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AT PORT SAINT JOHN,

we work on and alongside Saint John Harbour, where the Bay of Fundy and Wolastoq, or St. John River, meet. It’s a unique and stunning natural setting, rich in marine animal and plant life.

We take our role as stewards of this thriving ecosystem seriously. With port-wide decarbonization as a strategic objective, we have lots of work to do but we have already started on our journey with a few exciting projects on the go.

ON THE ROAD TO NET-ZERO

In line with Port Saint John’s strategic objective of port decarbonization, sustainability targets were set in 2023 as the foundational work to reduce our impact on the environment.

EMISSIONS TARGETS

  1. Port Saint John commits to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.

  2. Port Saint John will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the port authority’s scope 1 & 2 inventory from 2022 levels by 60% by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality for these emissions by 2040.

  3. Port Saint John will reduce emissions from electricity and natural gas use at our cruise terminals by 60% from 2022 levels by 2030.

  4. Port Saint John will convert all fleet vehicles to low emissions options as vehicles reach end of life or leases end.

  5. Port Saint John will convert all light posts at port-owned terminals to high-efficiency alternatives by 2030 and ensure all new light posts are high-efficiency.

ECOSYSTEM & WASTE TARGETS  

  1. Port Saint John aims to have zero marine mammal vessel strikes in approach to Port Saint John.

  2. Port Saint John will support one habitat restoration/conservation project every year on top of any regulatory offsetting projects.

  3. Port Saint John will phase out the purchase of plastic water bottles for port-hosted events and meetings by the end of 2023.

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & COMMITMENTS

  • Port Saint John will build any new port owned buildings to a net-zero standard and retrofit any newly acquired buildings to be in line with hitting PSJ reduction targets.

  • Port Saint John will include green lease elements to any new short- or long-term leases with the Saint John Port Authority.

  • Port Saint John will request greenhouse gas emission information from large tender opportunities and the RFP process and assess applicants on environmental performance.

  • Port Saint John commits to reaching level 5 of all applicable Green Marine indicators.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW SUSTAINABILITY REPORT!

With a clean and innovative energy cluster already formed in our region, we are ready to collaborate and partner.

OUR CORPORATE ENERGY USE IS 100% POWERED BY THE WIND

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