London Luton Airport wins second Community award of the year
London Luton Airport is delighted to announce that it has won a “Community Investment” award for the active role it plays within the local community.
The accolade was presented to the Airport at the Bedfordshire Business Excellence Awards on 7th November 2013.
The judges’ criteria were “A proud Bedfordshire based company planning continued growth within the community. A company that can demonstrate successes within the community including financial investment, fundraising activities and steps taken to ensure the employee base reflects the local community”.
This is the second community award that the Airport has received this year and highlights how its comprehensive Community Engagement Strategy can deliver real benefits to the local community.
Commenting on the tremendous achievement, Chika Austin, Community Relations Executive at London Luton Airport said, “It is a great pleasure to accept such a hotly contested award, which is testament to the work the Airport undertakes to positively impact on the lives of passengers, staff and our local community.”
London Luton Airport launched its new Community Engagement Strategy on 6th June this year and sets ambitious targets to build on the contribution the Airport makes to the local community. Its strategy for the next five years to 2017 will focus on the key action areas of: ‘Health, Safety and Environment’; ‘Building Sustainable Communities’ and ‘Contributing to Economic Growth’
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