{"id":34242,"date":"2025-07-30T00:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T23:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=34242"},"modified":"2025-07-30T00:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T23:58:13","slug":"sustainability-in-a-shifting-trade-landscape-what-australian-businesses-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/en\/news-insights\/articles\/sustainability-in-a-shifting-trade-landscape-what-australian-businesses-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability in a Shifting Trade Landscape: What Australian Businesses Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent live interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/tickernews.co\/\"><em data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"450\">Ticker TV<\/em><\/a>, Frans Verheij, Partner and Sustainability Lead at Argon &amp; Co, offered critical insights into how Australian businesses are responding to the uncertainty. His key message? Amid changing political climates, businesses must stay focused on long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSustainability is not optional,\u201d Frans emphasized. \u201cYour consumers demand it. The regulator demands it. Even if priorities shift internationally, local expectations in Australia and New Zealand remain the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While sectors like steel and iron ore may face negative impacts due to increased U.S. tariffs, others like beef exports could benefit. But rather than getting lost in the week-to-week headlines, Frans urged businesses to stay the course and take a long-term view.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupply chain strategy is not about tomorrow or yesterday- it&#8217;s a one, three, or even ten-year journey,\u201d he said. \u201cDon&#8217;t boil the ocean. Focus on three or four sustainability initiatives that make a real impact, whether it\u2019s carbon, circular economy, or ESG culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frans also likened sustainability\u2019s trajectory to that of workplace safety: once a compliance obligation, now embedded in organisational culture. 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