OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2014. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials announced that the airport has received Travel + Leisure’s 2014 Global Vision Leadership Award for its success in reducing energy consumption throughout the airport and commitment to being green.

The Travel + Leisure Global Vision Awards recognize hotels, tour operators, airline and innovators that are transforming the way we see the world, now and in the future.

“It is an honor to receive Travel + Leisure’s Global Vision Leadership Award,” said Hartsfield-Jackson General Manager Miguel Southwell. “While we are currently recognized as being the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, we are committed to adding greenest to our accolades.”

“Since 1997, when environmental stewardship was first included in the airport’s master plan, Hartsfield-Jackson has transitioned from adapting sustainable practices to piloting creative solutions to reduce the per-passenger footprint at the world’s busiest and most efficient airport,” said Hartsfield-Jackson Director of Asset Management and Sustainability Michael Cheyne. “From replacing all the bathroom faucets with newer, more efficient models, to installing LED lights on our runways and parking lots, our team is dedicated to cutting energy use wherever we can.”

Travel + Leisure noted Hartsfield-Jackson’s new LEED Gold-certified international terminal and its significant reduction in per-passenger footprint—cutting 8 percent of its energy usage, 16 percent of its water consumption and 29 percent of waste since 2008—as reasons for awarding Hartsfield-Jackson with the Leadership Award.

Travel + Leisure’s 2014 Global Vision Awards recognized 15 honorees who are working to preserve and protect the places we travel through. The winners are recognized in five categories: community, culture, conservation, leadership and sustainability. The other winners were: Conservancy Safaris Namibia (Swakopmund, Namibia) for community; 21c Museum Hotels (Louisville, Kentucky) for culture; Campi Ya Kanzi (Chyulu Hills, Kenya) for conservation; and Naked Stables Private Reserve (Moganshan, China) for sustainability.