Climate Risk Series Infrastructure Report
Australia has entered a new era of corporate transparency with the introduction of mandatory climate-related financial disclosures under the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS). In partnership with Monash Business School, Purpose Bureau has launched the Climate Risk Series, shedding light on this changing landscape. Report One: Understanding the ASRS Reporting Universe is now available and Report Two
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2025 Impact Report
Welcome to the Infrastructure Sustainability Council’s FY25 Impact Report — capturing a year of measurable progress and collective achievement across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. This year’s report captures a period of growth, resilience, and transformation for the infrastructure sustainability community. Despite economic and policy challenges, our members, partners, and practitioners have continued to drive
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Toward a Nature Positive Future for the Water Sector
Integrating natural capital into strategy, design and decision-making In today’s world, embracing nature isn’t just a choice — it’s a necessity. As biodiversity loss from climate change and human activities accelerates, we must weave nature into every decision we make. Around 50% of Australia and New Zealand’s (ANZ) national gross domestic product depends on it.
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Infrastructure Net Zero – A Solid Foundation: A common definition for net zero infrastructure and how to get there
Achieving net zero in infrastructure requires a shared understanding of what net zero means and the infrastructure sector’s role in managing and reducing carbon emissions. Various standards, such as The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (GHG Protocol Corporate Standard) and PAS 2080:2023 Carbon Management in Buildings and Infrastructure (PAS 2080), provide essential
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IS Ratings Alignment Note
The IS Ratings Alignment Note on TNFD Disclosures and Metrics is here to guide organisations in leveraging IS Ratings for TNFD (Taskforce for Nature-based Financial Disclosures) recommendations. In recent years, financial reporting requirements have increasingly incorporated climate and nature-based disclosures, reflecting the heightened awareness of environmental risks in the global economy. This development is driven
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Impact Report 2024
Welcome to the Infrastructure Sustainability Council’s FY24 Impact Report. This year’s report focuses principally on the impacts that the ISC and its ecosystem of member organisations and stakeholders delivered during the year. It outlines the value created and captured through our efforts to influence policy and regulations that shape our sector, our membership, training and
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Sustainability: a career in construction
Only 12.9% of construction industry professionals are women. But did you know that the figure for infrastructure sustainability professionals is 55%? In this report, Sustainability, a career in construction the ISC have explored how sustainability careers can influence the current culture & diversity challenges that limit the number of female professionals entering and remaining in
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Procurement of Sustainable Products and Services in Infrastructure
In the lead up to the Western Australia Connect conference that was hosted in March 2024 in Perth, Australia, the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) issued a survey to suppliers in the Western Australian market that aimed to identify the specific barriers and obstacles to sustainable procurement in the infrastructure sector, as perceived from the suppliers’
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Impact Report – 2023
The winds of change are blowing, and our sector is raising its sails. Over the past three years, the interconnection and interdependence of our systems, value chains and communities has been bared through cumulative shocks and stressors. The global profile of risk severity over the ten-year horizon, reported by the World Economic Forum, is again
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Legacies that last: Creating social value through Australia’s infrastructure and built environment
The purpose of infrastructure is to enable people and communities to thrive. Infrastructure assets are enabled by people for people. Recognising this clear purpose, our sector has an opportunity to provide a foundation for cooperation, and the ability to bridge differences across diverse perspectives and backgrounds with shared respect. The positive outcomes enabled by infrastructure
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Modern Slavery Impact Note – video clip
We are pleased to announce the release of a video clip on the second edition of the IS Impact Notes: Modern Slavery. This impact note outlines how infrastructure projects can drive action – through leadership and management, sustainable procurement, materials sourcing, and workforce sustainability – to integrate an appropriate and effective modern slavery response with
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10 Stories to Celebrate 10 Years
On Wednesday 29 February 2012, then federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese stood before a packed crowd at Parliament House in Canberra to unveil Australia’s first national rating scheme for sustainable infrastructure. Wishing the Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Scheme, or IS for short, a “busy life”, Mr Albanese noted that project teams working on everything from roads
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