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Build it Green
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About Transurban

• More than 5 million customers worldwide and 700
  staff in offices in Australia and North America
• Developing HOT lanes projects Capital Beltway
  I-95/395
• Long term concession to manage and maintain
  Pocahontas Parkway in Richmond
• Interests in 6 Australian toll roads including
  some of the worlds most advanced and successful
  toll roads
• Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
  (DJSI) 2006, 2007 2008

1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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What is Sustainable Development?

• Sustainable development is development that
  meets the needs of the present without
  compromising the ability of future generations to
  meet their needs.1
• Corporate sustainability integrates economic,
  environmental and social considerations into
  decision making.
• Committing to sustainability is a way to align
  our business with the long-term interests of our
  stakeholders.

1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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What Impact Does our Business Have?
Environment
Community
Employees
Marketplace

• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Water and energy use
• Noise
• Air quality

• Local environment
• Transport integration
• Community capacity building
• Local economic impacts

• Safe and fair employment practices
• Local economy

• Customer safety
• Customer privacy
• Customer satisfaction
• Sustainable procurement

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Understanding Our Carbon Footprint

• We developed a GHG emissions inventory in 2007
• Data was independently verified by an external
  assurer
• 58 per cent of emissions are from operating the
  ventilation systems in the CityLink tunnels
• In 2007 we reduced these emissions by 10 or more
  than 3,500 tonnes

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2007/08
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Southern Link Upgrade Demonstration Project
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Water Reuse on CityLink in Australia
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Maximum Congestion Relief, Minimum Impact

• HOT lanes are sometimes referred to as Green
  Lanes. Why?
• Reducing congestion and stop-start traffic in
  turn can reduce the amount of greenhouse gases
  (GHG) released into the environment.
• Building HOT lanes within an existing road
  alignment can significantly reduce right of way
  impacts, displacing fewer houses and creating
  less biodiversity impact
• HOT lanes incentivize public transportation by
  offering toll free travel for carpools and buses,
  therefore encouraging more environmentally
  sustainable transportation choices

1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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I95/395 Transit and Carpooling Improvements

• I-95/395 HOT lanes will improve public
  transportation and carpooling
• Constructing Infrastructure For Transit and
  Carpools
• 6, 750 Park Ride Spaces located along the
  corridor
• Bus Stations to support express bus service and
  new routes
• New access points to serve key activity centers
• Expansion of existing HOV system to create
  free-flowing network for buses.
• Generating Funding for Transit and Carpooling
• 195 million will be provided by the private
  partners and allocated for transit improvements
  in the corridor

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Ongoing Community Economic Benefits

• Construction of Capital Beltway HOT Lanes is
  expected to
• Support 11,200 jobs
• Generate 2.7 billion in economic benefit for the
  Washington Metro Area over the 2008-2013 period
• Contribute 10 of job growth and 20 of total
  economic growth in Fairfax County
• For each dollar in direct spending on
  construction materials and workers, Virginia
  businesses will realize a total benefit of 2.25
  as the money is re-spent in local stores and
  restaurants

1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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Partnering with the Community Plant Save

• Transurban builds relationships with each of the
  communities in which it operates partnership
  projects aim to generate community and
  environmental benefits
• Capital Beltway Plant Save
• Partnership with Lands and Waters to relocate
  native plants
• Volunteers working to save thousands of native
  species along a
  14
  mile area that would have otherwise been lost
• Plants are being moved to primary schools and
  private conservation
  sites in the Northern Virginia region
  
  
  

1 World Commission on Environment and
Development,1987
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Reporting and Metrics Drive Improvement

• Annual reporting helps drive continuous
  improvement
• Publish annual sustainability report see
  www.transurban.com
• Use Global Reporting Initiative framework
• Externally assure against AccountAbilitys global
  AA1000 standard
• Complete the DJSI World Survey
• Transurban is listed as high performing company
  in 06, 07, 08
• Complete CDP Climate Disclosure Leadership
  Survey
• Transurban was listed in the index in 2006, 2007
  and 2008

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Our Learnings

• Asses impacts across community, environment,
  marketplace and customers
• Spend time understanding impacts and prioritize
  management of the biggest and most important
  impacts
• One size doesnt fit all what works in one
  market wont necessarily work in another
• Where possible build sustainability into projects
  dont bolt it on
• Reporting helps to drive continuous improvement

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