It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the first version of the ASUR Annual Sustainability Report. We have decided to develop this report in order to inform our stakeholders of the initiatives and activities we are carrying out in several areas, ranging from our adherence to the principles of the UN Global Compact and our first certification as a Socially Responsible Company received this year from the Mexican Centre for Philanthropy, to our commitment to preserving ecosystems and carrying out our daily business activities with the least possible impact to the environment.

First of all, it is important for ASUR to clearly state that our commitment to sustainable development is based on the following core values of this company:

• ASUR is a company with absolute respect for human rights and is dedicated to ensuring transparency in our operations and in our decision-making process.
• At ASUR, we are fully aware of and embrace the social and environmental responsibilities that we have as an important driver of local economies in the regions where we do business, as well as our duty to operate in ways that are ecologically sustainable.

In November of 2005 ASUR joined the UN Global Compact initiative, thereby assuming the commitment to observe the ten basic principles in all aspects of our business. This event also marked the beginning of several new initiatives in ASUR aimed at implementing a strategy for sustainable development, where our business objectives are fully compatible with achieving our core values as a company.

In 2008 ASUR was for the first time certified as a Socially Responsible Company or Empresa Socialmente Responsable by the Mexican Centre for Philanthropy (Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía). This award was given to fewer than 300 companies in Mexico and was the result of an in-depth evaluation of all our business activities in four main areas: quality of life in the workplace; environmental impact; corporate governance and transparency; and interaction with the local community. We are very happy to see that our activities in all four areas were assessed very positively, and we look forward to the challenge of improving on our results in the coming years.

Furthermore, since 2004 ASUR has been working hard to develop and implement an environmental management system in each of our nine airports and we have been very successful in this respect. In 2008 we received certification in all our airports under the ISO 14001 standard and we are continuously working in each airport to raise the bar with more demanding objectives each year. We believe that contributing to the conservation of the ecological attractions of each of the nine destinations where we operate airports, together with the responsible consumption of natural resources in general, are crucial elements in promoting sustainable development.

At ASUR we believe that our general business objectives must go hand-in-hand with our company values of sustainable development, and we will continue to make our very best efforts to ensure that in the coming years this is the case.

Sincerely,
Fernando Chico Pardo
Chief Executive Officer