Brisbane is entering an important period of growth, bringing new opportunities for Queensland businesses to become part of major projects and supply chains. As sustainability expectations grow, SMEs need to be ready to demonstrate their performance and show how they can meet the needs of customers and procurement partners.

On Wednesday, 11 November, we hosted the Brisbane ecoBiz Leaders Forum, bringing together local business owners, sustainability experts and our ecoBiz team to discuss how sustainability can help businesses stay competitive and access new opportunities.

The forum explored the growing role of sustainability in procurement and supply chains, including how SMEs can better understand their resource use, assess suppliers and demonstrate the improvements they’re already making. Through the ecoBiz program, Queensland businesses can access guidance and support to identify opportunities to improve resource efficiency, reduce costs and strengthen their sustainability performance.

We were also pleased to recognise two Brisbane ecoBiz Star Partners. National Plastics & Rubber achieved 1-Star Partnership recognition for water, while GovPartners received Gold Micro Star Partner recognition after implementing 87% of the actions in the Micro & Remote Program Action Checklist.

A key takeaway was that businesses don’t need to start from scratch. Understanding resource use, knowing your suppliers and being able to demonstrate existing improvements are important steps towards building a more competitive business.

The ecoBiz program is proudly supported by the Queensland Government.