• Key outcomes from COP 30: global commitments shaping Australia's competitive positioning

• Australia's COP 31 opportunity for climate and economic leadership

• Economic transformation: decarbonisation commitments into national advantage

• Economic opportunity: value chain decarbonisation creating first-mover advantage

• Investment roadmap: building clean industrial capabilities by 2030

• Global positioning: leveraging renewable energy and critical minerals advantage

• Infrastructure enablement: NSW renewable energy zones creating competitive foundations for decarbonised value chains

• Business partnership programs: State support mechanisms for coordinated supplier networks and clean technology access

• Regional collaboration: Cross-border value chain integration leveraging Hunter Valley's coal-to-clean transformation

• System innovation: building interconnected clean industrial ecosystems

• Investment acceleration: policy settings driving private capital into decarbonisation

• SME empowerment: scaling decarbonisation across supply chain ecosystems

• First Nations partnerships: comprehensive and culturally appropriate transformation

• Value chain integration: connecting critical minerals to downstream manufacturing

• Supply chain sovereignty: building resilient domestic capabilities for global markets

• Export opportunities: positioning Australia as preferred clean industrial supplier

• Transforming supplier relationships: engaging partners to cut embedded emissions

• Driving innovation beyond the fence line: leveraging technology and collaboration

• Setting industry benchmarks: creating replicable models for global expectations

• Partnering across supply networks: accelerating Scope 3 reductions through collaboration

• Using market influence: embedding emissions reduction through procurement and innovation

• Scaling solutions: expanding successful pilots into systemic change

• Nature as infrastructure: treating biodiversity and ecosystems as assets within supply chain decarbonisation

• Aligning carbon and nature: linking emissions reduction with nature restoration and resilience outcomes

• Financing nature-positive value chains: driving investment and reporting that reward natural capital gains

Senior Representative, WWF Australia

• Knowledge integration: Applying Indigenous land management and cultural stewardship to value chain decarbonisation

• Collaborative governance: Co-designing policy and procurement to support Indigenous-led decarbonisation initiatives

• Investment pathways: Mobilising capital and capability for First Nations renewable energy and manufacturing enterprises

Scope Three Challenges:

• Fuel supply chain emissions during generation mix transition

• Customer emissions tracking across diverse energy applications

• Grid infrastructure coordination with supplier decarbonisation

Scope Three Challenges:

• Material embodied carbon with limited low-carbon alternatives

• Long asset lifecycles requiring 30+ year decarbonisation plans

• Existing building retrofits with complex ownership structures

Scope Three Challenges:

• Remote operations infrastructure transformation requirements

• Downstream processing emissions from customer material use

• Upstream supplier emissions from equipment, explosives, chemicals

Scope Three Challenges:

• Infrastructure transition requiring coordinated charging/hydrogen networks

• Modal shift complexity across freight and passenger systems

• Last-mile delivery optimisation in urban environments

Scope Three Challenges:

• Land use change and soil carbon management systems

• Livestock methane emissions with limited technological solutions

• Weather variability affecting production and emissions consistency

Scope Three Challenges:

• Process heat requirements exceeding renewable energy capabilities

• Material substitution requiring R&D investment and market acceptance

• Legacy system integration across existing manufacturing infrastructure

Investors, government representatives, and solution providers seated across tables

• Leveraging low-carbon credentials: enhancing export appeal in ESG-sensitive markets

• Integrating value chains: capturing greater value through clean production alignment

• Scaling innovation: expanding presence in climate-conscious international markets

• System innovation: Uniting government, industry, finance and research to decarbonise material supply chains

• Market activation: Aligning demand signals, metrics and procurement to scale low-carbon materials

• Replicable model: Offering a blueprint for cross-sector value chain action across industries

A fast-paced collaboration sprint where you’ll leave your sector table to engage directly with those from other industries your decarbonisation success depends on — from transport to built environment, mining to manufacturing, and agriculture to energy. The goal: spark bold, cross-sector ideas and practical recommendations to accelerate Australia’s net zero transformation.

• COP 30 outcomes: key business commitments and implementation priorities from Brazil

• NDC alignment: mandatory transition plans driving business investment and trade competitiveness

• International collaboration: scaling cross-border partnerships for accelerated decarbonisation