Environmental policy
Port of Melbourne
Corporation (PoMC) manages just over 500 hectares of port land
and more than 1000 square kilometres of port waters, including 45 nautical
miles of commercial channels, stretching from the lower reaches of the
Yarra River to the Port Phillip Bay entrance.
PoMC has adopted an environmental
policy to guide its management of the land and waters of the Port of
Melbourne.
PoMC Environmental
Policy
PoMC is charged with providing the strategic management of
the operation and development of the Port of Melbourne and to ensure
that this is done in an economically, socially and environmentally
sustainable manner.
To achieve the above, PoMC
will:
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Document, implement and maintain an
Environmental Management System based on the international standard
AS/NZS ISO14001:2004 and will seek continued improvement in its
environmental performance;
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Establish and implement a Safety and
Environmental Management Plan in accordance with the Port Services
Act 1995 (Vic), Section 91D;
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Ensure PoMC policies, objectives and
targets address key port environmental issues and periodic review of
these policies, objectives and targets;
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Comply with all environmental legal requirements
and other applicable environmental obligations;
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PoMC is committed to conducting its port
and marine operations so as to minimize waste, prevent pollution,
promote efficient use of resources and manage environmental
impacts;
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Adopt best practice environmental management
techniques where feasible;
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Encourage a port-wide culture of
responsible environmental management;
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Where able require or influence tenants,
contractors and port service providers to develop Environmental
Management Plans and/or systems to manage their environmental
impacts;
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Integrate where appropriate environmental
management considerations into decision making and work practices
related to marine operations, property development, planning, design,
construction, maintenance and operation of facilities within the Port
of Melbourne;
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Provide sufficient resources (human, physical and
financial) to achieve the aims, objectives and targets of the
Environmental Management System; and
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Communicate this Environmental Policy to
PoMC employees, PoMC contractors, PoMC stakeholders and where
appropriate to the community.
