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CONTENTS

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 9

2 INTRODUCTION. 11

2.1 OBJECTIVE . . 11

2.2 DISCUSSION PAPER ‘ROAD MAP’ 11

2.3 DEFINING THE AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY 11

3 MARKETS: DEMAND ANALYSIS. 13

3.1 DOMESTIC MARKET OVERVIEW. 13

3.2 INTERNATIONAL MARKET OVERVIEW. 15

4 AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY: DATA & COMPETITIVE POSITION 17

4.1 AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY DATA . 17

4.2 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY 19

4.3 SOME KEY INDUSTRY SEGMENTS: WATER, WASTE, & ENGINEERING 20

4.4 ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS. 23

4.5 SUMMARY 25

5 COMPETITOR ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL MARKET COMPARISONS . 27

5.1 STRUCTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY. 27

5.2 LEADING FIRMS 27

5.3 TRADE & EXPORT ORIENTATION 29

5.4 COMPARISONS WITH THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY 29

6 DRIVERS OF DEMAND 31

6.1 SOCIAL PRESSURES AND INFLUENCES . 31

6.2 COMMUNITY, CONSUMER & MEDIA PRESSURES. 32

6.3 ENVIRONMENT POLICY 32

6.4 LEGISLATION & REGULATION 34

6.5 CHANGING BUSINESS MODELS & THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE . 35

6.6 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 35

6.7 MARKET REFORMS. 36

7 DOMESTIC OPPORTUNITIES 39

7.1 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES & PROGRAMS 39

7.2 OPPORTUNITIES IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA 39

8 INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 43

8.1 OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA. 43

8.2 OPPORTUNITIES IN CENTRAL EUROPE . 45

8.3 OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN. 46

8.4 OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 46

8.5 OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES 46

8.6 EXPORT STRATEGIES, ALLIANCES & PARTNERSHIPS 47

9 GROWTH ISSUES & CHALLENGES 49

9.1 INNOVATION. 49

9.2 TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION. 50

9.3 ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION . 50

9.4 EDUCATION & TRAINING . 51

9.5 SKILLS GAPS & EMERGING INDUSTRIES 51

9.6 E-COMMERCE & INTERNET PORTALS 52

9.7 REGIONAL ISSUES. 53

9.8 MARKET DEREGULATION . 53

9.9 WORKPLACE RELATIONS & INDUSTRIAL REFORM 53

9.10 ACCESS TO FINANCE 53

9.11 FRAGMENTATION & INDUSTRY STRUCTURE . 54

9.12 INDUSTRY & EXPORT DEVELOPMENT . 55

9.13 GROWTH ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE EMIAA. 56

10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 59

10.1 REFERENCES CITED 59

10.2 FURTHER READING. 61

10.3 WEB SITES 61

10.4 RELEVANT DOMESTIC REGIONAL STRATEGIES . 63

11 APPENDICES 65

11.1 AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY CAPABILITIES . 65

11.2 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS. 69

11.3 LEGISLATION ADMINISTERED BY STATE & TERRITORY ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

AGENCIES 73

11.4 ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY EXPORT WORKSHOP FINDINGS 75

11.5 EMIAA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT & EXPORT ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 79

11.6 SUPPORT PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES RELEVANT TO THE ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY 81