The objective of this research is to develop training materials, tools, guidelines, and other resources to inform airport employees about environmental laws, regulations, and sustainability programs and promote a culture of sustainability and compliance. The resources should include:
Materials to facilitate training that should include, at a minimum:
Customizable training templates (e.g., slides, handouts, story maps) for onboarding and recurring training;
Exercises and activities to reinforce practices;
Graphics and imagery suitable for creating customizable physical (e.g., posters, stickers, handouts) and digital materials to support training activity; and
Assessment tools to benchmark and measure program success;
Handbook that includes, at a minimum:
Primer that summarizes:
Federal and common state environmental regulations that apply to airports;
Common and emerging airport environmental stewardship and compliance goals and initiatives; and
The importance of employee training and engagement in environmental sustainability (e.g., risk management, compliance);
Guidelines to help airports:
Incorporate environmental training into their organizational structure and across functions (e.g., operations, finance, safety and security, administration/HR, facilities, planning and development);
Develop training materials to promote employee participation with and recognition of airport environmental compliance, goals, and initiatives, with the objective of integrating environmental stewardship in their daily job activities; and
Engage tenants and contractors to promote environmental practices among their employees; and
Supporting material, including at a minimum:
Examples of employee communication, engagement tools, and employee training handbooks about environmental stewardship;
Case studies of various sized airports and non-airport examples of innovative and effective training practices; and
List of relevant external supplemental resources.