The Port Authority, Port Commerce Department
(PCD) holds as a basic value a commitment to the communities
in which it operates and to the society at large. This
commitment includes safeguarding the land, water, air,
natural resources, flora, fauna, people and their interralation.
To that end, the Port Commerce Department has adopted environmental
stewardship as one of
its key business objectives to protect the environment
while providing economic benefits to the region.
Environmental Stewardship
•
PCD will operate and maintain its facilities within a fenceline
that includes public berths, maintenance shops in New York
and New Jersey and its dredging operations in ways that
prevent pollution, conserve natural resources and energy,
reduce the use of hazardous substances, minimize wastes
and have the least adverse impact on the environment.
• PCD will evaluate and continually improve the
total environmental effect of its operations and activities.
PCD will encourage its tenants to take similar responsibility
for environmental protection.
• PCD will encourage the use of recycled materials
through its facilities and will promote recycling of waste
materials.
Compliance
•
PCD is committed to complying with all applicable environmental
laws and regulations and having a tracking system in place
to ensure compliance with standards. PCD's top management
will implement a system to review and assess its operations
to ensure these standards are met.
• PCD, in coordination with Port Authority executive
management, will cooperate with regulatory agencies, environmental
organizations and its stakeholders in the development of
environmental policy and programs.
Communication
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PCD will foster openness with its employees, the community
and regulatory agencies and will be responsive to concerns
about the environmental effects of its operations, activities
and wastes.
• PCD will communicate its commitment to environmental
responsibility to employees, customers, suppliers, stakeholders
and the community.
