Suburban Rail Loop Authority (SRLA) will be a proactive leader in environmental management and will demonstrate continuous improvement in the way we work, and the way we plan, design, construct and integrate our program of rail and place-making investments.

To achieve this policy, SRLA is committed to:

• Leading practice in environmental management
• Making environmental management a priority
• Meeting our general environmental duty
• Establishing a positive environmental management culture across the Authority, our delivery partners and stakeholders
• Promoting collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement in achieving leading environmental performance
• Reducing risk of harm to human health and the environment by proactively investigating, minimising and managing any identified risks
• Continually striving to reduce impacts on the environment and human health to improve environmental outcomes
• Generating long-term environmental and community benefits.

To realise these commitments, our people will:

• Develop a robust environmental management system to ensure our environmental requirements are met and, where possible, exceeded
• Ensure all staff and delivery partners have the skills and knowledge to meet environmental challenges
• Fulfil all legislative and regulatory obligations and follow environmental policies and procedures
• Monitor our activities to ensure compliance with environmental requirements and all legislative and regulatory obligations activities to ensure compliance with environmental requirements and all legislative and regulatory obligations
• Be transparent about, and accountable for, our environmental performance
• Take responsibility for managing, and reducing our risks of harm to the environment and human health
• Encourage innovation and continuous improvement
• Support social, cultural and community wellbeing
• Engage appropriately with key stakeholders
• Work with Traditional Owners in developing environmental management approaches and practices
• Collaborate with other agencies and authorities, sharing lessons learned and further developing leading practice.