A Blueprint for Change

ROUNDTABLE WRITE UPS

Author: Antony Oliver, Editorial Consultant and Journalist Funding and Delivering: Doing More with Less PURPOSE

The conversations heard that while local government is at the forefront of addressing sustainability challenges as part of their public service delivery, they also face immense financial, operational, and political constraints. Similarly, the infrastructure industry is undergoing a significant transformation and is grappling with pressures to meet sustainability targets while delivering higher value outcomes for clients.

The roundtable discussions focused on the funding and delivery of sustainable public infrastructure and looked at the challenge of prioritising between environmental, economic, and social outcomes from limited available investment funding. This highlighted the importance of embracing collaborative and innovative approaches across the entire supply chain when driving a sustainable approach to achieving more with less.

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