Fleet Environment Award Winner Department of Planning & Environment
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NSW DPE Takes Home 2022 Fleet Environment Award
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The NSW Government Department of Planning and Environment ( NSW DPE ) has been awarded the 2022 Fleet Environment Award at AfMA ’ s Annual Networking Dinner & Fleet Awards Ceremony .
The organisation received the honour at the Rosehill Garden Raceway , Rosehill NSW - Grand Pavilion Building in front of hundreds of guests that have gathered to network and recognise outstanding fleet achievements .
“ Department of Planning & Environment are delighted to be awarded the 2022 AfMA Fleet Environment Award . One of the key initiatives of the Department is to deliver a sustainable environment . Fleet plays a very important role in this area ,” said John Barlow , Senior Manager Fleet Operations .
“ It is great to see the work done with our electric vehicles and telematics recognised within the fleet industry ,” Mr . Barlow added .
Central to the NSW DPE ’ s approach is implementing an environmental fleet action plan which was designed to not only reduce emissions but to also make lasting changes .
“ The Department has closely aligned the environmental fleet action plan to our Motor Vehicle Policy .”
“ Through the use of our telematics data we have taken significant steps to rightsize our fleet , it has also allowed us to address areas such as poor driving behaviour as well as vehicle idling that contributes to poor fuel efficiency .”
“ COVID has definitely impacted the km ’ s travelled over the last few years however we have been proactive in encouraging the use of public transport , carshare services , ridesharing through our booking system and the use of technology as a way to conduct meetings as opposed to travelling all in effort to reduce our km ’ s travelled .”
“ Vehicle purchasing is another area where we
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