TIACA announces Ostend Bruiges Airport as the winner of the Corporate Sustainability Award 2025

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced the results of the Seventh edition of the Air Cargo Sustainability Awards, run in partnership with one of the leading industry IT solutions providers CHAMP Cargosystems. The Awards aim to recognize outstanding businesses and industry initiatives seeking to make air cargo more sustainable. There were two categories being judged, one for Start-Up/Small Business and the second for Corporate and established businesses.

The jury, comprised of 6 industry leaders and sustainability champions evaluated the submissions on a number of criteria, including impact on society and industry, ease of implementation, innovation and the wow factor.

Chris McDermott, CEO at CHAMP "The Ostend Bruges Airport biodiversity program is a truly remarkable initiative that demonstrates the power of collaboration and community engagement in achieving environmental goals. Their success is a testament to what can be accomplished in air cargo when innovation meets a deep commitment to our planet. Congratulations to Ostend Bruges Airport!”

After the independent results were tabulated TIACA is pleased to announce the winner in the corporate category is Ostend Bruges Airport for it’s a biostdiversity program which is a project that sparks broad community engagement by partnering with local governments, farmers and beekeepers, directly benefiting those stakeholders and raising environmental awareness across the region. This joint initiative will let residents and visitors observe the restored habitats first hand, showcasing how wildlife conservation and airport operations can coexist in harmony while strengthening local pride in biodiversity.

“After reviewing all of the entries, the level of innovation and thought put into making air cargo more sustainable truly gives me hope. It’s inspiring to see how deeply our industry is committed to building a greener future.

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate that Ostend-Bruges Airport on their initiative to make air cargo more sustainable. Their efforts are a shining example of what is possible when innovation meets commitment.” Said Glyn Hughes, Director General TIACA

To everyone who participated—thank you for sharing your work. The TIACA Board is very proud to be holding these awards and we look forward to helping showcase the incredible progress our industry is making on the path to sustainability.” Stated Steven Polmans, TIACA Chair