Environmental Case Study: Sydney AirportIntroductionWith Botany Bay on one side and the CBD of Australia's largest city on the other, Sydney Airport must monitor and manage a range of environmental issues. Environmental management at Sydney Airport is conducted in accordance with the Sydney Airport Environmental Strategy. Sydney Airport is Australia's busiest airport, with more than 8 million international travelers and 15 million domestic travelers arriving and departing on approximately 290,000 flights per year. This now makes Sydney Airport a major source of pollution in Australia. The Sydney Airports Environmental Strategy has been developed in accordance with applicable laws and legislation. It provides the system by which daily and long-term environmental management can be planned, implemented and reviewed, in a cycle of continuous improvement. The Sydney Airports Environmental Strategy includes the following main elements: · Environmental policy · Planning, including environmental aspect and risk identification and Assessment, objectives, targets and action plans · Implementation and operation, including including environmental responsibilities, training and awareness, communication, documentary and operational control, and emergency preparedness and response · Verification and corrective action, including monitoring, evaluation and audit, and · Management Review .Overview Sydney Airport faces a full range of environmental issues to address in its daily operations. These include: · Environmental management and stakeholder relations · Resource use (water, energy and raw materials) · Air quality · Land transport · Surface water quality · Soil and soil quality groundwater · Noise · Flora and fauna · Heritage · Dangerous goods and materials, and · Waste. Sydney Airports has established key targets for each of these environmental issues. These objectives follow the principles of Sydney Airport's environmental policy, setting the direction for the management of each environmental aspect. Each of these issues has a defined list of priorities, developed taking into account the risk of the element, the state of current management and resources. The priority system categories include: · A: Highest priority actions, to be implemented within 1-2 years. · B: Medium priority actions, to be implemented within 2 to 3 years. · C: Actions of lower priority, to be implemented within 3 to 5 years. years, or as resources permit, and · D: Actions with rolling and regular deadlines or with a timetable that depends on external factors. Airport Environmental Strategy (AES) This Airport Environmental Strategy (AES) provides the strategic direction for the environmental management of Sydney Airport. over a period of 5 years. The strategy is prepared in accordance with the Commonwealth Airports Act 1996 and the Airports (Environmental Protection) Regulations 1997. After 5 years a new strategy is completed and updates and replaces the previous Strategy on the airport environment. Sydney Airport's first AES was developed in 1999 and was a major success.