We have developed our sustainability initiatives on the basis of risk (threats and opportunities) in alignment with our Vision, Values and Objectives. These are listed below; grouped into the three themes: People, Planet and Prosperity.
Guardrails for Sustainability
In alignment with our Vision, Values & Objectives we undertake a range of sustainability activities. Our guardrails for selecting sustainability goals and new actions include:
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
- Master Plan Report – Priorities & Objectives
- Master Plan Overview – Aims
Our CHC sustainability goals will be selected to reflect these guardrails so that we can confirm areas where we are contributing to agreed priority improvements
We are mapping available data to ensure we have relevant information to monitor performance.
Guardrails – Masterplan Report Priorities
As well as the UN SDGs our guardrails also include the priorities identified within our Masterplan Report (v3 May 2024)
High-priority interventions
Futureproof infrastructure:
- Maintenance and rehabilitation of aging port assets, e.g. regenerating Pomphlett Wharf, modernising storage facilities at Cattedown Wharves
- Accommodate larger vessels already coming to market, e.g. new generation of cement carriers – invest in infrastructure (widening/deepening navigation channels, upgrading mooring facilities where needed)
- Target operations decarbonisation – ensure adequate grid capacity, electrify port equipment & charging facilities, provide shore power for vessels.
Policy focus:
- Continue to grow relationships with the city council and ensure the harbour’s value is recognised in policy such as Joint Local Plans and land-use zoning
- Obtain national political support to feature the Cattewater in industrial, planning, and environmental strategies
- Work with Plymouth and South Devon Freeport to make the most of its benefits – investment, profile raising, customs sites & customer growth. An example is the recent securing of Freeport seed capital funding for channel widening of the eastern end of the Cattewater channel to accommodate larger, new generation vessels. Opportunities exist for other infrastructure works, short-sea shipping development, and marine innovation.
Support transport modal shifts:
- Implement a water-taxi service linking the upper reaches of the Cattewater to the Barbican & Mount Batten, to shift away from travel by road
- Develop port capability to facilitate diversification in short sea shipping.
Guardrails – Masterplan Report Objectives
Our Masterplan Report (v3 May 2024) included six objectives:
Guardrails – Masterplan Overview Aims
Our guardrails also include the CHC Masterplan Overview aims:
Note all four Masterplan Overview aims relate to all three of our sustainability themes – People, Planet and Prosperity.