2020 Banksia Sustainability Award finalists Banksia Small Business Finalists eWater Systems Pty Ltd, VIC Green Eco Technologies, VIC Piping Hot Australia, NSW PumpFree Energy, NSW Reef Ecologic in partnership with Museum of Underwater Art, Tropwater (James Cook University), QLD Unsurpassed Australian Grown Bio Nutrients Limited, NSW Yume Food, VIC Banksia Medium Business Finalists Arkadia by Breathe Architecture in partnership with DKO Architecture and Oculus, VIC How Read More

Australia’s biggest sustainability celebration will forge ahead, with an extended entry deadline The Banksia Foundation’s 2020 Banksia Sustainability Awards will be the single, major sustainability awards in Australia during 2020. “Not even the biggest disruption to the global economy in 100 years can undo the most prestigious and longest-running sustainability awards in Australia,” says Banksia Foundation CEO Graz van Egmond. The closing date Read More

Medium business: thinking big and small While often grouped with small business as part of the “SME” cohort, medium business has its own important part to play in sustainable development.If small business is the roots of sustainability, with its capacity for impact control, and large business is the treetop, able to scale its impact and influence over others, then Read More

Winner of Australia’s leading sustainability award spotlights SDGs  A social, not-for-profit enterprise enabling progress towards 15 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has won gold at Australia’s foremost sustainability awards. The 2019 Banksia Gold Award was won by Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) at the Banksia Sustainability Awards ceremony in Sydney last night. ISCA is a member Read More

2019 Banksia Sustainability Award finalists announced, global goals showcased 2019 Banksia Sustainability Award finalists announced, global goals showcased Marine protection, sharing economies, green buildings, Indigenous employment and climate action feature strongly in the crop of finalists in the 2019 Banksia Sustainability Awards. The Banksia Foundation has today announced the shortlist for the awards, which spans 10 categories and celebrates Read More

2019 BANKSIA SMALL BUSINESS AWARD Banksia Foundation CEO inspires 90 young professionals and guests at the 10th edition of the Nudge Global Impact ChallengeBanksia Foundation CEO Graz van Egmond will be warmly welcomed as the first keynote speaker at the kickoff event of the Nudge Global Impact Challenge 2019, on 21 October 2019. Being an expert in empowering sustainable Read More

Lord Howe Island biodiversity program wins Australia’s foremost sustainability awardA comprehensive effort to protect, and in some cases re-establish, some of the world’s rare and endangered species, has won the top prize in the prestigious Banksia Sustainability Awards.The Lord Howe Island Board’s project, Protecting Paradise, won the 2018 Banksia Gold Award, which recognises the “best of the best” of all Read More

2018 Banksia Sustainability Award finalists announced, global goals showcased Marine protection, sharing economies, green buildings, Indigenous employment and climate action feature strongly in this year’s crop of Banksia Sustainability Awards finalists. The Banksia Foundation today announced the shortlist for the awards, which spans 10 categories and celebrates businesses, communities, individuals and governments that are driving change. The finalists include: An Read More

Welcome to Banksia’s 30th Anniversary The first Banksia Awards Program stated our purpose in presenting the awards “to support, foster and inspire people to adopt a lifestyle that makes careful, sensitive and environmentally sound use of the earth’s natural resources” 30 years onwards the Banksia Awards will support, foster and inspire people under the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Our world Read More

War on Waste wins Australia’s foremost sustainability award War on Waste has won the highest Banksia Sustainability honour in Australia, the Gold Banksia Sustainability Award which recognises the ‘best of the best’ of all Banksia Sustainability award winners in 2017. The Banksia judges said that the ABC TV series, produced by KEO Films Australia, “created a groundswell of interest that Read More

39 award-worthy sustainability ideas announced Finalists have been announced for the 2017 Banksia Sustainability Awards, the world’s longest running and most prestigious Australian sustainability awards covering 11 categories from Large Business Sustainability through to Sustainable Cities and Indigenous Leadership. Banksia Foundation CEO Graz van Egmond said. “The judges were delighted to review such diverse and disruptive thinking high-quality projects.” “This Read More

Banksia welcomes new Chair- Professor Kate Auty Banksia would like to express a warm welcome to our new Chair – Professor Kate Auty, in joining our team. Professor Auty joins Banksia on the eve of our 30th Anniversary. We are really looking forward to Professor Auty’s experience and leadership in building on Banksia’s legacy towards our next 30 years. ‘Banksia Read More

An Insight into Banksia Judging from our Chair Judge Geoff Mabbett Australia is on the Sustainability Path. How do I know this? As Chair of the Banksia Judging Audit Panel I am witness to the best Australia has to offer in sustainability innovations and improvements.  And each year I have seen the value that this significant reward and recognition platform that Read More

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Congrats to the 2016 Banksia Sustainability Award winners. Download file  

Press Release: UN's Sustainable Development Goals: A Way Forward for the Banksia Sustainability Awards 06.06.16 The Banksia Foundation who conducts Australia’s most influential sustainability recognition platform will be closely exploring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their importance in taking Australia towards a more sustainable future. Media release here.

A Dynamic and Inspiring Awards Launch. By ANDREW BLOCK Like all Banksia functions, the recent 2016 Banksia Sustainability Awards Launch at Ernst & Young in May was dynamic and inspiring. Conversations among attendees ranged from sustainable mobility programs to how disruptive technology fuels the purpose economy. But beneath it all was a message the wider business community needs to hear; Read More

Press Release: Banksia Foundation Welcomes Coalition's Support 23/05/16 The Banksia Foundation welcomes the Prime Minister’s recognition in acknowledging the leaders and innovators who are guiding Australia towards a more sustainable future. Press release here.

The 2016 Banksia Sustainability Awards are now open. “From our humble beginnings as a one-night event to today’s entire platform for excellence, Banksia is now a catalyst for like-minded businesses and communities to come together to share sustainability ideas and achieve broader outcomes.” Press release here.  

Insights on the idea behind our 2016 awards – innovation Innovation underpins sustainable business, so it makes good sense to celebrate it as the key theme for the 2016 Banksia Sustainability Awards. We’re also focusing on innovation because it deserves clarification. Innovation is a water cooler conversation word – overused and underappreciated. Every organisation wants to be seen as innovative Read More

Total Facilities Exhibition 2016 April 6-7, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Media release here.

News at Banksia- November, 27.11.15 News at Banksia- November edition out now. In this issue: SD2015 2015 Banksia Sustainability Award Winners Sustainable Brands: Sydney 2016 Banksia White Paper Banksia eBook Environmental Symphony. November newsletter here.

The 2015 Winners Press release here.

The 2015 Finalists. Media release here.

GreenPower - Vivid Sydney supports NSW Renewable Energy Sector, 06.07.15 Vivid Sydney supports NSW Renewable Energy Sector The world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas, Vivid Sydney, delivered a significant boost for Sydney’s tourism and hospitality industries this year, at the same time providing invaluable support to regional jobs in NSW’s renewable energy sector. Through a joint effort by Read More

VIVID SYDNEY 2015 LIGHTS UP WITH GREEN POWER Published 20 May 2015 by Destination NSW Press release here.

Banksia Newsletter, May 2015 Newsletter here.

New South Wales Leads Australia in Sustainability Innovation and Leadership Published 17 November 2014 by Banksia Foundation Download here.

Protector of Nature's Protectors' wins the 2014 Banksia International Award Published 28 October 2014 by Banksia Foundation Award details here.

Australia Still Rating Well When It Comes To Sustainability!! Published 15 October 2014 by Banksia Foundation Media release here.  

Inspiring a Better Way of Living and a Better Way of Working Press Release 2014 Launch of Banksia Sustainability Awards Published 4 June 2014 Media release here.