Bardavcol have been at the forefront of developing and maintaining governance systems for over a quarter of a century. We were amongst the first in South Australia to achieve the coveted ISO 9001 Certification in 1998, and one of the first in Australia to achieve Federal Safety Accreditation (2007) – Accreditation No. 065. In 2006 we achieved AS4801 certification for Safety Systems and in 2009 we achieved ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management Systems.

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On 31 May 2022, the South Australian Parliament declared a climate emergency and committed to working with business, industry and community to transform the economy to net zero emissions by 2050.

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To achieve this ambition, the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) devised a Sustainable Procurement Policy, with a commitment to ‘ensuring sustainability risks and opportunities are identified as part of procurement planning, and appropriate requirements are included in tender and contract documents, in line with the net zero emissions target’.

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In response to the South Australian Government’s climate emergency initiative, we have fundamentally transformed our approach to carbon management across the organisation. We have undertaken a comprehensive reassessment of our carbon footprint, reshaped internal methodologies, and embedded new ways of thinking about emissions reduction across our projects. These changes are delivering tangible results: carbon avoidance has increased from 2.9 tCO₂e in 2023 to 8.6 tCO₂e in 2024, and surged to 74.38 tCO₂e in 2025. This sharp acceleration reflects not only technical improvements, but a deliberate shift in mindset and accountability. Our progress demonstrates decisive action and a genuine commitment to contributing to South Australia’s low-carbon transition.