Welcome to Cardno's Emerging Markets Division
Operations based from Australia
Leaders in International Development
Cardno Emerging Markets (Australia) (formerly Cardno Acil) is committed to achieving better and more sustainable development outcomes. Established in 1968, Cardno Emerging Markets (Australia, with registered offices in Melbourne, Port Moresby, Colombo and Jakarta, brings over 40 years of technical expertise and project management knowledge to each engagement. Our physical infrastructure teams expand our capabilities with specialisations in construction and engineering, roads, transport, water supply and natural resource management. Collectively, we have designed and managed over 600 development programs and projects across 63 countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, the Pacific and Africa.
Cardno Emerging Markets (Australia) works with a range of international donor agencies, governments and private clients, including:
- Asian Development Bank
- World Bank
- Australian Agency for International Development
- UK Department for International Development
- German Development Bank
- New Zealand's International Aid and Development Agency
- International Red Cross
- United Nations Agencies
- Government of Australia
- Government of Papua New Guinea
- Government of Malaysia
- Energy companies
- Mining companies
- Construction companies
The primary sectors in which Cardno Emerging Markets (Australia) manages activities includes education, law and justice, governance, health, HIV and AIDS, resource and environmental management, and infrastructure.
Our professionals in corporate offices in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka work closely with our project offices around the world. The collaboration between corporate and project offices translates to operational efficiency and fosters professional excellence.
Combined with robust systems and applications we ensure operational efficiency while paving the path to longer-term sustainable development. In partnership with governments, the private sector and communities, we strengthen local systems to increase the capacity of institutions and promote self-reliance. We attract high calibre professionals to provide our partners with the best development advice and management expertise available globally.



