Jacobs and CSIRO Coming Together to Shape a More Sustainable World

Jacobs and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, are collaborating on a new innovation program to identify and fast-track solutions that address critical environmental challenges.

Tapping into Jacobs’ deep design, engineering and process domain expertise and CSIRO’s long history of science innovation and commercialization, Jacobs and CSIRO will jointly identify and develop commercially deployable solutions to critical business challenges posed by climate change and the need to operate more sustainably.

“As our world and the challenges, we face become more complex, we have a responsibility to be bold and raise the bar in everything we do,” says Jacobs CEO Bob Pragada. “This collaboration embodies our values, and we look forward to coming together with CSIRO to innovate solutions that will have a positive impact.”

The innovation program will work to identify and validate emerging opportunities in the health care, environmental and manufacturing sectors, encouraging interaction across different disciplines.

The program is launching with three challenge areas: decarbonizing health care, effective management of environmental contaminants and plastics. The focus is on identifying new industrial processes that remove, replace and reduce our dependencies to help manage impact on ecosystems.

As an Australian-led initiative, the program expects to initially focus on developing and deploying solutions that positively impact Australian businesses and sectors before taking the solutions to the rest of the world.

CSIRO Chief Executive Dr. Larry Marshall said the program will strengthen Australia’s innovation ecosystem by co-developing rich and diverse solutions from science.

“This collaboration with Jacobs aligns to our commitment to solve the greatest challenges – and it’s undeniable that repairing and protecting our environment is one of our greatest challenges,” says CSIRO Chief Executive Dr. Larry Marshall. “The program will harness the power of the science and engineering nexus, bringing together a diversity of perspectives and expertise to develop innovative solutions that strengthen Australia’s environment and business community, together.”

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About CSIRO

Our purpose is to solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We partner with industry to co-create commercialization outcomes that deliver impact and create economic value for the nation. We work with partners across Australia and around the world, spanning research, government, industry, and our communities. This includes technology companies, the banking sector, government and non-government agencies, small and medium businesses to deliver science driven technologies to create a better future for all Australians. Visit csiro.au for more information.