Reports

Impact Report – 2023

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

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

Beyond Climate Positive

The Infrastructure Sustainability Council is proud to have partnered with AECOM, and engaged with our members to develop this thought-leadership report, exploring the concepts of climate positive, resilience and nature-based solutions. This is the starting block for a collaborative process with the infrastructure sector to deliver a sustainable legacy through Brisbane 2032. As the fastest growing

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

2022 Impact Report

In this report, the Council outlines our four Strategic Goals: Leadership, Thriving Industry, Market Transformation and Organisational Health, supporting an industry to deliver best practice, long-term outcomes that support all beneficiaries, and deliver on the quadruple bottom line.  Our four main goals are all designed to drive our purpose – To ensure all infrastructure delivers social,

Journey to Net Zero

A journey to net zero presents a compelling case for a great opportunity to change the way we approach out transport sector, and indeed our towns and communities. It is a ‘call to action’ for the industry to stop and rethink the way we approach transport in Australia. It presents an opportunity for the industry

Thriving Nations Report

From the moment we wake to the moment we go to sleep, what we do and how we do it, is enabled by our infrastructure. It is crystal clear, this century is one of change – for our lifestyles, our communities, our economies and our environment. Whether it is climate change, addressing inequality or riding

Place-based approach to net zero

A place based approach acknowledges that the implementation of net zero commitments and goals will be more successful if the solutions both relate to the unique context in which they are applied, and mobilise localised resources, action and engagement. Place based solutions to net zero provide multiple benefits such as: Mobilising enthusiastic local investment and

A NET ZERO FUTURE: Delivered through our infrastructure pipeline

In Australia, collective action is needed to deliver low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure that meets community, Government, and investor requirements. Australian state and territory Governments have committed to net zero carbon by 2050 to address climate change risks identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). All have set further intermediate 2030 benchmarks to drive action

Return on Investment

The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) has been supporting the infrastructure industry drive best practice through the Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Scheme (IS Rating Scheme) since 2012. In this time, the Scheme has actively contributed to capacity building and transparently measuring the social, environmental, governance and cultural outcomes delivered by more than $160 billion of

Reshaping Infrastructure for a Net Zero Emissions Future

Infrastructure has a significant, lasting influence on Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Around 70% of Australia’s emissions are associated with infrastructure projects. Infrastructure assets built today will still be operating in 2050 when countries like Australia are expected to reach net zero emissions under the Paris Climate Agreement. Despite this, emissions reductions in line with a