The Environment Analyst’s Global Sustainability Delivery Awards which recognise Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) innovation and celebrates organisations from around the world – has awarded New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi’s project Te Ara Tupua as the winner of the ‘Transportation Project of the Year’.
Kesh Keshaboina, Regional Manager, System Design says: “This win recognises how projects like Te Ara Tupua are making a difference – for New Zealanders, for our communities, and for the environment, pushing us to do better, to keep working in partnership with iwi mana whenua, to think differently, and to design with purpose for the future. It’s fantastic that Te Ara Tupua has been recognised by global industry experts from across the infrastructure ecosystem.”
In this category, the team demonstrated how Te Ara Tupua integrated the ESG objectives from inception to delivery, setting a new benchmark for net zero and sustainability in transport infrastructure, using innovation to achieve both global and New Zealand firsts.
“This international recognition on the world stage shows our people that their indigenous potential is valued globally, and importantly, it shows the world that there is a powerful and new way to do partnership in action.” – Kim Skelton, Steering Group Chair.
The four other finalists in this category were:
- AECOM and Greater Toronto Airports Authority – Toronto Pearson Airport: Making Air Travel More Sustainable (GTAA)
- Port of Cleveland and Jacobs – Charting a Path Toward a Decarbonized Future for the Port of Cleveland
- Transport for London and Bentley Systems – The Elizabeth Line
- WSP – PortMiami Shore Power Electrification
The submission was led by Tonkin + Taylor, together with NZTA Waka Kotahi, iwi mana whenua partners Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika and Ngāti Toa Rangatira and constructors Downer NZ and HEB Construction.
