off-set purchases 144,000 93,843 39,917

Source: SEA

Green CertificatesAlso in 2013 SEA Energia, at the production site ofLinate and thanks to the co-generative production ofthermal energy for heating in the locality of SantaGiulia and the airport, again fulfilled the requirementsto obtain green certificates: over 45 thousand, of whichapprox. 33 thousand concerning SEA Energia, for totalgross revenues amounting to approx. Euro 2.8 million.


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The management of SEA Group energy consumptionis based on the following principles:• energy must be produced in respect and protection

of the environment;• the reduction of the environmental impact and the

improvement of the environmental specificationsfall within the criteria utilised for the definition ofcompany strategies, also in terms of infrastructuraldevelopment;

• the awareness of all (employees, partners, suppliers,contractors) on the environmental impacts of theiractivities is a central concern for the improvementof the environmental performance at both airports.

Energy efficiency actions

The SEA Group at both airports has co-generation/tri-generation stations in operation which generate on anongoing basis energy savings benefitting the SEAGroup, the quality of the environment and theinhabitants of neighbouring areas. The SEA Groupoffers high efficiency services which allow thegeneration of savings both for the Company and forclients which, thanks to the use of district heating,achieve savings from heat recovery.

Energy

The policy of energy saving investments implementedin recent years has produced important impacts onconsumption. The growth in absolute terms ofelectricity in 2013 at Malpensa airport is due to theopening of the third satellite at the airport.

SEA Energia

In 1992, SEA incorporated together with otherindustrial partners, SEA Energia SpA, with a corporatescope focused on the construction and managementof energy production plant.SEA Energia, now entirely controlled by SEA, designs,constructs and manages co-generation plant for thesupply, production and sale of electric, thermal andcooling energy. The company manages the co-generation stations at the Malpensa and Linateairports. SEA Energia satisfies all the energyrequirements of Malpensa through its tri-generationplant which since 1998 have ensured the self-sufficiency of the airport from external electricity, heatand cooling through an improved combustion yieldcompared to large thermal electric stations and an

optimisation of smoke and heat otherwise lost. Thenetwork is only utilised for the emergency electricityreserve.

SEA Energia – Methane consumption (k Sm3)

Source: SEA

The station is also noted for its high capacity and isone of the largest in Europe. The positive tri-

26,832

73,555

31,786

92,886

28,962

83,699

140,000

120,000

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

0

2011 2012 2013

MalpensaLinate

Malpensa – Energy consumption 2011 2012 2013

Methane (GJ) 12,941 9,770 1,605

Gasoline (GJ) 2,632 2,664 2,578

Electricity (GJ) 426,798 426,794 453,164 *

Linate – Energy consumption 2011 2012 2013

Methane (GJ) 12,494 9,701 8,839

Gasoline (GJ) 81 0 0

Electricity (GJ) 133,540 129,650 127,274

* Electricity consumption at Malpensa includes consumption at the third satellite and energy sold to third parties. SEA Energia consumption is excluded from theabove tables.

Source: SEA


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generation experience at Malpensa resulted in thecompany introducing the project also to Linate, wherethe heat produced will be used for the provision ofdistrict heating to an extensive urban area (Milan-East). The two plants are the first combined cycleco-generation plant at Italian airports and haveassisted SEA in achieving significant consumptionsavings through precise temperature control at thevarious terminal rooms and offices and for all lightingconsumption. In 2013 the thermal and electric energyproduction activities continued to satisfy the needs ofthe airport system and sale to third parties. During2013 the production of electricity reduced by 16% (-72million kWh).In 2013, the electricity produced by SEA Energiareduced 18.1% at Malpensa and 10.2% at Linatecompared to 2012, for a total of 377.2 million kWh (-72.0 million kWh), with a consequent reduction inelectricity sold of 18.8% at Malpensa and 10.2% at

Linate compared to 2012, for a total of 347.9 millionkWh (-68.8 million kWh).

SEA Energia – Co2 emissions (tonnes)

Source: SEA

51,716

140,865

62,153

181,265

56,618

163,373

2011 2012 2013

MalpensaLinate

300,000

200,000

100,000

0

In 2013 the production of thermal energy by SEAEnergia increased by 3.6% (+12.1 million kWh)compared to the previous year, amounting to 344.8million kWh. The Linate Station received Green Certificates issuedby the Energy Service Operator (GSE), valid for 8 yearsfrom issue. This increase was supported by increased thermalenergy demand following the harsh climaticconditions in the first months of 2013, resulting inincreased heating needs. This increase follows also theincreased amount of thermal energy sold for theheating of the Milan Santa Giulia locality, producedby the Milan Linate station.

White CertificatesThe characteristics of the Malpensa technologicalstation satisfy the requirements for the recognition bythe Energy Service Operator of White Certificates toeconomically support high yield co-generation units.For the co-generation production of the Malpensastation in 2013, 6,339 White Certificates wererequested from the energy service operator, of which4,681 concerning combined cycle 1 (CC1) and 1,658for combined cycle 2 (CC2).

Electricity sold in 2013

Source: SEA

Thermal energy produced in 2013

Source: SEA

Electricity to Third Parties

Electricity to SEA51%

49%

Electricity to Third Parties

Electricity to SEA35%

65%

Thermal energy to Third Parties

Thermal energy to SEA

95%

5%

56%

44% Thermal energy to Third Parties

Thermal energy to SEA

Malpensa (247.9 million kWh) Linate (100 million kWh)

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As SEA is a supplier of services, the principal rawmaterials consumed, in addition to electricityconsumption, are only the gasoline and petrol utilised

for operations at the airport and the aircraft de-icingliquids used during the winter season amid particularconditions;

Consumption of raw materials

Malpensa – Raw material consumption 2011 2012 2013

Gas for vehicles (litres) 2,221,221 2,110,410 1,931,173

Petrol (litres) 330,140 318,278 307,365

Kilfrost ABC3 TYPEII (litres) 679,666 1,622,074 1,083,290

Solid de-icing material (kg) 2,000 140,500 37,350

Liquid de-icing material (kg) - 1,066,717 381,912

Linate – Raw material consumption 2011 2012 2013

Gas for vehicles (litres) 576,372 642,226 649,475

Petrol (litres) 120,966 127,649 120,553

Kilfrost ABC3 TYPEII (litres) 193,000 679,940 582,500

Solid de-icing material (kg) - 2,500 -

Liquid de-icing material (kg) 52,500 634,499 295,835

Note: Does not include consumption of SEA Energia.

Source: SEA

The management of water resources is anenvironmental issue which the SEA Group has forsome time dedicated focus and its consolidatedknowledge, following an undertaking to becomeentirely self-sufficient in the provision of water,through the construction of a series of independentlymanaged wells which fulfil the hygiene/sanitary, firecontrol and “industrial” needs of both airports.

Water sources

The principal water sources utilised are the aquifers,to which the 12 wells located at Malpensa and the 8wells located at Linate are linked.For Malpensa, the aquifer has a depth of approx. 51metres (water table measures carried out on the G andL wells), while for Linate the aquafer has a depth ofapprox. 5 metres. The water drawn from wells at theairport sites of Malpensa and Linate are distributedfor consumption through internal aqueducts.

The chemical/physical and quantitative control, inaddition to the consumption rationalisation activities,ensure the highest level of attention to this importantcommon resource.

Water sources (m3)

Note: The consumption figures include SEA Energia.

Source: SEA

1,475,598

2,774,168

2,474,336

2,278,313

2,032,589

2,440,218

5,000,000

4,000,000

3,000,000

2,000,000

1,000,000

0

2011 2012 2013

MalpensaLinate

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The overall water needs of Linate reduced by approx.1,500,000 m3/year (value including the estimatedelements for particular uses, such as for example:industrial, cleaning uses, etc.), while an increase in theneeds of Malpensa was particularly related to theconstruction of major infrastructural works, such asfor example: the upgrading of the P1 runway, the newhotel at Malpensa 2, the extension of the cargo areaand the opening of the third satellite.

Water quality

The quality of the water distributed through theairport aqueducts was subject, in addition toinspections by the Sanitary Board, an internalprogramme of frequent checks which includes theevaluation of the numerous chemical/physical andmicrobiological parameters.The following tables outline that the parametersanalysed are significantly lower than the maximumlevels permitted by law and highlight the good qualityof the water distributed at both airports.

Linate – Characterisation of the potable water

Measurement Average annual value Parameter valuesParameter unit 2011 2012 2013 Legislative Decree 31/01

pH pH unit 7.6 7.8 7.7 6.5 ≤ pH ≤ 9.5

Conductivity µS/cm 423.1 418.5 404.6 2500

Hardness °f 21.6 21.1 22.9 15 ≤ °f ≤ 50

Nitrates mg/l 11.9 12.5 10.8 50

Chlorides mg/l 7,.9 8.4 6.9 250

Sulphates ug/l 30.6 32.1 31.5 250

Iron ug/l - 10.3 11.8 200

Sodium mg/l - 7.5 6.3 200

Trichloroethylene + Tetrachloroethylene µg/l - 1.3 1.1 10

Total trihalometanes µg/l 0.3 0.9 0.9 30

Benzine µg/l 0.0 0.0 0.1 1

Coliform bacteria at 37°C n/100ml 0.0 0.0 0.0 0

Escherichia coli n/100ml 0.0 0.0 0.0 0

Enterococcus n/100ml 0.0 0.0 0.0 0

Source: SEA

Malpensa – Characterisation of the potable water


pH pH unit 7.8 8.0 7.9 6.5 ≤ pH ≤ 9.5

Conductivity µS/cm 383.6 350.9 342.5 2500

Hardness °f 18.0 16.1 17.9 15 ≤ °f ≤ 50

Nitrates mg/l 21.4 22.7 23.3 50

Chlorides mg/l 10.9 11.9 10.6 250

Sulphates ug/l 17.2 16.8 16.0 250

Iron ug/l - 11.5 15.0 200

Sodium mg/l - 8.7 8.0 200

Trichloroethylene + Tetrachloroethylene µg/l 2.4 2.0 1.9 10

Total trihalometanes µg/l 0.2 0.8 1.1 30

Benzine µg/l 0.0 0.1 0.1 1

Coliform bacteria at 37°C n/100ml 0.0 0.0 0.0 0

Escherichia coli n/100ml 0.0 0.0 0.0 0

Enterococcus n/100ml 0.0 0.0 0.0 0

Source: SEA


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Discharge

The management of water discharge is principallyrelated to the civil sewage filtering and collectionsystems (or related systems) from the airportinfrastructure and from the meteorological wash awayof impermeable areas. The collection and separation of domestic sewage fromall buildings present at the airport is assured atMalpensa by the sewage network which delivers

sewage to the San Antonio consortium filter system,while the Linate sewage network is linked to thePeschiera Borromeo filter system. The discharged sewage water (black water and firstflush treated water) is subject to systematic qualitycontrols. At both airports, the quality of sewage falls within thelimits established by the applicable sectorenvironmental regulation, as highlighted below in thetables, which report the parameters monitored.

Linate – Characterisation of sewage discharge


pH pH unit 7.93 7.7 7.9 5.5 ≤ pH ≤ 9.5

COD mg/l 160.0 148.0 151.4 500

BOD5 mg/l 63.1 63.8 52.5 250

Total suspended solids mg/l 57.8 49.3 49.6 200

Total phosphorous mg/l 2.0 2.2 2.7 10

Lead mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,3

Chromium VI mg/l 0.0 0.1 0.0 0,2

Copper mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,4

Total hydrocarbons mg/l 0.8 1.3 0.5 10

Zinc mg/l 0.1 0.2 0.1 1

Total surfactants mg/l 0.9 0.9 1.3 4

Ammonium nitrogen mg/l 21.4 18.7 13.0 30

An/veg oil fats mg/l - 3.1 3.2 40

Source: SEA

Malpensa – Characterisation of sewage discharge


pH Unità pH 7.7 7.6 7.7 5.5 ≤ pH ≤ 9.5

COD mg/l 162.2 234.0 246.7 500

BOD5 mg/l 69.7 89.7 86.4 250

Total suspended solids mg/l 92.5 98.7 17.0 200

Total phosphorous mg/l 1.9 1.5 3.8 10

Lead mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

Chromium VI mg/l 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2

Copper mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4


Zinc mg/l 0.2 0.2 0.1 1

Total surfactants mg/l 1.0 1.8 1.7 4

Ammonium nitrogen mg/l 19.0 15.1 15.9 30

An/veg oil fats mg/l - 10.3 12.9 40

Source: SEA

Water discharged is estimated as equal to the amountssourced. The following table reports the waste water

discharged through sewerage, with the remainingquantities dispersed.


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Water sewage discharge (m3)

Note: The Linate data does not include the values concerning the discharges ofSEA Energia. In relation to Linate, the discharges are estimated as equal to thecivil water sourced.

Source: SEA

De-icing treatment, relating to the defrosting ofaircraft during the winter and when required by theairlines, is carried out at a dedicated apron, equippedwith a system for the collection of any water dischargeand is treated as special waste.

De-icing liquid drained (tonnes)

2011 2012 2013

Malpensa 14 21 44

Linate 81 104 68

Source: SEA

731,586

874,439

845,559

942,277

791,201

925,285

2,000,000

1,500,000

1,000,000

500,000

0

2011 2012 2013

MalpensaLinate

Linate – Characteristics of the surface water discharge Measurement Average annual value Parameter values

Parameter unit 2011 2012 2013 Legislative Decree 152/06

Chromium VI mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

Copper mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

Lead mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

Zinc mg/l 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5

Total hydrocarbons mg/l 0.0 0.1 0.5 5.0

Source: SEA

Malpensa – Characterisation of soil discharge Measurement Average annual value Parameter values

Parameter unit 2011 2012 2013 Legislative Decree 152/06

ph pH unit 7.7 7.5 7.4 8.0

COD mg/l 38.8 24.7 16.3 100.0

BOD5 mg/l 10.8 9.0 6.8 20.0

Total suspended solids mg/l 17.0 7.2 6.5 25.0

Total phosphorous mg/l 0.1 0.5 0.5 2.0

Lead mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

Chromium VI mg/l - 0.0 0.0 0.2

Copper mg/l 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1


Zinc mg/l 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5

Total surfactants mg/l 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5

Source: SEA

The management of meteorological water

Meteorological water from the airports is collected insurface water vessels (Linate) and in the undersoil area(Malpensa), before, for the areas covered by theregional regulations, the separation of the first flushwater (treated with oil removal systems and collectedin public drainage collectors).

Before the final collection of meteorological water,periodic quality checks are carried out on the CrVI,Cu, Pb, Zn and Hydrocarbon parameters (collected inground water vessels) and COD, BOD5, SuspendedSolids, P, Pb, CrVI, Cu, Zn, Surfactants andHydrocarbons (collected in the soil).

The maintenance of the substantial absence or lowproportion of metals in all types of discharge isreported, along with the low level of hydrocarbons of0.5mg/l.


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Currently, water re-usage systems are not in place atthe airports. The SEA Group, together with othermajor European operators, is exploring many aspectsrelated to Water Saving systems and the possible re-usage of meteorological water, in order to save aquiferdrawn water and rationalise water consumption.

Spillages

SEA is committed to closely considering and ensuringthe correct management of potential spillages. In thecase of the accidental spillage of fuel or oil inoperational areas, runways and stands, procedures arein placed to intercept fluids before they reach themeteorological water drainage systems. A specificprocedure applicable to the terminal movement areasis in place at the airports in compliance withenvironmental protection regulations. In theseconditions, the Airport Maintenance andEnvironmental Operations Management Units aredeployed to co-ordinate the cleaning, reclamation andrestoration actions in the affected areas, of thecompliance and security conditions, after anycontainment by the Fire Services.The Fire Service actions consist of:• fire prevention assistance until the recovery of

normal conditions within the area impacted by thespillage;

• the containment, where considered necessary by theChief of the Fire Brigade, of the area affected by thespillage through the laying of a sufficient number ofoil absorbent panels.

The waste generated by the cleaning operation istransported for each airport to specific airportecological islands, as established by companyprocedures, in compliance with the environmentalprotection, safety and workplace hygiene rules appliedat both the Milan airports.The spillages taken into consideration were thoseconsidered significant, in particular those whichinvolved areas equal to or greater than 20 m2.

Malpensa – Major spillages (No.)

Note: The 2011 and 2012 figures were recalculated according to the new majorspillage identification criteria.

* Spillages of hydraulic oil from aircraft, of hydraulic oil from operatingvehicles and spillages of gasoline from operating vehicles.

Source: SEA

Linate – Major spillages (No.)

Note: The 2011 and 2012 figures were recalculated according to the new majorspillage identification criteria.

* Spillages of hydraulic oil from aircraft, of hydraulic oil from operatingvehicles and spillages of gasoline from operating vehicles.

Source: SEA

Spillages of hydraulic oil related to the breakage ofoperational equipment. The issue is closely related tothe characteristics of the equipment and the terminalMaintenance Department have introduced specificplans to deal with such events.

12

23

40

30

20

10

0

2011 2012 2013

Kerosene Other (*)

7

22

6

29

10

4

3

15

10

5

0

2011 2012 2013

Kerosene Other (*)

5

5

1


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The noise generated from the take-off, landing andflyover of aircraft is one of the more immediate andobvious disturbances related to airports. The noiseproduced by aircraft concerns a relatively limitednumber of events over the course of the day andwhose maximum sound values are rather high.Numerous and structured European, domestic andregional regulations seek to measure, limit and/orregulate noise emissions to ensure a high standard ofliving for those within the areas surrounding airports.Italian airport noise legislation is extensive andcomplex and involves the handling of thefundamental aspects concerning its measurement, themonitoring systems, the zones around the airportwhere compliance is necessary, the simulationmodels, the Airport Commissions, the mitigationactions and numerous other aspects. According to thecurrent rules, each airport open to civil traffic mustprovide in areas surrounding the airport a continuousmonitoring system which records any limit excessesand links this information with the data and thetrajectory of flights generating such excess noise.In addition, an Airport Commission has been set upto carry out the following duties:• classification of the airport in relation to noise

pollution produced;• definition of the anti-noise procedures;• definition of the parameters to which noise limits

are applied.

Noise monitoring at Malpensa and Linate

The SEA Group since 2001 has committed itself toaircraft noise monitoring at the Linate and Malpensaairports and has implemented a recording systemcomprising 22 fixed stations (16 at Malpensa and 6 atLinate), with 5 mobile stations, utilised for specificmeasuring campaigns.SEA operates in collaboration and under the strictcontrol of ARPA in order to improve the monitoringactions and protect the areas which surround itsairports.ARPA, based on the criteria of the Guidelines of theLombardy Region (Resolution of October 11, 2005 No.8/808 – Guidelines to ensure the maximum efficiencyof the airport noise monitoring systems in Lombardy),classified as a “Monitoring” type 10 of the 16 Malpensastations and 4 of the 6 Milan Linate stations, definingthe remainder as an “Environmental” type. The noisedata recorded by the stations is analysed with theassistance of an IT system; radar traces of individualflights provided by ENAV assist the distinction betweenaircraft noise emissions and general noise. Theinformation breakdown concerning noise pollutionand operations at the Milan airports is presented in aspecific section of the SEA website: www.seamilano.eu/it/sostenibilita/sostenibilita-ambientale/rumore.

Noise pollution

San DonatoBolgiano

SegrateNovegro

SegrateNuovo Municipio

SegrateRedecesio

64.0

62.0

60.0

58.0

56.0

54.0

52.0

50.0

48.0

dB(A

)

2012 2013

62.5 62.0 62.0

60.560.0 60.0

54.0

55.5

Note: AEL – Airport Evaluation Level: calculated, in accordance with MinisterialDecree 31/10/1997 – Airport noise measurement methodology, based on theAEL data relating to the three weeks with highest traffic identified in 2013.

Source: SEA

Note: AEL – Airport Evaluation Level: calculated, in accordance with MinisterialDecree 31/10/1997 – Airport noise measurement methodology, based on theAEL data relating to the three weeks with highest traffic identified in 2013.

Source: SEA

ArsagoSeprio

Cimitero

CasorateSempioneCimitero

CasorateSempioneM. Rosa

FernoMoncucco

LonatePozzoloCimitero

LonatePozzoloS. Savina

SommaLombardo

Cabagaggio

SommaLombardoMaddalena

SommaLombardoMagazzino

SommaLombardo

Rodari

65.0

60.0

55.0

50.0

45.0

dB(A

)

2012 2013

58.5

54.5

56.5

54.0

58.5

56.5

58.558.0

58.5

55.055.5

57.5 57.5

59.5

61.5

54.5

53.0

61.0

60.5

63.0

Linate Malpensa

AEL db(A) noise monitoring

The Linate Airport Commission

In May 2009 the Linate Commission outlined ascenario for the rebalancing of the use of take-offroutes at the airport in order to reduce the areas andpopulation impacted compared to the situation in2004, protecting also the most affected parties. Thepositive result during the experimentation with the newscenario and the improvement actions undertakenthanks to the contribution of SEA resulted in the LinateAirport Commission approving the noise zoning.

Linate – Noise zone map

The Malpensa Airport Commission

The Malpensa Airport Commission is involved in therebalancing of traffic, which significantly alteredfollowing the de-hubbing of Alitalia.

In September 2010 a scenario was adopted at theairport which allows an equal distribution of take-offtraffic on the existing departure routes; significantpositive results were also achieved, such as theabsolute silence periods at regular intervals in thearea, the shortening of a number of take-off routeswith the consequent reduction of CO2 emissions andthe reduction in the change of use of runways. Thenew scenario therefore resulted in the improvedefficiency of the airports in relation to safety,environment and overall airport efficiency.In 2011 the Malpensa Airport Commission approvedthe introduction of “offsetting criteria” to rebalancethe misalignment in relation to the percentage usageof runways used for take-off; in addition, theintroduction of a new take-off route with the objectiveto further minimize impacts on the surrounding areais currently under review.

Mitigation actions

The technological development of aircraft has resultedin a significant reduction in noise emissions: in 1999the European Union banned the use of Section 1aircraft and in 2002 also Section 2 aircraft, and anumber of airlines have applied noise reductionsystems to aircraft motors.In recent years, the factors impacting the Italianmarket have resulted in a change to traffic and thetype of aircraft used: in 2013 the type of aircraft usedmost at Linate and Malpensa airport were thosebelonging to the A320 family.Further noise reduction actions at the airports relatedto the adoption, as established under the AIP, ofparticular restrictions (alternate use of runways, nighttime restrictions, reverse restrictions, APU userestrictions and motor testing), preferential use ofrunways and initial take-off procedures to be followedperfectly (within the limits of the aircraftspecifications).Awareness upon noise pollution issues in the last 10years has increased greatly, resulting in the adoptionof many European, domestic and regional regulations.Such awareness has improved with the issue ofEuropean Directive 2002/49/EC, enacted in Italy byLegislative Decree No. 194 of 19/08/2005. TheDirective, and therefore the enacting decree,introduced the concepts of noise mapping andstrategic noise mapping: the legislature seeks throughthese measures on the one hand to represent in aneasily understandable manner the noise pollutionsituation in the principal urban areas and the areascreating the greatest amount of noise pollution, andon the other to have available useful information andinstruments to organically manage the noise pollutionproblem at a national and European level.


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According to Legislative Decree 194/2005, in June2012 SEA drew up the noise mapping of the twoairports of Linate and Malpensa, analysing the traffic

data from 2011. The tables below report the results ofthe noise mapping.

Linate – Lden, population and buildings exposed resultsPopulation Buildings

Cge.% Cge.%2011 2006 from 2006 2011 2006 from 2006

Lden 55-59 dB 25,694 47,700 -46% 1,484 2,400 -38%

Lden 60-64 dB 9,157 21,100 -57% 518 900 -42%

Lden 65-69 dB 1,578 4,900 -68% 77 200 -62%

Lden 70-74 dB 0 200 -100% 0 0 -

Lden >75 dB 0 0 - 0 0 -

Linate – Lnight, population and buildings exposed resultsPopulation Buildings

Cge.% Cge.%2011 2006 from 2006 2011 2006 from 2006

Lnight 50-54 dB 8,924 21,500 -58% 479 700 -32%

Lnight 55-59 dB 1,402 2,900 -52% 58 100 -42%

Lden 60-64 dB 0 200 -100% 0 0 -

Lden 65-69 dB 0 0 - 0 0 -

Lden 70-74 dB 0 0 - 0 0 -

Malpensa – Lden, population and buildings exposed results Population Buildings

Cge.% Cge.%2011 2006 from 2006 2011 2006 from 2006

Lden 55-59 dB 21,274 26,000 -18% 4,957 6,400 -23%

Lden 60-64 dB 3,239 10,300 -69% 702 2,300 -69%

Lden 65-69 dB 672 800 -16% 137 200 -32%

Lden 70-74 dB 0 100 -100% 0 0 -

Lden >75 dB 0 0 - 0 0 -

Malpensa – Lnight, population and buildings exposed resultsPopulation Buildings

Cge.% Cge.%2011 2006 from 2006 2011 2006 from 2006

Lnight 50-54 dB 6,675 13,000 -49% 1,590 2,900 -45%

Lnight 55-59 dB 2,671 1,900 41% 558 400 40%

Lden 60-64 dB 0 300 -100% 0 100 -100%

Lden 65-69 dB 0 0 - 0 0 -

Lden 70-74 dB 0 0 - 0 0 -

Source: SEA

In relation to the noise dispute at Linate in whichresidents of the Redecesio district (Segrate)complained of damage from noise emissions, theCourt of Appeal in January 2014 amended the firstlevel decision which judged the payment of Euro721,730 against SEA. The judgement confirms that onthe basis of ARPA data concerning noise monitoring,

from 2007 on, no instances of the breaching of thelimits established under the noise regulation(Ministerial Decree 31.10.1997) were recorded,excluding the obligations on the airport manager inrelation to the recovery plans (for the periodssubsequent to noise zoning, drawn up in 2009).


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The issue of waste management has becomeincreasingly important in recent years with increasedconsumption and urbanisation, which has resulted ina greater production of waste and reduced inhabitedareas in which it may be treated or deposited. Giventhe impact of waste management on human healthand the protection of the environment, it isincreasingly important to reduce its production andits impact on nature. SEA’s involvement concerns the management of thewaste disposal cycle, from collection until disposal.

Airport waste management

Waste produced through airport office management,aircraft cleaning, infrastructure maintenance andcommercial and catering activity are largely in linewith that produced in general urban areas and arebroken down into:• municipal solid waste: waste generated from the

airport and ancillary building cleaning activities andincludes also waste from aircraft cleaning. This

The overall production of waste at Linate, after thesignificant reduction of recent years, totalled 2,614tonnes, while at Malpensa a significant decrease in

annual overall production was reported, which in 2013was 5,277 tonnes.

Waste management

waste is collected in dumpsters and bins,appropriately distributed across the airport anddisposed of by companies appointed by the relevantregional administrations. Municipal solid wasteconcerns the dry portion and the separatedportions. The dry portion of municipal solid wasteis disposed of through incineration with energyrecovery, while the separated portions are allocatedfor recovery in appropriate plant;

• special hazardous and non-hazardous waste: fromSEA maintenance activity. They are divided intohazardous (for example: exhaust oil, oily emissions,lead and nickel-cadmium batteries, oil and gasfilters, sanitary waste, fluorescent bulbs, etc.) andnon-hazardous (for example: scrap iron, disposedmedicines, alkaline batteries etc.). Special waste(both hazardous and non-hazardous) is, wheretechnically possible, recycled;

• organic waste: comprising waste from mealsconsumed by passengers on board aircraft; it ismanaged, and subsequently disposed of, directly bythe catering companies and not handled by theairport manager.

Waste by type

Source: SEA

Linate

Municipalsolid

waste

767

543650

Specialhazardous

97

140147

Residualdry waste

1,361

2,2081,515

Specialnon-hazardous

388

165346

2012 20112013

0 1,000 1,500500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

Malpensa

Municipalsolid

waste

0 1,000 1,500500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

1,602

1,7011,631

Specialhazardous

109

85112

Residualdry waste

3,473

3,9593,598

Specialnon-hazardous

93

115156

2012 20112013


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Separated collection

In 2013 the SEA Group confirmed its commitment tothe separated collection of municipal solid waste atthe Linate and Malpensa airports. Currently,

separated collection is implemented for: paper,cardboard, wood, glass, plastic, metal, toner, organicwaste. Separated waste management was introducedalso to the areas of the airport open to the public.

All special waste produced is separated by type, withspecific contracts with companies authorised for themanagement of such (for example: IT equipment, oils,emulsions, irons, paints, etc.). It is therefore entirelyseparated by type and disposed of, recycled accordingto the applicable regulations and the technologicalstandards of the treatment plant to which it isconferred. In order to further mitigate theenvironmental impact, the SEA Group has structuredand is implementing a series of projects with a viewto developing separated collection in terms of:• the gradual improvement of waste quality (reduction

of impurities in the various collected items);• the improvement of the quality of collection at

public spaces, requiring continued initiatives toincrease passenger awareness on the issue;

• the promotion of strategies focused on improvingthe quality of waste coming from the internal“cleaning” of aircraft.

Separated waste collection is defined by Article 183paragraph 1, Letter P of Legislative Decree 152/2006(“separated collection: collection in which specific wasteis maintained separately, based on the type and natureof waste, in order to facilitate specific treatment”),concerning 47.9% of such for Linate and 34.2% forMalpensa considering also separated collection of specialwaste. For the previous years, the respective figures were43.0% and 34.5% for 2012 and 27.7% and 32.4% for 2011.Following these actions, the separated wastemanagement at Linate increased, while remainingsubstantially in line at Malpensa.

Separated waste

Source: SEA

Bulky

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

14

2216

Glass42

5954

Wet112

156144

Green26

Plasticand metal

30

6533

Paper313

380364

Wood33

5939

2012 20112013

Toner

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

3

22

Glassand cans

184

194192

Organic594

585609

Cleaning117

103117

Bulky75

6573

Plasticpackaging

108

7392

Paper520

521475

Wood100

5871

2012 20112013

Linate Malpensa


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Waste disposal methods

The disposal methods for the various types of waste,as established by regulation (attachments B and C ofLegislative Decree 152/2006) are reported in thefollowing tables:

The dry residual portion of urban waste produced atboth airports is disposed of in energy recoverythermal-destruction plant; the separated portion ofwaste is however allocated to specific recovery andrecycling plant (disposal collection and transport orrecovery by the Municipality).Special waste is principally allocated, based on itsspecific characteristics, to recovery plant; for wastewith characteristics not suitable for recovery (forexample: drainage outflow), the waste is allocatedto final disposal plant (disposal collection ortransport or recovery by specialised/authorisedcompanies).

The ecological islands of Linate and Malpensa

For both airports, efficient ecological islands have beendesigned. At Linate, the ecological/environmentalinfrastructure has been constructed and for many yearshas received from the relevant institutional bodies thenecessary authorisations for the use of plant and themanagement of special waste. At Malpensa, alsofollowing the significant reduction in traffic, aninnovative review process of the air-side collectionoptions is underway, which relies on the existingecological platform as a fundamental basis of itssuccess.

Linate – Waste disposal methods (tonnes)

Disposal/recovery method 2012 2013

Land incineration (D10) 1,516 1,362

Held for allocation for one of the operations indicated at points R1 to R12 (R13) 628 796

Recycling/recovery of organic substances not utilised as solvents (including compost and other organic conversion processes) (R3) 144 156

Preliminary depositing of waste for allocation to one of the operations indicated from points D1 to D14 (D15) 120 72

Preliminary reconditioning before one of the operations from points D1 to D13 (D14) 4 2

Organic treatment not specified elsewhere in the present attachment, resulting in the production of compost or mixing, which is eliminated according to one of the processes listed at points D1 to D12 (D8) 246 225

Malpensa – Waste disposal method (tonnes)

Disposal/recovery method 2012 2013

Land incineration (D10) 3,601 3,477

Held for allocation for one of the operations indicated at points R1 to R12 (R13) 1,673 1,616

Recycling/recovery of organic substances not utilised as solvents (including compost and other organic conversion processes) (R3) 109 109

Preliminary depositing of waste for allocation to one of the operations indicated from points D1 to D14 (D15) 103 76

Preliminary reconditioning before one of the operations from points D1 to D13 (D14) 8 0

Principal utilisation as fuel or as another energy production method (R1) 1 0

Preliminary grouping before one of the operations at points D1 to D12 (D13) 2 0

Note: The information was received from providers of the service.


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Electro-magnetic fields

Recent years have seen a significant increase – interms of both number and variety – of electrical,magnetic and electro-magnetic fields used for variousreasons. The sources include radio-telephonicantennae, computer and television screens, radar etc.The increase of these sources, and their increasinglyfrequent usage, has resulted in the exposure of thepopulation, both working and civil, to more intenseelectric magnetic and electro-magnetic fields thanusually present in nature. In the airport environment,the equipment which create electro-magnetic fieldsare essentially:• cellular telephone stations;• the radio transmission antennae mobile network;• radar equipment.At the Milan airports, specific mapping of electro-magnetic field values has been carried out, which hashighlighted the level of compliance with theparameters and the thresholds established for theprotection of human health.

Management of radio-active packages

SEA is currently the only airport manager in Italy tohave received from the Ministry for EconomicDevelopment the highest authorisation level (CategoryA clearance in accordance with Legislative Decree230/1995) for the movement and temporary storage

of packages containing radioactive materials in transitat Malpensa airport, meeting all of the difficultiesimposed by the regulation which, based on the natureof the material treated, was certainly not prepared tobe adapted to an airport terminal. For Linate airport,already holding the clearance released in accordancewith the applicable regulation, the conversion processinto a similar authorisation has been initiated.The actions carried out in collaboration with thetechnicians and officers within the various ministriesand bodies, which over these years has supported andcertified the work carried out, has resulted in thecreation of:• adapted rooms, with all applicable safety measures

complied with, for the temporary storage ofradioactive materials in transit;

• preliminary instrumental control processes on allradioactive packages entering the airport, both byair and by road;

• appropriate workplace procedures and radio-protection rules for all personnel involved in themovement and storage of packages;

• emergency verification and management proceduresconcerning irregular radioactive emissions.

All these actions today ensure that the Milan airportsystem manages in an entirely safe and regulatorycompliant manner the transit of all radioactive goods(approx. 15,000 packages per year), which areforwarded also to hospitals, research centres and forindustrial use.

Electro-magnetic fields and ionised radiations

Landscape and biodiversity

The protection of biodiversity and ecological diversityis of primary importance for sustainable developmentand in order to guarantee a proper balance betweenhuman activities and the natural environment. It istherefore necessary to evaluate the context in whicha company operates to analyse its potential impact onbiodiversity. The SEA Group is mindful of its positionwithin a green environment, particularly in relationto Malpensa, and this requires a close monitoring ofthe impact from business activities and a commitmentto mitigating actions.

LinateA number of areas surrounding the Linate airport arewithin the South Milan Agricultural Park (created byLaw No. 24 of 23/4/1990), comprising a vast areawhich extends over nearly all of the southern half ofthe province of Milan.Forlanini Park, one of the major urban parks inMilan, and the Idroscalo lake adjoin the airport.

Opened in 1970, the Park draws on the heritage of theLombardy countryside, characterised by an extensivenetwork of trees and the picturesque Salesina Lake,fed by surface water and rain water which, withextensive surrounding vegetation, provides a goodhabitat for birds and fish.

MalpensaThe airport is within the Valle del Ticino RegionalPark. The Park spans ten of the eleven municipalitieswithin the Malpensa Area Territorial Plan. The onlymunicipality outside the park is Busto Arsizio. The natural reserves of the park and the relativeprotected areas are concentrated within the valley ofthe river, beginning with the Villoresi and NaviglioGrande canals, far from the airport, separated bywooded areas alternated with protected cultivatedzones of little natural value but of high ecologicalvalue, also for the lessening of the impact of theairport. The landscaped areas of the Park are located

away from the airport, buffered by the residentialareas of Somma Lombardo, Arsago Seprio andCasorate Sempione. The SEA Group previously, with the assistance of theLombardy Forest Region Company (today ERSAF –Regional Body for Agricultural and Forestry Services)has introduced a Malpensa Green Plan relating to theorganization – undertaken by SEA and other localbodies – of the green areas within the airport, whichconcerns principally the replanting and improvementof woodlands and the creation of grass and hedgedareas.SEA recently carried out infrastructural actions at theMalpensa airport which involved a number of woodedareas, however particularly introducing non-nativetrees such as locust trees and wild cherry plant, for atotal of 20.88 hectares.

This offsetting, in collaboration with the Ticino Park,has involved SEA, with the assistance of ERSAF, in aseries of actions both for the planting of new woodedareas and for the improvement of existing areas.

It involved, for a total investment by SEA of approx.Euro 2 million, the planting of 70,000 new trees, asfollows:• replanting for 23.85 hectares;• forestry improvements for 113.70 hectares.These actions were carried out both at the areasowned by SEA and those partly owned, or open areasat the Ticino Park, located in various areas of thepark, contributing to the improvement of the qualityof the wooded areas involved.

Under the New Malpensa Master Plan particularattention was focused on the place of the airportwithin the Park environmental system, establishing awide range of environmental actions to offset and/ormitigate the loss of part of the natural environment,which was necessary and fundamental for theextension of the airport.The appropriate actions will be developed togetherwith the environmental authorities (the Lombardyand Piedmont Ticino Parks) and the regionalauthorities (the Lombardy and Piedmont Regions andthe Varese and Novara Provinces), which can indicatethe areas of action of greatest need for the overallimprovement of the natural eco-system and whichhave direct responsibility for the protection of theenvironment and the development of the region.

HabitatsThe scope of intervention of the Malpensa airportexpansion project, described in the Master Plan,contains analysis concerning the vegetation and faunaquality.In relation to the first aspect, the analysis may besummarised as follows:• the presence of oak woods and high quality heath,

resulting from important natural formations andwhich represent approx. 45%;

• good quality pine forests, although with littlecoverage (0.6%);

• a significant presence of black locust and wild cherrytrees, comprising approx. 40%, whose quality hasbeen impacted by the general lack of natural flowersand the declining quality of the naturalenvironment;

• finally, the remaining extension of the area isclassifiable as of declining quality.

The fauna component analysis however, carried outin the expansion area of the airport, both in theRegional Parks of the Ticino valleys of Lombardy andPiedmont, reported in the area of intervention, 84species of trees against 257 present at the parks, whileamphibians, reptiles and mammals are not found.The fauna species of interest in the intervention areaare the Red-backed Shrike and the European Nightjar,although the former in extremely reduced numbers,while the presence of the latter is only potential asgenerally documented.The area of intervention also includes 8 other nestingspecies, of which none in Attachment 1 of Directive2009/147/EC are within the endangered category ofthe IUCN Red List.

In particular:• three species in Attachment II of Directive

2009/147/EC and in the Least Concern category ofthe UICN Red List (a pair of Common Wood Pigeons,a pair of Common Black Birds, a pair of HoodedCrows);

• six species not included in Directive 2009/147/ECin the Least Concern category of the IUCN Red List(a pair of Common Buzzards, two pairs of CommonSwifts, four pairs of Nightingales, a pair of CommonBlack Birds, a pair of Melodious Warblers, a pair ofWhite Throats, a pair of Chaffinches);

• a non-native species, introduced for huntingpurposes, in the Black Threatened category of theIUCN Red List, not included in Directive2009/147/EC (two pairs of Northern Bob Whites).

In terms of the vegetation and eco-system aspects, thearea of intervention directly concerns the habitats ofconservational interest external to the Natura 2000sites and indirectly a number of Natura sites nearby.The habitats present in the area of intervention andwithin the list at Attachment 1 Directive 92/43/CEEare:• Dry heaths – (4030) moorland;• Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or

oakhornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli (9160);• Old acidophilus oak woods with Quercus robur on

sandy plains (9190); and are natural habitats of community interest.The mitigation actions were established as:• actions for the re-establishment of moorland

(approx. 180 hectares);• actions for the re-establishment of forest and

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• actions for the recovery and development ofecological functionality.

The forestry redevelopment actions, in addition toplanning for an area greater than that removed,positively impacts upon the quality of forested areas,eliminating large quantities of areas covered by non-native species.

The extension of Malpensa airport impacts also otherenvironmental aspects such as air, water, noise, etc.),which are dealt with and described in theEnvironmental Impact Study awaiting authorisationby the Ministry for the Environment.

An effective Safety Management System (SMS),approved and controlled also by ENAC, is in place atthe Milan airports. In 2013 the results of previousyears were consolidated and the Airport Safetyoperating level was implemented.

Airport safety policy principles

The principles on which the Airport Safety policy ofthe SEA Group are based are as follows:• to guarantee the design and constructive

compliance, and its maintenance over time,regarding the flight infrastructure, plant andequipment with national and internationalstandards in relation to the design, efficiency andeffective usage, ensuring the maintenance of thehighest safety and service quality levels;

• to ensure an ongoing review of operating processesand procedures to achieve the highest compliancepossible with national and international regulationsconcerning safety, quality and operationalefficiency/efficacy;

• introduce a systematic, recurring and adequatetraining plan for all personnel, with priority forthose involved most in operating processes, withparticular focus on the requirements andconsequent actions and conduct necessary formaximal security, quality levels, regularity ofservice and efficiency.

Intervention policies

The discussion and analysis of issues which form thebedrock of the Safety Management System takes placemonthly at the Safety Boards and Safety Committeesof Linate and Malpensa, ensuring a complete andextensive handling of the operational security issues.The active involvement of all airport operators,airlines, institutional bodies and parties involved inthe various activities at the two airports – which werestepped up further in 2013 – ensures wide rangingdiscussion and constructive debate on the major issues.The following activities of specific issue groupscontinued:• Local Runway Safety Team;

• Bird Strike;• Emergencies (simulation of “Full Scale” emergency);• Ramp safety;• Refuelling with passengers on board or being

boarded/disembarked.

The prevention and mitigation actions, wherenecessary, are identified and handled in a systematicand ongoing manner.A high quality level of the results achieved by the SMSalso in 2013 contributed to a more efficientmanagement of insurance premiums. The SMS monitoring and the collation of specific datainitiatives were further improved. The safety events(Ground Safety Report) highlighted during the yearwere the subject of systematic surveys, appraisal andclassification, based on the rules defined andcommunicated also with other operators at theperiodic meetings of the Safety Committee. A reviewof the classification of events was carried out, utilisedalso by the technical working group set up byAssaeroporti, with the involvement of SEA, in orderto create a standard discussion instrument for safetyamong all the major Italian airports. In line with the indications of European Regulation996/2010, the criteria to be utilised for thehighlighting of events to the National Flight SecurityAgency were identified, under which in 2013 specificrequests for information were successfully handled

In relation to training, the following initiatives werecarried out in 2013:• organisation, at Linate airport, of the first “Safety

Culture: Knowledge and action for a total safetyairport” workshop. The event, organised by ENACMilan Airport Management and communicated alsoby ENAV, dealt with, through various interventionsby sector specialists, apron circulation, right of wayviolations and the FOD;

• extensive involvement at national level in thefollowing conferences:– “Safety surveys” held by ANSV, where the survey

methods adopted for accidents and majorproblems were presented;

– “Bird strike”, organised by ENAC Rome, in whichlegal, economic, operational and insurance issueswere explored;

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– “eE-MOR Reporting” organised by the Safetyoffice of ENAC Rome, in order to redefine andcommunicate the reporting policies for these typeof events.

ENAC drew up and approved specific Risk Assessmentsand, in order to ensure the further improvement ofthe safety conditions at the airport, carried outhorizontal signing actions. In addition, a “SafetyInformation Bulletin” was drawn up and distributed,communicated to ENAC and ENAV and the mainairlines operating at the airport.Linate airport, in addition to Malpensa, concluded theauthorisation process concerning “refuelling withpassengers on board or boarding/disembarking”operations and the relative procedure was publishedin the specific Airport Manuals and in the respectiveAirport Rules.

Safety Management Land side

The Safety Management System at an airport isrelated also to the management of flora and fauna andconcerns the following issues:• safety aspects;• management of the obstacle maps;• mitigation actions;• landscape aspects;• attention to biodiversity.Every airport, as a true and proper ecosystem(although semi-natural), is a unique entity and istherefore treated as such. SEA has developed withinits airports a policy for the reduction/control of“wildlife strike “risk/management of green areas”which concerns: • periodic inventory of the fauna and internal

conditions;• control of the height of grass, hedges and plants;• wildlife control (rabbits, hares etc.);• actions in the surrounding areas to reduce

attractivity.In order to make the airport less attractive to birds,specific environmental research was initiated atLinate and Malpensa airports.This study produced a series of recommendations orguidelines for the reduction of wildlife strike risk,relating to the environmental aspects of the airport,with particular regard to the management of greenareas.The first natural study commissioned was completedin 2002 by the Department of Animal Biology at theUniversity of Pavia; subsequently, Bird Control Italyand the Department of Biology at the University ofPisa carried out the research studies and since 2011annual updates have been carried out by Bird ControlItaly of the results attained, in order to improveornithological knowledge in relation to the airportenvironment. The recent studies were carried out in application of

that drawn up by ENAC, considering the followingobjectives:• identification of winged animals at the airport;• identification of meso-mammals at the airport

(hares, rabbits, foxes);• evaluation of the use of habitats;• monthly updates of the resident populations;• preferred hours of the presence;• concentration zones in the airport;• description of daily movements;• localisation of any sources of attraction for winged

animals at the airport;• evaluation of potential risks to winged animals for

air navigation (risk assessment);• environmental contextualisation of the airport.An annual updating of this research is scheduled,which in addition to evaluating bird strike risks dueto the presence of winged animals and mammals atthe airport and the internal environmentalattractions, analyses any external attractions in theimmediate vicinity of the airport.

Wildlife Strike: prevention and monitoring

The prevention and monitoring actions of wildlifestrikes are governed by the “birds and wild animal’simpact risk reduction plan” and the relative operatingprocedure, both included in the Airport Manuals(separate for Linate and Malpensa) and prepared bySEA as the airport manager, in compliance withcircular ENAC APT 16/2004 and certified by theagency. They are also periodically audited by theauthority and by internal personnel.The aspects related to the specific issue of bird strikesare covered in Circular ENAC APT-01B “Directive onprocedures to be adopted for the prevention of impactrisks from winged animals at airports”, in line withthe ICAO Annex 14 provisions. Both the Plan and theOperating Procedure comply with the guidelines withthe circular, guaranteeing ongoing monitoring andrepelling of birds and fauna from the airports. Particular attention is given to the manoeuvre area,with the use of modern equipment acquired on theinternational market. In support of this activity, SEAutilises the company BCI (Bird Control Italy, the sectorleader in the prevention of bird strikes and whichcarries out operations at the majority of Italianairports). All actions carried out are documented with the birdstrike monitoring form and the bird strike reportingform, which inform a database managed through the“Bird Strike Management System” softwareprogramme. The preventative measures adoptedconcern the monitoring and the ongoing removalduring daylight by biologists and bird experts withinthe Bird Control Unit. The unit continually inspectsthe airport on board a vehicle equipped with vehicularand portable repelling systems. Also, at both airportsa fixed removal system called “Space Control” is in


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place, in addition to a series of noise deterrent devices.Also through two specific agreements drawn uprespectively with the Province of Milan and theProvince of Varese, SEA places particular attention onthe green areas in order to manage the complex flora-fauna eco-system and to ensure, in order to maintainthe best safety conditions for operations, thatparticular attractions for winged animals and faunaare not in place at the airports.Compared to 2012, the bird strike events at Linatereduced (from 93 to 66), while at Malpensa thenumber of events remained more or less unchanged(50 compared to 48 in the previous year), as may beseen by the annual rate per 10,000 movements (3.0for Malpensa and 5.8 for Linate) and by the riskindicator (BRI2) in the table. SEA continues to control

and manage the issue, with the systematicimplementation of prevention and mitigation actions,such as for example the increased use of anti-wingedanimal repellent devices with remote controlled gaspropane guns, appropriately developed; the use ofproducts advised by the local farming consortiumsand employed in agriculture after the mowing ofgrass, which can control the population ofinvertebrates which are attractive for many birds andmammals; a containment campaign of water volesand earthworms. At Malpensa, the differingsurrounding natural environment, the behaviour ofdangerous species (pigeons, crows and kestrels),together with the proper management of green areas,enables the containment of interference from faunato air traffic.

Safety Management System Indicators

In order to monitor the efficacy of the airport SafetyManagement system, SEA utilises a number ofquantitative elements both at Linate and Malpensa.The Safety Management System is controlled andcertified by ENAC and the ENAC supervision team

also verified its substantial correctness. The indicatorsof the principal events encountered at the SEA Groupairports do not highlight particular problem area interms of the maintenance of adequate levels ofaeronautic safety. The percentages of the three majorindicators for the GSR (Ground Safety Report) receivedare reported below.

Wildlife striking risk indicator (BRI2)Linate Malpensa

2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013

Wildlife Strike * 0.12 0.31 0.28 0.45 0.19 0.17

* Risk indicator BRI2 calculated according to the new Circular APT-01B ENAC.

Source: SEA

Malpensa 2011 2012 2013

Aircraft damage 8.5 4.9 4.2

FOD 11.3 5.6 4.8

Right of way violation 6.6 8.0 8.4

Linate 2011 2012 2013

Aircraft damage 7.9 6.5 2.5

FOD 4.2 3.9 3.5

Right of way violation 6.3 6.2 4.3

Note: Compared to the previous report, the data is provided in percentage form.

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