The Environmental Service Group (ESG) provides specialist consulting, contractor, and project management services to NSW Government agencies in:
- built environment sustainability and the drive toward net zero greenhouse emissions
- mitigating potential health and environmental risks posed by contaminated land through the;
- assessment, management and remediation of impacted land
- management and rehabilitation of legacy landfills.
Our services range from the initial appraisal and assessment of the environmental issue to project management and completion. Our team of experts’ flexible and responsive approach to NSW Government client needs ensures we deliver pragmatic and cost-effective solutions that also align with long-term government commitments.
Sustainability
World-leading building sustainability programs and Net Zero greenhouse emissions advice and implementation.
Net Zero strategy
Eliminating and offsetting carbon emissions across the PDNSW-owned office portfolio by 2030.
![Staff standing by an open energy cabinet.](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0009/550395/Net-Zero-strategy-tile-367x220.jpg)
Sustainable buildings
Industry-leading building sustainability programs and practices driving operational efficiencies and reducing our environmental footprint.
![Image of people walking along a row of solar panels on the roof of a sustainable building](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/549926/Sustainable-buildings-tile-367x220.jpg)
Ratings and awards
Award-winning owned commercial office portfolio achieving the highest sustainability rankings.
![Ratings and Awards](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0007/549952/Ratings-and-Awards2-tile-367x220.jpg)
Smart batteries for buildings
Smart battery initiatives for government-owned office buildings across the state.
![Department of Planning and Environment Deputy Secretary Leon Walker (left) and Property and Development NSW ESG Executive Director Peter Graham (right)](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0009/554634/smart-batteries-for-buildings-367x220.jpg)
Contaminated land management
Land remediation and rejuvenation, landfill management and specialised environmental services.
Hunters Hill site remediation
100-year-old contamination issue caused by historic industrial activity at Hunters Hill.
![Hunters Hill contamination site](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0009/547803/hunters-hill-tile-367x220px.jpg)
Truegain site remediation
Cleaning up contamination from a former waste oil processing facility.
![Truegain site remediation](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0009/547758/truegain-tile-367x220px.jpg)
Pasminco site remediation
Completed remediation and continue to manage the former Boolaroo lead and zinc smelter site.
![](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0017/414422/thumbnail-Pasminco-Boolaroo-Former-Smelter-367x220px.jpg)
Waratah Gasworks site remediation
Resolving legacy contamination of a former gasworks site.
![](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0006/489723/waratahgasworks-367x220px.jpg)
Kempt Field remediation
Addressing longstanding subsidence and buried waste issues at Kempt Field in Sydney’s southern suburbs.
![](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/610496/kempt-field-tile-367x220.jpg)
Intertrade site remediation
Remediating land at the former BHP Newcastle Steelworks site.
![Intertrade site remediation tile graphic](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/550549/intertrade-banner-tile-367x220px.jpg)
Waste Assets Management Corporation
Rehabilitating and managing closed landfills, partnering in renewable energy initiatives and offering specialised environmental services.
![Man planting trees](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/548009/wamc-tile-367x220px.jpg)
Bare Creek Bike Park
Construction of a world-class mountain bike park after remediating the former Belrose landfill site.
![](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/414428/thumbnail-Bare-Creek-Bike-Park-367x220px.jpg)
Landfill gas to renewable energy
Eastern Creek renewable energy facility supplying electricity to the grid while reducing greenhouse emissions.
![Image of the Eastern Creek Renewable Energy Facility](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/549883/Landfill-gas-to-renewable-energy-tile-367x220.jpg)
Wastewater treatment
Collecting, containing and treating wastewater at several of our closed landfill sites.
![Image of an inspector at a water treatment plant](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0003/550083/Wastewater-Treatment-tile-367x220.jpg)
Boolaroo earthworks
Earthmoving capability and project management skills used to deliver an access road for a new commercial precinct.
![Boolaroo earthworks](https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/549995/earthworks-tile-367x220px.jpg)