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Build it Green
Anne Scapetis May 09
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About Transurban
- More than 5 million customers worldwide and 700
staff in offices in Australia and North America - Developing HOT lanes projects Capital Beltway
I-95/395 - Long term concession to manage and maintain
Pocahontas Parkway in Richmond - Interests in 6 Australian toll roads including
some of the worlds most advanced and successful
toll roads - Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
(DJSI) 2006, 2007 2008
1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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What is Sustainable Development?
- Sustainable development is development that
meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their needs.1 - Corporate sustainability integrates economic,
environmental and social considerations into
decision making. - Committing to sustainability is a way to align
our business with the long-term interests of our
stakeholders.
1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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What Impact Does our Business Have?
Environment
Community
Employees
Marketplace
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Water and energy use
- Noise
- Air quality
- Local environment
- Transport integration
- Community capacity building
- Local economic impacts
- Safe and fair employment practices
- Local economy
- Customer safety
- Customer privacy
- Customer satisfaction
- Sustainable procurement
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Understanding Our Carbon Footprint
- We developed a GHG emissions inventory in 2007
- Data was independently verified by an external
assurer - 58 per cent of emissions are from operating the
ventilation systems in the CityLink tunnels - In 2007 we reduced these emissions by 10 or more
than 3,500 tonnes
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2007/08
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Southern Link Upgrade Demonstration Project
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Water Reuse on CityLink in Australia
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Maximum Congestion Relief, Minimum Impact
- HOT lanes are sometimes referred to as Green
Lanes. Why? - Reducing congestion and stop-start traffic in
turn can reduce the amount of greenhouse gases
(GHG) released into the environment. - Building HOT lanes within an existing road
alignment can significantly reduce right of way
impacts, displacing fewer houses and creating
less biodiversity impact - HOT lanes incentivize public transportation by
offering toll free travel for carpools and buses,
therefore encouraging more environmentally
sustainable transportation choices
1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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I95/395 Transit and Carpooling Improvements
- I-95/395 HOT lanes will improve public
transportation and carpooling - Constructing Infrastructure For Transit and
Carpools - 6, 750 Park Ride Spaces located along the
corridor - Bus Stations to support express bus service and
new routes - New access points to serve key activity centers
- Expansion of existing HOV system to create
free-flowing network for buses. - Generating Funding for Transit and Carpooling
- 195 million will be provided by the private
partners and allocated for transit improvements
in the corridor
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Ongoing Community Economic Benefits
- Construction of Capital Beltway HOT Lanes is
expected to - Support 11,200 jobs
- Generate 2.7 billion in economic benefit for the
Washington Metro Area over the 2008-2013 period - Contribute 10 of job growth and 20 of total
economic growth in Fairfax County - For each dollar in direct spending on
construction materials and workers, Virginia
businesses will realize a total benefit of 2.25
as the money is re-spent in local stores and
restaurants
1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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Partnering with the Community Plant Save
- Transurban builds relationships with each of the
communities in which it operates partnership
projects aim to generate community and
environmental benefits - Capital Beltway Plant Save
- Partnership with Lands and Waters to relocate
native plants - Volunteers working to save thousands of native
species along a
14
mile area that would have otherwise been lost - Plants are being moved to primary schools and
private conservation
sites in the Northern Virginia region
1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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Reporting and Metrics Drive Improvement
- Annual reporting helps drive continuous
improvement - Publish annual sustainability report see
www.transurban.com - Use Global Reporting Initiative framework
- Externally assure against AccountAbilitys global
AA1000 standard - Complete the DJSI World Survey
- Transurban is listed as high performing company
in 06, 07, 08 - Complete CDP Climate Disclosure Leadership
Survey - Transurban was listed in the index in 2006, 2007
and 2008
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Our Learnings
- Asses impacts across community, environment,
marketplace and customers - Spend time understanding impacts and prioritize
management of the biggest and most important
impacts - One size doesnt fit all what works in one
market wont necessarily work in another - Where possible build sustainability into projects
dont bolt it on - Reporting helps to drive continuous improvement
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