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2021 - 2026 STRATEGY
Environmental
SUSTAINABILITY
STRATEGY
CONTENTS FOREWORD
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MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO 3
AIRSERVICES’ ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2021-2026 4 from our ceo
WHO WE ARE 5
onnecting eople with their orld Safely.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT 6 Aviation generates economic growth, creates jobs, and facilitates international trade and tourism.
It is essential in supporting our global social fabric and cohesion – linking family and friends and
INDUSTRY CONTEXT 7 allowing people to experience other cultures, communities and places. Whilst the impact of the
I pandemic has had a significant impact on aviation, it will rebound.
COLLECTIVE INDUSTRY & GLOBAL VISION 8 Society’s expectations in relation to environmental protection are evolving, with the impacts of aircraft emissions,
aircraft noise and the industry’s reliance on other natural resources, increasingly being called out at both a global,
national and community level. In response, our industry is seeking to improve its sustainability, whilst also looking
to address significant disruption, which is likely to flow from the exponential increase in nmanned erial
STRATEGY PILLARS 9 ehicles e.g. drones.
s ustralia’s airspace manager, we manage of the world’s airspace, delivering both ir raffic anagement
AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS 10 and viation escue and ire ighting services. s an integral part of ustralia’s aviation ecosystem, we are in
a uniue position to facilitate flight paths for airspace users which enable fuel burn reduction and work to minimise the
AIRCRAFT NOISE 11 impact of aviation noise on the communities, wherever practical.
ur service delivery is supported by geographically distributed assets, and we are committed to safeguarding
ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY 12 the inherent environmental values and ecological systems of the land from which we operate. e recognise that
environmental sustainability is a key driver in the future success of our organisation, and will invest to reduce resource
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 14 consumption and any negative environmental impacts. nacting the strategy will place our business operations on a
traectory to achieve net ero carbon emissions by . hrough the next five years, we will reduce our environmental
impact, implement innovative solutions and advance the principles of environmental sustainable development.
CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS 16
Jason Harfield
Chief Executive Officer
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STRATEGY OVERVIEW OVERVIEW
AIRSERVICES’ ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2021-2026 who
PARTNER OF THE AVIATION ORGANISATIONAL
ECOSYSTEM IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL
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are implemented at in our total their and their employer’s
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of ustralia’s airspace.
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OVERVIEW OVERVIEW
ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY
CONTEXT CONTEXT
e have various legislated obligations in relation to environmental management. ircraft are now environmentally cleaner and uieter than in previous decades, however aviation is still
In particular, we are bound by the responsible for both visual and noise pollution along with greenhouse and other gas emissions.
ȼ ir Services ct he International ivil viation
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has two aspirational goals for the international
ȼ nvironment rotection and iodiversity onservation ct aviation sector, which includes a annual fuel efficiency improvement through and carbon
ȼ irports nvironment rotection egulations and neutral growth from onwards. I
recognises the role which operational improvements led by ir
avigation Service roviders Ss will play in driving these goals. any aviation institutions, including
ȼ irports ct . our industry body the ivil ir avigation Services
rganisation, are promoting a ‘green led’ aviation
ur nvironmental olicy articulates our ambitions in relation to the environment and its recovery post
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management.
ur policy is supported by subordinate environmental strategies, plans and our
nvironmental anagement System. his document presents our strategic aims and priorities in
relation to the environmental sustainability of our organisation and how we intend to assist airspace
users reduce their emissions and noise profile within the ustralian light Information egions.
e will produce an annual nvironmental Sustainability lan to demonstrate how we are enacting ustralia has set a target to reduce emissions by ¢ below levels by , and is a signatory
the strategy. he plan will detail program activities and achievements against agreed targets and key to the aris greement. n increasing number of aviation organisations, including our customers, have
performance indicators. committed to carbon neutrality by in efforts to ensure the longterm sustainability of the industry.
rom , further runway capacity will be added to address future demand for air travel. new parallel
runway was opened in risbane in £uly , planning for new runways in both elbourne and erth has
commenced and a new airport being built in western Sydney. ircraft noise profiles will alter.
VISION STRATEGIC AIMS IMPLEMENTATION
AND PRIORITIES PROGRAM
ustralia has been chosen by a number of companies for commercial trials of both delivery and
passenger transport in lower airspace volumes. Increased numbers of aerial vehicles in this airspace
segment will expand the amount of people who are potentially exposed to aircraft noise.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY
STRATEGY PLAN Services to aircraft are currently supported by a large and geographically distributed terrestrial
ENVIRONMENTAL infrastructure network. e were an early adopter of spacebased surveillance. s technology advances,
POLICY other core systems could be transitioned to spacebased delivery thereby allowing us to reduce our
HERITAGE HERITAGE geographic footprint.
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
PLANS
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