Objectives 
To implement an Environmental Management System based on AS/NZS ISO 14001 that reduces the impact of our activities on the environment and achieves ecologically sustainable outcomes wherever feasible.
Strategies 
QR is taking a proactive approach to meeting its environmental obligations and continually improving environmental performance through an Environmental Management System (EMS) that is consistent with International Standard AS/NZS ISO 14001 and A.S. 3806 Compliance Programs. QR’s EMS sits under the Governance and Management System Framework which applies risk principles to various disciplines in QR. Under this framework, QR Board approved policies are supported by management systems, which detail how the policy goals are to be achieved in QR. This gives effect to the QR Board Governance Charter including the Director’s responsibility for, as well as the organisational role in, managing the interaction between economic efficiency, social obligations and environmental responsibility.
| Corporate Governance Charter and Procedures |
| Policies | System Overviews | Standards | Specifications | Active Compliance |
| Environmental Policy | Environmental Management System | Environmental Controls | Business Group Implementation |
QR’s Environmental Management System (EMS) is designed to provide the framework for ensuring that the associated Policy is implemented, achieved, reviewed and maintained. The EMS includes standards and specifications which are mandatory and associated documents which are guidelines to assist with implementation.
QR formally issued its Environmental Management System in August 1999 recognising that the system would need to be refined over time with the benefit of experience, input from the Business Groups and changing internal and external environments. QR’s Environmental Management System is currently being substantially revised to both align and integrate within QR’s recently revised Governance and Management System Framework and to reflect the risks identified in QR’s Environmental Risk Report.
Key strategies to continually improve our performance in this area include:
- Development of a comprehensive Environmental Performance Monitoring Program and associated Reporting Framework
- Progress the corporate Environmental Geographic Information System as a key management support tool and a key component of the performance monitoring process
- Ongoing implementation of corporate Environmental Action Plans to achieve QR’s environmental objectives and targets.
