Green manufacturing no pie in the sky for Aussie baking icon
10 November, 2009In 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.
Ecotech wins Australia-Latin American Business Excellence Award 2009
04 November, 2009The Australia-Latin America Business Council (ALABC) working closely with Austrade and the Australian Export Awards program has selected the winning organisations. The award Australia-Latin American Business Excellence Award recognises excellence in achievement in doing business with Latin America.
Victoria's Western Water wins national 2009 water-saving award
04 November, 2009Victorian 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
27 October, 2009The 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
22 October, 2009Griffith 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
21 October, 2009An 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
08 October, 2009O-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
24 September, 2009AECOM 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
26 August, 2009The 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
25 August, 2009In 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
25 August, 2009O-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
24 August, 2009A 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
24 August, 2009Origin, 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
07 July, 2009An 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
30 June, 2009Sydney-based sustainable-solutions provider, Watersave Australia, has been nominated as a finalist in two categories of the 2009 Banksia Environmental Foundation National Awards.
