Australia’s largest port has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, offering insights into sustainability milestones achieved throughout the 2024 financial year.
Port of Melbourne’s 2024 sustainability milestones centre around the themes of people, planet, partnerships, and prosperity, and include:
- Reducing Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 43 per cent on the previous year, with a target to achieve net-zero by 2030
- Ranking first among Australian and international ports in the 2024 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Infrastructure Asset Assessment for the second year running.
- Maintaining its 5-star GRESB rating, and scoring the maximum possible 100 points, an increase from 99 in 2023
- Co-funding the Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) report on an air monitoring project in Melbourne’s inner-west
- Contributing $219,000 to community partners, including Foodbank Victoria, Mission to Seafarers Victoria, Stella Maris Seafarer’s Centre Melbourne, Williamstown Football Club, and Williamstown Surf Life Saving Club
- Delivering 36 port education school sessions to 1,170 students
- Achieving “Tier 1 Skilled Workplace” certification in the Mental Health First Aid Australia Workplace Recognition Program
Port of Melbourne CEO, Saul Cannon, said, “Port of Melbourne has made marked progress on the sustainability front, including sourcing more than 60 per cent of our Scopes 1 and 2 electricity needs from renewable energy, such as Victorian-generated solar and wind. We also completed a preliminary climate risk and opportunity assessment encompassing physical climate change and economic transition as we look to the future.
“Despite these achievements, there is still much to do. As demand for trade continues to rise, we are committed to growth that is sustainable and beneficial for Victoria and its people.”
Mr Cannon said that Port of Melbourne remains dedicated to leading the decarbonisation of its supply chain, minimising its impact on land, air, and waters, and building strong stakeholder and community relationships.
Port of Melbourne’s 2024 Sustainability Report is available here.
