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Catastrophe escalates the urgency of resilience – A letter from our CEO

This year, much like the start of 2020, has been a confrontation of crises. This year New Zealand’s north experienced extreme rainfall causing widespread flooding events just days apart, with Cyclone Gabrielle following in quick succession. Ex-tropical cyclone Ellie wreaked havoc in the Kimberley with hundreds of people living in multigenerational homes now homeless. Emergency

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World Water Day 2023

Happy World Water Day 2023 Water is life. A sustainable water future is closely tied to climate change and healthy communities. The water sector is improving infrastructure performance, establishing benchmarks and leading practices to transition to a circular economy to support the communities of the future, all the while making more prominent cultural values of

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Modern Slavery Coalition

To accelerate the eradication of modern slavery from infrastructure supply chains. The ISC Modern Slavery Coalition was established in 2019 in response to the introduction of the Australian Modern Slavery Act. This coalition aims to accelerate the eradication of modern slavery from infrastructure’s supply chains by shifting industry from a place of reactive compliance to

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Climate Action Coalition

To accelerate climate action in every town, city and region through a place-based approach. The cities and regions in which we live, work and play are as unique and diverse as we are as individuals – no two are the same. While we are all working towards a common global goal of positive climate action,

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Circular Economy Coalition

To accelerate the transition to circular business models and economies in infrastructure. Minimising raw material extraction, avoiding waste and halting pollution are crucial strategies for achieving net zero emissions and stemming nature loss. A key mechanism in achieving this is a systemic transition to a circular economy supply chain that maintains the quality, availability and

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Resilience Coalition

To accelerate systemic resilience so that infrastructure can enable thriving lifestyles, communities and nations, now and into the future. There is an increased focus on resilience and adaptive capacity across society, economy and the built environment, particularly in the wake of early climate change impacts and COVID-19. It is becoming increasingly common for resilience planning

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eMesh concrete steel mesh replacement

100% RECYCLED MACRO SYNTHETIC FIBRE CONCRETE MESH eMesh 100% recycled macro synthetic fibre by Enviromesh, made in Australia, and packaged by National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) workers, was proposed to replace steel mesh reinforcement in the concrete shared user paths (SUPs) and footpaths by North Western Program Alliance (NWPA) for the Bell to Moreland Level

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The State of ESG Reporting in Australia

We are pleased to share with our community a paper prepared by ISC member K&L Gates on  “The State of ESG Reporting in Australia”. To access the article click below

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Three new member coalitions to bring together the industry in our response to climate change challenges facing Infrastructure

The ISC has launched three new coalitions bringing together the best and brightest minds to address the important issues facing our industry at this time. Each coalition will work over a three-year period to define the issue, design practical and dynamic solutions, and deploy a toolkit for implementation. These coalitions will create a lasting legacy

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ISC & ISAP Newsletters

Did you miss on our latest news? Click below to read the latest newsletter and ISAP bulletin. November Newsletter – Click here to access December Newsletter – Click here to access January 2023 Newsletter – Click here to access February 2023 Newsletter – Click here to access March 2023 Newsletter – Click here to access April 2023

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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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ISC announces Water Advisory Group

Water is life. A sustainable water future is closely tied to climate change and healthy communities. The water sector is improving infrastructure performance, establishing benchmarks and leading practices to transition to a circular economy to support the communities of the future, all the while making more prominent cultural values of water.   To advance this agenda,

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