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Sustainability required to remain competitive
Organisations must embed environmental sustainability as a core strategy to remain competitive and survive the next 20 years, according to global accounting body ACCA.
Plastics technology wins science’s 2010 Victoria Prize
A leading Australian materials scientists who invented a zero waste technology for the plastics and car industry has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Victoria Prize. Associate Professor Wojciech Gutowski’s work addressed the waste problem faced by the car industry which uses 9.68 million litres of paints a year in car manufacturing - with all solvents used in the process becoming airborne and 2.5 million litres of solids going to landfill.

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Produce carton
SureFresh, Amcor’s latest fresh produce carton that won a Sustainability Award at the 2007 Australian Packaging Awards, combines good strength with product appearance at point-of-sale and is offered as an alternative to returnable plastic crates, expanded polystyrene (EPS) and some non-recyclable wax-coated trays.

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NAB names MBD Energy Innovation Award Winner
An Australian company developing a process to capture and recycle waste flue gas emissions from large-scale stationary emitters, such as coal-fired power stations, into nutritious animal feeds and biofuels has won a prestigious 2011 NAB Agribusiness Award for Excellence.
New Zealand’s most sustainable businesses
Beca and Soar Printing have been named as New Zealand’s most sustainable businesses at the Sustainable 60 Awards, run by Fairfax Media Business Group and PwC, in Auckland on 30 November.
Gippsland Water earns three environmental awards
Australia’s Gippsland Water has won three 2011 Banksia Environmental Awards, including the Origin Gold Banksia Award.
Fujitsu wins ‘Banksia’ leadership award
The ‘Banksia Environmental Award for Leading in Sustainability - Setting the Standard for Large Organisations’ award, which acknowledges commitment to sustainability and measurable achievements, has been awarded to Fujitsu.
2011 A-P Waste Management Company of the Year award goes to SITA
SITA Australia has been awarded, for the second time in three years, the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Award for Waste Management Company of the Year.
Innovation awards deadline extended
The deadline for entries for The Australian Innovation Challenge awards has now been extended to 12 October.
‘Clean technology’ ideas competition finalists announced
Entries for the Australian Clean Technologies Ideas Competition have included innovative solutions tackling pollution, energy efficiency, renewable energies, green buildings, smart electricity grids and new transportation systems.
Winners announced for water research and innovation prize
The winners of the Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation have been announced.
Green Globe Awards in NSW highlight leadership and innovation
Investa Property Group has taken out the NSW Premiers Award for Sustainability Excellence at this year’s Green Globe Awards. The NSW Government’s annual environment awards were held on 26 July at NSW Parliament House, hosted by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage Robyn Parker.
Environmental Sustainability award winner
Veolia Environmental Services wins Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability for the second consecutive year.
Photographers called to enter savewater! competition
Recognising imagery as an important tool in raising awareness of the need for water conservation, the 2011 savewater! awards are calling for budding photographers to share their photographs.
Premier's Sustainability Awards recognise Victorian business initiatives
The Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2011 has recognised several Victorian businesses and organisations for their outstanding achievements in implementing sustainability initiatives.
International water management award for Nestlé
The Stockholm Industry Water Award has been presented to Nestlé for its leadership and performance to improve water management in its internal operations and throughout its supply chain.
World Environment Day awards announced
The United Nations Association of Australia has announced the winners of this year’s World Environment Day Awards at a presentation dinner at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne.
GHD design achieves 5 Stars
A new office building in Mount Cambier, South Australia, for which GHD designed the engineering services, has been awarded a 5 Star Green Star - Office Design v2 Certified Rating.
Entries for 2011 Banksia Awards now open
Entries are now invited for the 2011 Banksia Awards from community groups, local government and businesses.
AWA recognises Fortescue Metals' water management
The Australian Water Association’s (AWA) national award for Infrastructure Project Innovation has been presented to Fortescue Metals Group for its managed aquifer recharge scheme at Cloudbreak mine, one of the largest mines of its type in the Pilbara region.
Nominations open for Water Wise award
Nominations for the Prime Minister’s 2011 Water Wise Award are invited from commercial and industrial companies that have achieved substantial water savings.
2011 savewater! award nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2011 savewater! awards which promote water efficiency.
Sustainable Energy Association 2011 Award for Excellence shared
BuildingIQ and Perth’s Western Power have received the annual Sustainable Energy Association 2011 Award for Excellence in Innovation for their work on Perth’s historic Council House.
Green wine picks up gold
Third-generation family winery Taylors Wines has picked up the only Australian gold medal at the 18th annual Chardonnay du Monde international wine competition held at the Pasteur Institute, Saint-Lager, Burgundy, France, March 2011.
Top award for water treatment company in UK town
B & V Water Treatment, one of the UK’s largest Legionella control and water treatment companies, has been named Business of the Year in a prestigious awards ceremony.
Serendipity Ice Cream wins sustainability leadership award
Serendipity Ice Cream has won the 2010 Sustainability Leadership award at the 2010 Environment Awards for its continued strong leadership in and commitment to the ‘target sustainability @ Marrickville’ program.
Energetics and EPA win Victorian green office awards
Energetics and EPA Victoria have been named recipients of the inaugural Victorian CitySwitch Green Office Awards for their achievements in reducing office energy use.
National engineering award for Alcoa
A scientific breakthrough in alumina refining has earned aluminium company Alcoa the Australian Government Engineering Innovation Award at the 2010 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in Canberra.
Fuji Xerox Australia awarded GECA ecolabel for sustainability
Fuji Xerox Australia has been awarded the Good Environmental Choice Australia Label for its ApeosPort III and IV and DocuCentre III and IV multifunction devices by Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA). It is the only vendor of multifunction device technology to receive this accolade in Australia.
Minister congratulates top water-saving businesses
The most water wise businesses in Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains were revealed last night at the 7th annual business water efficiency awards, held in Sydney.
Sydney Water wins major infrastructure award
Sydney Water’s Priority Sewerage Program (PSP) has won an Alliancing Association of Australasia (AAA) Excellence Award.
Cleantech challenge displays strong Australian innovation
GE Australia has highlighted innovative local entries to its ecomagination challenge, with the winner to be announced by the end of November. The challenge attracted more than 40 entries from Australia highlighting a strong level of local innovation and progressive thinking about carbon reduction technologies.
Sugarcane growers win national environmental award
Project Catalyst, a pioneering partnership helping to improve the quality of water flowing into Great Barrier Reef catchments has won a national Banksia Environmental Award.
Sustainable development advocate wins state construction award
Brisbane’s Helen Armstrong has been acknowledged for her outstanding achievements and contribution to the construction industry with the Leighton Contractors Award for Achievement in Sustainable Development Award at the National Association for Women in Construction (NAWIC) Qld 2010 Crystal Vision Awards.
Papyrus Australia makes finals of the Banksia Environmental Awards
Papyrus Australia, the developer of a technology that converts the waste trunk of the banana palm into alternatives to forest wood products, has been announced as a finalist in the 2010 Banksia Awards.
Newcastle’s Young Engineer of the Year named
GHD’s engineer Andrew Bagnall has been named the Engineers Australia Young Engineer of the Year (Newcastle) at a function held on 10 September at Newcastle City Hall.
Large organisations leading the way for Banksia Awards
The Banksia Awards, a prestigious Australian environmental awards series, has announced a record number of finalists for its 2010 awards. The biggest growth in submissions occurs in the big business award category.
Award win for Australia's irrigation farmers
The National Water Commission has congratulated the winners of the Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation on their outstanding contribution to water science.
OneSteel receives new sustainability licence
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has presented OneSteel with South Australia's third EPA Sustainability Licence.
YHA NZ gains first backpacker network CEMARS certification
YHA New Zealand has become the first backpacker hostel network in the world to achieve CEMARS (Carbon Emissions Measurement And Reduction Scheme) certification.
‘Smart’ water-quality sensor network wins iAward
A smart sensor network that is monitoring the quality of drinking water in south-east Queensland has earned CSIRO one of the Australian ICT industry’s highest accolades.
DuPont launches 2010/2011 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards
DuPont Australia has launched its 2010/2011 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards, a biennial event designed to recognise the commercialisation of outstanding science and technology in Australia and New Zealand.
Visy recognised with 2010 Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability
Visy has received the 2010 Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability for the extension and upgrade of its pulp and recycled paper mill at Tumut.
Brisbane's Willawong bus depot wins top gong
Brisbane City Council’s Willawong bus depot has taken out the state's highest sustainable architecture award at this year’s Australian Institute of Architecture Queensland Awards.
Victorian pressure sewerage project recognised
South East Water and its ‘us’ - Utility Services Alliance has received international recognition for its Flinders and Shoreham Pressure Sewerage project.
Frankston City Council water conservation initiatives recognised
Frankston City, located approximately 40 kilometres south of Melbourne, has been announced as the winner of the Water Conservation Category of the Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Sustainable Cities Awards held in Melbourne.
Sustainability award finalists' innovation recognised
Organisers of this year’s Enviro Conference and Exhibition have announced the finalists for a national competition to find Australia’s most cutting-edge sustainable innovation. The winner will be announced at the event, which is taking place from 21 to 23 July in Melbourne.
Concrete reinforcing product wins sustainable design award
A construction system used for reinforcing concrete in buildings has won the 2010 Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design in the Australian International Design Awards.
Coffs Harbour water reclamation plant recognised by IPWEA NSW
An innovative water reclamation plant in Coffs Harbour that meets the irrigation needs of the region, thereby conserving drinking water supplies, received the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) NSW award for Recovering, Recycling and Reusing at an awards ceremony in May.
GHD engineer named one of Australia’s most inspiring
GHD mechanical engineer Andrew Bagnall has been named one of Australia’s Most Inspiring Young Engineers for 2010. The award is part of the 2010 Year of Engineering Leadership, an initiative of Engineers Australia, aimed at celebrating the achievements of motivated, inspirational engineers.
Water savers to be recognised in the 2010 savewater! awards
Water savers from around Australia and internationally are being called to enter the national 2010 savewater! awards to be acknowledged for their conservation achievements.
Minister congratulates Sydney Water for winning international award
The NSW Minister for Water, Phil Costa, has congratulated Sydney Water for winning the 2010 Public Water Agency of the Year Award at the Global Water Intelligence Conference in Paris.
Enviro 2010 excellence in sustainability innovation award
Organisers of this year’s Enviro Conference and Exhibition have announced they will run a national competition to find Australia’s most notable sustainable innovation and will announce the winner at the event, 21-23 July, in Melbourne.
Water awards for Melbourne’s south-east
South East Water customers Inghams Enterprises, Amcor Australasia, Coca-Cola Amatil and Rossdale Golf Club were all finalists in the Prime Minister’s Water Wise Awards with Inghams announced as the inaugural winner of this prestigious water-saving award.
World Environment Day awards 2010 call for nominations
Nominations for the 2010 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards are now open nationally.
British Council helps eco-visionary Australians to put their ideas into action
The British Council has announced the inaugural recipients of its Big Green Idea funding initiative. Among the projects to be supported are a sustainable events toolkit for festivals, a community bio-char project in northern NSW and a DIY video series on green home renovations.
Industry award for South East Water’s Flinders sewerage project
South East Water has been awarded Infrastructure Project Innovation and Water Professional of the Year at the recent Australian Water Association (AWA) Victorian Excellence Awards 2009.
Busway wins prestigious best project of the year award
The Queensland government’s Inner Northern Busway - Queen Street to Upper Roma Street (INB) has won the prestigious overall Project of the Year Award at the Australian Consulting Engineers Association (ACEA) Awards for Excellence dinner, held in Brisbane.
AGL wins sustainability award
AGL Energy has won the Australasian Investor Relations Association award for Best Environmental, Social & Governance Disclosure by an Australasian Company.
AWA Victoria awards recognise excellence
South East Water received two awards at the Australian Water Association (AWA) Victorian Excellence Awards 2009 last Friday.
PM award recognises water-efficient businesses
The Prime Minister's Water Wise Award recognises water-efficiency excellence by the commercial and industrial sectors. Projects will need to demonstrate notable recent water savings and a reduction of water use in comparison to other similar facilities.
Green manufacturing no pie in the sky for Aussie baking icon
In a world where navigating the carbon jungle is often considered as ‘just too hard’, a century-old family firm has been rewarded for getting excited about sustainability.
Victoria's Western Water wins national 2009 water-saving award
Victorian Water Corporation's Western Water was successful at the recent national 2009 savewater! awards, winning the prestigious Government - Water Corporations award for its work in developing a state-of-the-art dual pipe recycled water scheme at the Eynesbury Township.
Australian Sustainable Cities winner for 2009
The City of Canada Bay, NSW, is the winner of the Keep Australia Beautiful Australian Sustainable Cities Awards, announced in Canberra last week.
Griffith MBA ranks in international survey
Griffith University’s MBA has been ranked number 27 in the world for its leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its programs by the Aspen Institute’s 2009-2010 edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes.
New Zealand’s top sustainability trailblazers revealed
An extensive search of New Zealand’s business community has put the spotlight on the country’s most sustainable companies for the 2009 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards.
2009 Australian packaging awards for sustainability
O-I’s Lean+Green lightweight wine bottles have won two awards at the 2009 Australian Packaging Awards in Melbourne.
AECOM engineers win top award for Western Australia’s greenest building
AECOM has received Western Australia's highest environmental engineering honour for its groundbreaking work on 2 Victoria Avenue, the state’s most environmentally friendly building.
Excellent landfill and transfer stations in Australia recognised
The Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) has announced the winners of its 2009 National Landfill and Transfer Stations Excellence Awards which recognise the highest standards across the country.
Unusual engineering award announced for ecolabel
In a rare decision, a significant New Zealand engineering award has been made to a non-engineering project - Environmental Choice New Zealand has received a Silver Award of Excellence from the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACENZ).
O-I’s Lean and Green bottles win 2009 Packaging Evolution awards
O-I’s Lean and Green lightweight wine bottles have won two significant awards at the 2009 Packaging Evolution Awards in Sydney.
Simple solution to a trickling problem scores the Smart WaterMark
A device which solves the problem of a toilet cistern that continues trickling after a flush is one of the latest products to be awarded the Smart Approved WaterMark.
Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses wins Banksia Environmental Foundation 2009 Origin Gold Award
Origin, Gold Award sponsor of the Banksia Environmental Foundation's annual national awards, has applauded this year's winner, Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses, for its commitment to sustainable business practices.
Creative Water Technology wins Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009
An innovation that allows highly-contaminated wastewater to be cleaned has won Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009 — Green/Environmental category.
Watersave Australia nominated finalist in national environmental awards
Sydney-based sustainable-solutions provider, Watersave Australia, has been nominated as a finalist in two categories of the 2009 Banksia Environmental Foundation National Awards.
Water treatment facility earns two APWA awards
The Black & Veatch-designed Geneva Water Treatment Facility was named a 2009 Project of the Year Award winner and a Public Works Project Excellence Award winner by the Chicago Metro Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA).
Winners of NSW Compost Leadership Awards announced
The winners of the 2009 NSW Compost Leadership Awards were announced at the NSW Compost Ball in Orange. The major award, 'Leadership in the Recycled Organics Industry', was won by SITA Environmental Solutions for its new SAWT facility in Kemps Creek, NSW.
Environmental award for energy-efficient products and solutions
The 2009 Green Excellence Environmental Activism Award, conferred annually for centrifugal pumps by the global consultancy company Frost & Sullivan, was received by KSB in the British capital.
World Environment Day award winners announced
The winners of this year’s United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards were announced at a gala presentation dinner held at the Grand Hyatt, Melbourne. The event was hosted by Ian Kiernan, Chairman of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World.
Project recognised for healthy water
The environmental benefits of the Western Corridor Recycled Water (WCRW) Project have been recognised with the scheme winning a 2009 Healthy Waterways Award this month.
Winery wins EECA SME Business Award
Yealands Estate won the award for Small to Medium Businesses and was commended in the Innovation category at the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Awards, held by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) in Auckland.
Finalists of 'Next Big Thing Award' announced
A paper water bottle, a musical robot, a biodegradable fishing sinker, a palm-sized ultrasound device which acts like a visual stethoscope, a movable power point, a secure online file management and storage mechanism, and a fingerprint lock are just some of the original innovations to make the 25 finalists of INNOVIC’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009.
Entries for water sustainability awards closing
Entries for the national 2009 savewater! awards close 1 June.
Sustainable buildings in New Zealand honoured
Sustainable buildings among outstanding projects honoured in NZIA 2009 New Zealand Architecture Awards.
Entries open for Australian event awards
Event professionals across Australia can begin preparing their entries for the Australian Event Awards, with guidelines and judging criteria now announced.
Entries open for sustainability awards
The savewater! Alliance is calling for all regional and rural businesses around Australia to enter the national 2009 savewater! awards.
Premier's Sustainability Awards winners announced
The Victorian government has recognised local businesses and groups for their work in promoting sustainability through the Premier’s Sustainability Awards.
Environmental simulation software wins double award
Simulation software that enables Australian organisations to manage water and carbon resources more efficiently has won a double prize in South Australia's iAwards competition.
Call for the environmentally responsible
In a time of global environmental concern, the City of Melbourne is calling for nominations of individuals, corporations and community groups addressing this critical issue.
National water award for young engineer
URS engineer Sarah Jewell’s passion for water and the environment has led to her being crowned the inaugural Australian Water Association’s Young Water Professional of the Year.
Bakers, plumbers and an academic institution vie for Premier's sustainability awards
The Brumby government has revealed the 15 businesses and organisations that are in the running for the Premier's Sustainability Awards.
Graduate captures top prize at Ozwater '09
Amid the bright lights of the Ozwater ’09 Gala Dinner last week, one of the brightest stars was Alexandra Bennett, winner of this year’s AWA National Undergraduate Water Prize and graduate engineer from international advisory and design firm Hyder Consulting.
Founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India awarded 2009 Stockholm Water Prize
Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of the Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, has been named the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.
Nominations open for awards recognising green achievements
Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has called for nominations from the earth resource industry for the 2009 Strzelecki Awards.
New Zealand company makes short list in Climate Change Challenge
A New Zealand company has made a short list of five in the FT (Financial Times) UK Climate Change Challenge.
Environmental measures key to business in lean times
Businesses, organisations, community groups and individuals are encouraged to put themselves forward for the 2009 Banksia Awards, with environmental measures proving themselves to be a tactic to save money and reduce business costs.
Eureka Prize named in honour of the late Prof Peter Cullen
Land & Water Australia has re-named its Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation Award as the Land & Water Australia Professor Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation.
Sustainable companies of the year announced
Corporate Express Australia, an office supply and services company, has been awarded this year's Sustainable Company of the Year Award.
Wind power research generates lessons for industry
A researcher who examined the recent history of wind power in Australia will receive a doctoral award from RMIT University this month.
NZ sustainable business of the year announced
Paraoa Bakehouse has been announced New Zealand’s Sustainable Business of the Year at the 2008 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards.
Sustainable design and development acknowledged
Hyder Consulting and The New Rouse Hill have won top spots in the sustainability category at the 2008 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW Award for Excellence Gala Dinner.
$21 m contract to renew equipment and replace outdated technology
Norfolk Group Limited, a provider of integrated building and engineering services, has been awarded a $21 million contract to upgrade the SCADA and Telemetry Control (known as IICATS) on Sydney Water Corporation’s Illawarra and Prospect water and wastewater system.

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