Port Authority of NSW is committed to ongoing collaboration with our people, customers, stakeholders and communities to improve social and environmental outcomes in and around our ports, while delivering economic prosperity for the state of New South Wales through facilitating shipping, tourism and trade.
Port Authority’s renewed strategic focus on sustainability commenced in 2019 with the development of a sustainability vision, a sustainability plan and a framework for embedding sustainable practices and initiatives across the organisation.
Since 2020, several sustainability initiatives have been completed and others continue to be progressed, delivering significant benefits for our people, the planet, our stakeholders and customers and our operations and prosperity.
In 2023/24, Port Authority undertook a comprehensive update of its material topics aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. The outcome of the materiality assessment is underpinning an update to Port Authority’s sustainability framework and sustainability policy and helping ensure future actions and initiatives are aligned to the identified material topics.
Sustainability Framework
Port Authority's evolving approach to sustainability is framed by four overarching themes and our 16 material topics.

Planet
- Decarbonisation and energy use
- Climate change adaptation and resilience
- Biodiversity preservation
- Environmental stewardship

People
- Employee health, safety and wellbeing
- Employee engagement and development
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Governance, ethics and integrity

Partnerships
- Engaging first nations
- Community engagement
- Social licence to operate
- Collaboration, partnerships and engagement
- Leadership and advocacy

Prosperity
- Efficient, responsible and resilient supply chains
- Innovation, digital transformation and cyber security
- Port infrastructure, safety, trade and asset management