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For more than 20 years, we’ve delivered independent, project-based research and consultancy services to commercial and government clients of all sizes. Through our collaborative partnership model, we help organisations build capacity and expertise that contributes to more sustainable global futures. 

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At ISF, we deliver research and consulting services to the following sectors:

– Australian local, state and federal governments
– international governments
– international development and aid agencies
– NGOs and CBOs
– research organisations and granting bodies
– utility providers
– higher education providers
– industry organisations.

Hear from our clients

We have commissioned research on sustainability issues from every continent. ISF are at the top in terms of inter-disciplinary skills and experience, creating new ways to analyse and understand issues, and delivering projects. Whether they are facilitating a day with business leaders in India or writing new research based upon analysis and meetings with a range of multi-national corporates, we would recommend partnering with ISF to better understand a sustainable future.

– Sustainable Funds Group, Stewart Investors

WaterAid staff and local partners in Timor-Leste gained a lot of new knowledge and skills through this partnership. As a team, we were part of every step, from the design process to collecting the data and doing analysis together. Having worked together with UTS-ISF, we now have a clearer idea of the positive gender impacts that our water, sanitation and hygiene work is having. We have some new insights to help us gain confidence as facilitators on gender issues and improve our approach as well.

– Livia da Costa Cruz, Program Effectiveness Unit Manager, WaterAid Timor-Leste

Amazing research team, great working partnerships, leading best practice theory and research to climate change adaptation research in the country maybe in the world.

– Senior Project Officer, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

We approached ISF for the work because we knew ISF were world leaders in the topic and they exceeded our expectation. The fact you get a team approach rather than an individual was also great and lead to a stronger output.

– Research Officer, Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex

Our clients and partners

  • Action on Poverty
  • AECOM
  • AgriFutures
  • Alluvium Consulting
  • American Express
  • Athena Infonomics
  • Australasian Circular Textile Association 
  • Australia Water Partnership
  • Australia-China Relations Institute
  • Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
  • Australian Council for International Development
  • Australian National University
  • Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
  • Australian Renewable Energy Agency
  • Australian Research Council
  • Australian Volunteers for International Development
  • Australian Water Partnership
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Blacktown City Council
  • Bread for the World
  • Central Coast Council
  • Central Highlands Regional Water Authority
  • Central NSW Councils
  • Centre for Work Health and Safety
  • CHEP
  • City of Sydney
  • City West Water
  • Clean Energy Council
  • Climate Risk
  • Climate-KIC Australia
  • Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
  • CRC Race for 2030
  • CSIRO
  • Data61
  • Department Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Department of Environment and Energy
  • Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Vic)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Department of Industry, Science, Education and Resources
  • Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
  • Department of Water and Environment Regulation (WA)
  • Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (WA)
  • Desert Knowlege Australia
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft f√ºr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Earthworks
  • East Meets West Foundation
  • Energy Networks Australia
  • Equilibrium
  • EU Marie Curie ITN
  • European Climate Foundation
  • Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, UTS
  • FFA Pacific
  • Flow Power
  • Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre
  • FRDC
  • Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC)
  • Future Earth
  • Future Superannuation Group
  • GHD
  • Greenpeace
  • gwa group
  • Gwydir Shire Council
  • Health Infrastructure NSW
  • Hort Innovation
  • IGO Independence Group
  • Infrastructure Australia
  • Infrastructure Victoria
  • Inner West Council
  • Institute for Sustainable Futures
  • Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex
  • Insurance Australia Group
  • International Labour Organisation
  • Kmart
  • Knight Frank Australia
  • Lake Macquarie City Council
  • Latrobe Valley Authority
  • Lithgow City Council
  • Maritime Union of Australia
  • Nation Partner
  • National Australia Bank (NAB)
  • National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
  • NERC
  • New Democracy Foundation
  • Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
  • NSW Department of Education
  • NSW Department of Industry
  • NSW Department of Planning and Environment
  • NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
  • NSW Department of Primary Industries
  • NSW Environmental Protection Authority
  • NSW Environmental Trust
  • NSW Family and Community Services
  • NSW Farmers Association
  • NSW Office of Environment & Heritage
  • NSW Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer
  • Nursery and Garden Industry Australia
  • One Earth - Rockefeller Foundation
  • Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security
  • Palladium International
  • Parramatta City Council
  • Plan International Asia-Pacific 
  • Power and Water Corporation
  • Productivity Commission
  • Randwick City Council
  • Research for Development Impact Network
  • Rio Tinto
  • Sanitation and Water for All
  • SEQ Water
  • SMEC International
  • SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
  • SPC
  • Stand.earth
  • Stewart Investors
  • Sustainability Advantage
  • Sustainability Victoria
  • Sustineo
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
  • Sydney Airport
  • Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE)
  • Sydney Water Corporation
  • Tearfund UK
  • The Hills Shire Council
  • The University of Leeds
  • Transdev Australasia
  • Transport NSW
  • UNICEF Indonesia
  • United Nations Food and Agriculture Program
  • United Nations PRI, Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance
  • University College London
  • University of Oxford
  • Vivid Economics
  • Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
  • Water Corporation
  • Water Research Foundation
  • Water Services Association of Australia
  • Wattwatchers
  • Woolworths
  • World Bank
  • World Future Council
  • World Health Organisation
  • World Vision
  • World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)
  • Yarra Valley Water

Contact us

t: +61 2 9514 4950
e: isf@uts.edu.au

Level 10, UTS Building 10
235 Jones Street
Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia
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