TIACA Announces Ostend Bruges Airport as the Winner of the Corporate Sustainability Award 2025
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Miami, June 2, 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
The official awards ceremony will be held during the Executive Summit 2025 in Hong Kong, June 24-26
More information on the TIACA Air Cargo Sustainability Award webpage.
For further information please contact:
Rachael Negron
press@tiaca.org
+1 786 265 7011
Notes to editors:
TIACA is The International Air Cargo Association, based in Miami, Florida. TIACA is the unique international not-for-profit association representing and uniting all parts of the air cargo industry: shippers, forwarders, ground handlers, airports, airlines, manufacturers, IT providers. TIACA members are traditional players and new entrants, small, medium, and large companies with regional and global reach.
TIACA’s vision is a safe, profitable and united air cargo industry that embraces modern technologies and practices to sustainably and fairly serve trade and social development worldwide.
TIACA’s mission is to support, lead and unite the industry to achieve that vision; promote and encourage business, social, and technological innovation; protect the interests of its members with one voice on common interests; disseminate and enhance knowledge amongst members and the air cargo industry.
For more details visit www.tiaca.org. For regular updates, follow www.twitter.com/tiacaorg.
About CHAMP Cargosystems:
CHAMP Cargosystems provides the most comprehensive range of intergrated IT solutions and distribution services for the air cargo transport chain. The portfolio spans core management systems, messaging services, and eCargo solutions. These include applications to meet customs and security requirements, quality optimization as well as e-freight and mobility needs. The products and services are well known under the Cargospot and Traxon brands.
The company serves over 200 airlines and GSAs, and links these with some 4,000 forwarders and GHAs worldwide. CHAMP’s solutions help its customers and their clients adapt to critical and continuous changes in air transport logistics to meet global trade demands.
CHAMP Cargosystems is headquartered in Luxembourg and operates offices in London, Zurich, Frankfurt, Manila, Singapore and Atlanta.
For further information, please see: www.champ.aero
Press Contact: Bart Jan Haasbeek Head of Corporate Marketing, PR & Events available at +31 6 5368 2665 and public.relation@champ.aero.