About Gdansk Transport Company
Gdańsk Transport Company S.A. (GTC) is the concessionaire responsible for the operation and maintenance of a key motorway corridor in northern Poland. As the operator of critical transport infrastructure, GTC focuses on continuous improvement related to safety, resilience, and responsible environmental and social management.
- GRESB Assessments, tools, or products: Infrastructure Asset Assessment
- Region(s) of operation: Europe, Poland
- Sector: Transport, Motorways
- Infrastructure manager: Arcus Infrastructure Partners
- Shareholders: AAPP Sp. z o.o. (owned by ARCUS A1 LP PROSTA SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA and is managed by a subsidiary of Arcus Infrastructure Partners LLP on behalf of its parent company Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP) and Intertoll Capital Partners (Aberdeen Investments and Intertoll Infrastructure Developments)
Sustainability in focus
Looking ahead to 2026 and beyond, GTC is focused on strengthening the long-term performance and resilience of its motorway operations, with priorities including:
- Enhancing safety standards and motorway resilience, including planning for climate-related physical risks
- Reducing carbon emissions where operationally feasible, supported by improved data and performance tracking
- Increasing the use of circular materials and solutions in road construction and maintenance activities based on feasibility and quality requirements
Driving operational improvement through GRESB insights
GTC began participating in the GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment in 2018, recognizing the value of a consistent, standardized framework for assessing and communicating infrastructure asset performance. Participation enables GTC to understand how its motorway operations compare with peers and to strengthen its governance approach to transparency with investors and public stakeholders.
GRESB benchmarks, data, and insights support how GTC evaluates environmental performance, safety management, resilience, and stakeholder engagement across motorway operations. This structured approach helps the company identify priority areas for improvement within the transport infrastructure sector. GTC’s operational and sustainability strategy is supported by broader asset management processes and stewardship by its key stakeholders, all of whom actively support GTC’s continued improvement of sustainability management.
Insights from GRESB have informed actions across several operational areas and supported a more data-driven approach to tracking performance. For instance, insights from GTC’s GRESB Benchmark Report have helped the company to:
- Develop a climate adaptation plan for key assets located in higher-risk areas
- Implement processes that prioritize recycled and lower-carbon materials in road construction and maintenance, particularly in collaboration with main road contractors
- Improve safety performance monitoring and engagement with communities along the motorway
- Establish a more data-driven performance process to track energy use, emissions, and maintenance efficiency
“GRESB provides us with a clear, standardized way to assess how effectively we manage environmental impacts, safety, and resilience across our motorway operations,” said CEO Torbjorn Nohrstedt. “The benchmarking process helps us identify priority areas for improvement and supports more informed, data-driven decisions that strengthen long-term performance and transparency.”
Managing safety, climate, and stakeholder risks
As a motorway concessionaire, GTC manages infrastructure that is critical to regional mobility and economic activity, while facing complex environmental and social risk considerations. Safety is a central priority throughout the asset’s lifecycle.
GTC conducts regular safety campaigns to increase road user awareness and reduce accident risks, supported by routine inspections and technical safety solutions along the motorway. Over time, this approach has supported measurable improvements in safety performance.
Alongside safety, climate risk management is a key component of GTC’s resilience strategy. By integrating climate scenario analysis into planning processes, GTC assesses the potential impacts of extreme weather events on road assets and operations. This analysis helps identify vulnerabilities, inform adaptation measures, and guide resilient design standards. The resulting insights support long-term planning by aligning maintenance activities, upgrades, and capital investments with future climate and risk projections.
“Our approach to risk management has been strengthened while using GRESB Assessments by improving how we analyze exposure to climate-related physical risks such as flooding, heat stress, and extreme weather. This allows us to plan more effectively and make more informed decisions to protect the long-term performance of our motorway assets,”said CEO Torbjorn Nohrstedt.
Creating shared value through community engagement
Beyond operational and physical climate risks, GTC also manages stakeholder-related risks associated with operating public infrastructure. Ongoing engagement with road users, contractors, and local authorities supports effective risk management and helps ensure that operational decisions reflect both asset performance needs and broader societal considerations.
A central expression of this approach is GTC’s “AmberOne Close to Us” program. Since 2017, the initiative has supported small, locally driven initiatives in municipalities located along the motorway corridor, focusing on road safety, environmental awareness, and quality of life. By enabling local communities to identify their own priorities, the program helps deliver tangible local benefits.
To date, the program has supported 36 local organizations across 20 towns and villages, contributing to outcomes such as greenery plantings, installation of speed-measuring devices, construction of bicycle shelters, improved lighting, revitalized public spaces, and education initiatives covering road safety, first aid, and environmentally responsible behavior. These initiatives strengthen relationships with local stakeholders while delivering practical social and environmental outcomes.
In parallel, GTC also considers the broader impacts associated with motorway use. While most emissions linked to road transport occur indirectly through vehicle use, the company monitors relevant indicators such as traffic volume and energy use, runs awareness campaigns promoting efficient driving practices, and collaborates with contractors and project partners to explore materials or construction methods that can demonstrably reduce emissions where feasible.
Looking ahead to 2026 and beyond, GTC’s priorities include enhancing safety standards, strengthening motorway resilience, reducing carbon emissions where operationally feasible, and increasing the use of circular materials in construction and maintenance activities. GRESB participation will continue to support progress through consistent benchmarking and data-driven decision-making.