Located in Bogotá, Colombia, El Dorado International Airport is Latin America’s second-busiest airport, handling over 45 million passengers and 800,000 tonnes of cargo in 2024. It is also the first aviation infrastructure project in the world to earn Blue Dot Network (BDN) certification, a mark of excellence in sustainable, resilient and inclusive development.
Through our collaboration with BDN, we verified El Dorado for certification. Following our rigorous third-party assessment, the airport was recognized for meeting international benchmarks in:
- Environmental and social sustainability
- Operational resilience and safety
- Transparency and economic efficiency
El Dorado exemplifies how infrastructure can deliver both climate leadership and broad-based economic impact, with achievements that include:
- 100% of Terminal 1’s rainwater reused
- 80% of solid waste recovered
- Carbon neutrality targeted by 2025
- Over 35,000 jobs supported, including more than 500 local SME partnerships
- Community engagement through monthly entrepreneurship fairs
- Biodiversity leadership through reforestation and Andean Condor protection
The project demonstrates how our robust verification services help build trust, enhance investment appeal and accelerate progress toward sustainability goals.
The certification increases the asset’s value and builds investor confidence by demonstrating alignment with international standards and strong ESG practices. For a high-volume hub like El Dorado, this reinforces its status as a commercially sound and future-ready infrastructure investment.
Francesca Cerchia, Global Head of Climate Solutions at SGS, remarked: “BDN certification, verified by SGS, is more than a label – it is a global trust signal. El Dorado shows what is possible when climate ambition meets rigorous standards.”
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This work also supports our IMPACT NOW for sustainability movement by advancing infrastructure that meets today’s ESG expectations and tomorrow’s global benchmarks.
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About Blue Dot Network
BDN is a voluntary, private-sector-focused and government-supported certification scheme for infrastructure projects. Open to projects in all countries and across economic sectors, its focus is on projects in emerging economies where quality infrastructure investment is the most needed. BDN aims to help catalyze investment into quality infrastructure by providing a trusted signal to investors and other stakeholders that projects are environmentally and socially sustainable, resilient, inclusive, open, transparent and economically efficient.
About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.
Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and trusted specialized brands, including Brightsight, Bluesign, Maine Pointe and Nutrasource.
SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH1256740924, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN:SW).
