Stewardship

The Port of Vancouver USA is dedicated to environmental stewardship. By incorporating sound environmental practices into our operations, the port is taking a leadership role in protecting our natural resources, while at the same time strengthening the region’s economy. We do this through:

• Integrated Decision Making – We incorporate environmental costs, risks, impacts and benefits into our business choices, operating decisions and facility planning.
• Sustainability – We maximize the use of sustainable resources in the construction and operation of our facilities and the delivery of our services, formalizing our efforts with the “We Can!” project.
• Pollution Prevention – We avoid contamination of property through best management practices and effective safeguarding programs; and we continue to efficiently remediate historical cleanup sites.
• Compliance – We meet or exceed regulatory requirements in the construction and operation of our facilities and delivery of our services.

Tenant Environmental Management Program

The port’s Tenant Environmental Management Program (TEMP) is a comprehensive approach to minimizing the environmental impacts associated with the port’s 50-plus industrial tenants. This award-winning process assesses a tenant’s environmental needs prior to entering into a lease with the port and remains in place through the end of the lease term.