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At ISF, we take a solutions-focused approach to help governments, organisations, businesses and communities move towards a more sustainable future. We walk the line between university research centre and private consultancy, bringing the best of both worlds to our clients.

We’re transdisciplinary

We take a uniquely transdisciplinary approach that brings together multiple perspectives, skillsets, methods and tools in our quest to find solutions. We’re large enough to provide a diversity of research skills that match the needs of each and every project and small enough to deliver personalised outcomes.

Read more about our transdisciplinary research

We focus on sustainability transformations

Achieving a sustainable relationship between people and planet requires a transformative response involving profound, systemic changes that reach across social, cultural, political, economic and technical domains. ISF’s applied expertise in systems thinking, participatory governance and capacity building allows us to support clients in navigating and facilitating change within a complex and uncertain context.

Discover our approach to sustainability transformations

We are committed to the United Nations' goals for sustainability

ISF's vision is strongly aligned with the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and all of our work is mapped against them using an innovative tool we developed for this purpose.  

 Learn more about the SDGs and how we work towards meeting them

We’re collaborative

Change cannot be driven by a single person or group. We take a collaborative approach to our research and consulting that brings all the critical voices to the table.

We’re rigorous

As a university research centre, we pride ourselves on delivering rigorous, independent and ethical research that sets a benchmark for quality among our academic peers. We apply the same principles to our consultancy work, ensuring that our clients – and projects – benefit from our academic expertise.

We’re solutions-focused

We produce creative and disruptive solutions in partnership with government, industry and community clients. We challenge ourselves to begin at the end – to identify aspirational, practical and adaptable outcomes that drive meaningful change and initiate the steps to achieve them.

We build capacity as we go

We’re committed to the co-production of knowledge. We design and deliver projects in partnership with our clients and invest heavily in building their internal capacity through the translation of our knowledge, skills and experience. We strive to embed our projects with mutual and transformative learning experiences.

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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