Promoting your connection 
to CSIRO: a quick guide

We love it when our partners and program participants 
promote their connection to CSIRO. If you want to use 
CSIRO’s name or logo there are rules to follow – here’s a 
quick guide to help you navigate the process.

As Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO is highly trusted 
and respected by community, industry, and government. 
To protect this trust we ensure every use of the our logo or 
name by our partners clearly and accurately communicates the 
connection between us. Most importantly – any use of our logo 
and/or name must be requested via your CSIRO contact who 
will then follow an internal process for approval with CSIRO’s 
Communication Team. Our procedures must be strictly followed.

Promotion examples

Depending on our connection or what we have worked on 
together we might feature CSIRO’s name or logo:

On your website or social media.

In marketing collateral or a media release 
promoting our research outcomes.

On products that feature CSIRO’s intellectual property.

General suppliers of goods and services to us are not 
considered a research partner or program participant, and are 
not permitted to feature our name or logo as an endorsement.

Special programs 

Participants of CSIRO program’s such as ON Innovation, 
Kick Start, Next Generation Graduates, and Aus4Innovation 
programs will receive a CSIRO Acknowledgement Mark kit 
with specific usage instructions from their program coordinator.

Promoting your connection to CSIRO

Depending on the connection to CSIRO, there will be 
restrictions to how you can and can’t use our name 
and logo. You must seek permission to use our name 
and logo. We recommend negotiating use into your 
contract if it is important to you.

On approval, usage is typically allowed under 
these conditions:

• The CSIRO name/logo is featured with factual 
statements that accurately describe the association 
with us.

• Any claims are scientifically proven through 
CSIRO research.

• The name/logo is used in the appropriate context, such 
as on a webpage dedicated to the CSIRO-related project 
or innovation, rather than a general webpage.

How to request CSIRO name/logo use

Send the following to your CSIRO contact for review: 

• Context: How, when (dates from/to), and where you want to 
use the name/logo, including the content it will accompany.

• Draft: All draft statements, content, or designs of the item.

Allow adequate time for complex requests, such as 
media releases. You should also note that using our logo and 
name on fundraising documents, packaging or for promoting 
products and services requires a rigorous approval process and 
a separate contract.

As Australia’s national science agency, 
CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges 
through innovative science and technology.

CSIRO. Creating a better future for everyone.

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For more information on what to expect when working with us, 
visit our collaboration page.