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Sustainability and the
Port of Brisbane
13 February 2008
What is “Sustainability”
• Economic progress whilst protecting the environment
and being socially responsible (it’s a balance)
• Minimising environmental impacts is only one aspect
of sustainability
• Many resource efficiency projects save money, thus
help to offset costs of broader sustainability
initiatives
• But…how do we gauge how sustainable we are?
Is offsetting greenhouse-intensive
behaviours OK?
… or should we reduce emissions …
Arnie’s hydrogen powered Hummer
… or avoid the emissions altogether
Changing perception of sustainability
Shifting from a subjective
reflection of people’s values and
“green-ness”
Climate change will modify how
business is done.
Carbon metrics and financial
metrics will be linked: carbon
(phrased as equivalent tonnes of
carbon, or T C02-e) will be the
common currency
Businesses will be expected to
account for, and reduce, their
impacts on the environment.
Leaders will leverage their
market position to make a
material change through their
supply chain
What is the Corporation doing?
• Part of our business for the past 5-6 years
• We have voluntarily reported our emissions via the
Commonwealth’s Greenhouse Challenge
Programme since 2003
• Evolving from an environmental focus to both
resource conservation and emission reduction
• Link sustainability outcomes with financial ones
(eg, vehicle policy includes lifecycle cost not solely
purchase price)
• Broader strategic context to be supported through
employment of Sustainable Business Manager
• Strong push towards a port community approach
leverage greater gains
Why?
To make a positive, measurable difference to our
natural environment, our people, our community and
our finances.
To maintain community’s and legislator’s trust in us
doing the right thing: our license to operate.
To understand and mange our own climate change
risks.
Priorities
Site Development
Water Conservation
Materials
Stormwater
Transport
Energy
Waste
Healthy Buildings
Operation and Management
Greenhouse emission reductions are a
common metric across many of the above areas
Indicative greenhouse gas emissions
ACTIVITY
TONNE
C02-e/pa
Corporate
emissions
from our
assets*
Electricity
300
employees
Vehicles (estimate)
3,000
Homes (estimate)
3,000
Other
emissions
Land reclamation contractors
Petroleum Products (petrol, diesel)
Cargo handling (stevedores)
Rail, truck, ship transit in our precinct
* equivalent to the emissions (home + vehicles) of around 1000 families.
2,600
17,000
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What is the Corporation doing?
Pursuing ways to reduce our greenhouse gas
emissions, or “carbon footprint” by:
• Introducing an environmental standard for
new port vehicles
• New light control technology being trialled on
lamp towers
• Investigating renewable power options
• Offset our vehicles’ emissions through the
purchase of BP Ultimate petrol
Planning an inventory of air emissions at the port from
which further strategies can be prioritised
Port Central 1
• New flagship office building at the Port of Brisbane
• 5 star design rating from the Green Building Council
• Port Central 2 to build on Port Central 1 initiatives
and be PBC new Corporate Office
Port Approach to Development
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Development guidelines
take into account
sustainability and
aesthetic issues
Fact sheets to assist
tenants and their
consultants
Opportunity to influence
design
Staff Engagement
• PBC has an internal and tenant (yet to meet)
Sustainability Committee
• Internal advisory group has representatives of most
Corporation Divisions
• CEO addresses staff quarterly
• Internal newsletters, Environment Day