Austroads Environment and Sustainability Program was established in 2021.
Environment and sustainability were identified by the Austroads Board as key focus areas in the Austroads 2020-24 Strategic Plan.
A sustainable transport system is essential to mitigating and managing the effects of climate change, creating liveable places, reducing waste, supporting the health and well-being of communities, and protecting our unique flora and fauna.
The Program’s vision is that environmental and sustainability outcomes are at the heart of transport decision-making.
The Environment and Sustainability Task Force, which has representatives from all Australian and New Zealand transport agencies, is a trans-Tasman collaboration providing leadership and best practice guidance, and driving improvements in the environment and sustainability in transport.
The work of the Program is focused around five key themes:
- Climate change resilience
- Biodiversity
- Human health
- Circular economy outcomes
- Greenhouse gas emissions.
The Task Force is developing a pipeline of projects. The first project, which will start in the 2021-22 financial year, will examine best practice environment and sustainability reporting and consider changes to the Austroads Guide to Environmental Reporting.
The Task Force will also collaborate with other Task Forces currently overseeing related projects. This includes a suite of projects in the Transport Infrastructure Program examining the use of recycled materials in road infrastructure, and projects being managed by the Future Vehicles and Technology Program examining the implications for transport agencies of the introduction of low and zero emission vehicles which have the potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of road transport.
Program Contacts
Program Manager: Joanne Vanselow
P: +61 2 8265 3308
Email: JVanselow@austroads.com.au
Program Coordinator: Shruti Patel
P: +61 2 8265 3315
Email: spatel@austroads.com.au