Guidelines

The NSW Government Environmental Management System Guidelines 1998 were developed to facilitate the achievement of improved environmental performance of the construction industry.

How to gain Accreditation of an Environmental Management System

Contractors seeking to work on major projects (all projects of $10 million or more, and projects under $10 million if they are environmentally sensitive) will need to have a corporate Environmental Management System (EMS) accredited by a NSW government construction agency.

An organisation's corporate EMS will be accredited if it meets one or both of the following requirements:

• it has been assessed or accepted by the relevant NSW government construction agency as complying with the requirements of the guidelines (in particular it must address the key elements described in Sections 5 & 6 of the Guidelines);
• it has been certified by an appropriately recognised third party body as complying with AS/NZS ISO 14001:1996 Environmental Management Systems and the organisation can also demonstrate that the EMS addresses the specific requirements of the guidelines, in particular evidence of implementation.

The Department of Commerce charges a processing fee of $1200 to assess an organisation's Corporate Management Systems.

Register of Construction Contractors and Consultants with NSW Government-accredited Environmental Management Systems

NSW Department of Commerce's NSW Procurement maintains a  register of companies with NSW government-accredited Environmental Management Systems.  Please check regularly for register updates.

Disclaimer of Liability – Registered Contractors / Consultants

NSW Department of Commerce does not accept any liability arising from the use of any company listed on the Register.  NSW Department of Commerce does not accept any liability arising from the exclusion of any company because they are not listed on the Register.  Any person or organisation using a company or organisation on the register, or refusing to use a company because they are not listed on the register, does so at their own risk.

Other Resources:

NSW Treasury:

NSW Government Code of Practice for Procurement

NSW Government Procurement Policy

Department of Environment and Climate Change:

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/

Further information:

For further information please contact:

NSW Procurement Client Support Centre

Telephone:    1800 NSW BUY (1800 679 289)

Email:  nswp_support@commerce.nsw.gov.au