WWF-Australia - for a living planet

Sustainable industry

Sustainable industry is the cornerstone of WWF's work to protect the earth's vital life support systems and reduce the ecological impact of Australia's communities.

By working with government, community groups, businesses and industry WWF aims to find workable solutions to Australia's most pressing environmental challenges.

This work brings together a dedicated team of policy specialists, whose activities cover a broad range of natural resource sectors, including agriculture, forestry, fisheries and mining.

WWF works to highlight the threats to the environment from poor natural resource management and ensure that environmental considerations are integrated into decision making processes for the benefit of all Australians.

Recent Sustainable industry News

Gas weighs heavily on Barrow wildlife

A juvenile flatback turtle - one of the many species threatened by the proposed Gorgon natural gas project. © WWF-Australia/Scott WHITING

Ancient legend celebrates turtles stoically holding up the earth. For some people at least, the only thing Australian turtles are holding up now is development.

Continue reading 'Gas weighs heavily on Barrow wildlife'

Jul 04

Back Garnaut or back off, WWF tells Opposition

WWF has urged the Federal Opposition to end the cheap, political point-scoring and adopt a bipartisan approach to tackling the serious threat of climate change.

Jul 02

No compensation for electricity generators under ETS

Electricity generators and other big polluters have known for nearly 20 years that they would have to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, and they should not receive favourable treatment under an emissions trading scheme, WWF said today.

Jun 16

Progress at Bonn Climate Talks is not good enough

Bonn, Germany – With only 536 days remaining until the Copenhagen Climate Summit, governments are making too little progress in developing the future system for reducing climate-damaging emissions, WWF says.