The Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group was established in February 2023 and provides advice to the Australian government on the transition to a more circular economy. This interim report summarises the preliminary advice of the Advisory Group from 2023, covering the topics of national policy, economics and investment settings, net zero, the built environment, and...

The Environmentally Sustainable Procurement (ESP) policy guides decisions and allows the federal government to measure the environmental outcomes from its procurements. It also establishes a reporting framework which will create a baseline of environmentally sustainable procurement.

This policy paper presents the results of a survey jointly conducted by the OECD, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and the European Committee of the Regions, on how to localise the SDGs in a changing international landscape marked by disasters and shocks. The paper also presents possible strategies to further leverage the SDGs to design...

This four-year project developed save food packaging design criteria and communication materials. The criteria and material is expected to lead to better packaging design, material selection and format selection using appropriate portioning, sealability, resealability features, date labelling, extend shelf life and provide the information required to assist retail, food service and consumers to minimise food...

As part of the single-use plastic items ban in 2021, the Queensland Government committed to a review that would ensure the ban had been effective and was functioning as intended. This review details the effects of the ban on the community and retailers as well as the ban's efficacy in reducing plastic waste and litter...