Environmental Management

Objectives and Targets

Environmental objectives and targets are performance requirements that are, where practicable, quantifiable.  Our objectives and targets, which are annually reviewed, ensure that the port’s activities and services have a minimal environmental impact.  We also seek objectives and targets that will provide sustainable port operations.

Each year we select a range of specific objectives and targets that become our principal objectives and targets and provide a focus for that year.  Six of these principal objectives and targets for 2005/2006 are:

 

Air quality

Objective:

To reduce the impact of air quality parameters as a result of our activities and services, and identify air quality limitations which constrain port development opportunities

Target:

Identify and adopt measures to reduce greenhouse emissions from port operations

Amenity

Objective:

Ensure environmental issues of public amenity and stakeholder concern are considered in strategic planning and development assessment

Target:

Provide technical input and resources into the amenity design and establishment of landscaped areas around Port Central

Flora and Fauna

Objective:

To minimise potential adverse impacts on the conservation values of the port environs through investigation, monitoring and managing the changes to the natural environment

Target:

Ensure identified/nominated ecologically sensitive areas are retained and protected from development

Systems Management

Objective:

To ensure the Corporation’s progress and performance on environmental measures is adequately tracked and monitored

Target:

  1. Successful audits (six monthly surveillance and triennial)
  2. Implement ISO 14001:2004 by June 2006
  3. No ISO non-conformances
  4. All EMP targets met

Waste

Objective:

Reduce natural resource consumption and waste requiring on-site disposal to land-fill

Target:

Reduce the remaining 20% of recyclables found in the general waste stream

Water

Objective:

To reduce the environmental impacts of stormwater and other surface water releases from Corporation activities, services and lessees

Target:

Develop and test predictive stormwater quality model for (1) existing island operations and (2) use model to evaluate stormwater discharge options for FPE develoment