Press Release

ESG Report Awarded “Best Publication” in ACE Awards 2025

Toronto · May 22, 2025

Sustainability

The Canadian Public Relations Society has named the ESG report on operations at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in 2023 “best publication” in its annual Achieving Communications Excellence (ACE) Awards. The report, written, designed and published by PortsToronto in collaboration with Nieuport Aviation, details the commitment of the airport and its partners in operating a cleaner, greener and quieter airport, and advancements made in enhancing efficiency, minimizing its environmental impacts and adopting sustainable technologies under a net-zero roadmap.

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is an essential transportation gateway and welcomes millions of travellers each year. Recognizing the airport’s importance to Ontarians and visitors alike, this new, expanded ESG report provides enhanced data and disclosures measuring environmental, sustainability and governance practices at the airport, particularly those that stakeholders consider to be most significant, such as safety and security, occupational health and safety and waste management.

The ESG report was recognized for its comprehensive content coupled with innovative delivery. Offering a complete overview of operations and sustainability measures at Billy Bishop Airport, the report includes extensive technical reporting, prefaced by an introduction featuring engaging interactive graphic and video elements that illustrate the highlights of the report.

The Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport 2023 ESG Report is available on the PortsToronto website in English and French.

About the Toronto Port Authority

The Toronto Port Authority owns and operates Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, which welcomes approximately two million passengers and generates approximately $2 billion in economic impact per year; the Outer Harbour Marina, one of Canada’s largest freshwater marinas; and the marine Port of Toronto, which facilitates businesses such as marine shipping, cargo services and passenger cruises to generate approximately $460 million in economic activity annually. Since 1911, and in its role as a city builder, the Toronto Port Authority has worked with partners and every level of government to enhance Toronto’s transportation infrastructure and economic growth. The Toronto Port Authority is committed to fostering strong, healthy and sustainable communities, and has invested more than $30 million in recent years to fund charitable initiatives and environmental programs that benefit communities along Toronto's waterfront and beyond.

The Toronto Port Authority is a federal agency and operates in accordance with the Canada Marine Act. It is guided by a Board of Directors that includes representation from all three levels of government.

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