Our eight focus areas are aligned to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

We are committed to eight focus areas to achieve our sustainability vision of a NSW where every journey is people and planet positive.

News and publications

See the latest reports and updates as we progress towards our vision of a NSW where every journey is people and planet positive.

Our plan

To achieve our sustainability vision, we needed to create a uniform approach to sustainability across all our modes of transport.

Our actions

We have already begun to take strong sustainability action across all eight focus areas. Explore the list to learn more about the progress towards achieving our goals.

Our plan

To achieve our sustainability vision of a NSW where every journey is people and planet positive, we needed to create a uniform approach to sustainability across all our modes of transport.

At Transport, our eight focus areas address the most important sustainability aspects associated with our activities, each supported by sustainability goals, where we will concentrate our attention and resources.

Our Sustainability Plan will ensure we are:

being environmentally and socially responsible in the way we work
embedding economic sustainability in decision making
building a transport system that is resilient to future shocks and stresses.

Sustainability Plan (Summary) (PDF, 126.28 KB)

Sustainability Plan (Full version) (PDF, 18.83 MB)

Focus areas

The Plan addresses a range of legislative requirements and is informed by key strategic and regulatory drivers. There are 8 key focus areas covered below. For more information on each, view sustainability focus areas.

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Sustainability vision

Every journey is people and planet positive. Our sustainability vision utilises resources from a variety of sources to address a range of legislative requirements.

International agreements	United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2015 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Federal strategies and policies	In addition to a range of relevant strategies and policies the below directly influence our focus areas: National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy 2021 National Waste Policy 2018
NSW legislation	Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Transport Administration Act 1988 (NSW) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW)
NSW frameworks and strategies	NSW Climate Change Policy Framework NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy NSW Electric Vehicle Strategy 2021 NSW Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020-2030 EPA Climate Change Policy NSW Climate Change Adaption Strategy NSW Government Resource Efficiency Policy 2019 NSW Circular Economy Policy Statement 2019 NSW Clean Air Strategy NSW Procurement Policy Framework NSW Aboriginal Procurement Policy NSW Public Spaces Charter NSW Movement and Place Framework
Transport policies	Transport Environment and Sustainability Policy Transport Environment and Sustainability Management Framework (PDF, 836.83 KB) Future Transport Strategy Transport Asset Resilience Strategy Transport Biodiversity Policy Transport Procurement Policy Transport Aboriginal Participation Strategy Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2025 Principles and Framework for Aboriginal Engagement Transport Walking and Cycle Policy Active Transport Strategy Future Energy Strategy Future Energy Action Plan Net Zero and Climate Change Policy (PDF, 245.51 KB)

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