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Showing the way: Major brands embrace new recycling symbols
Making it easier for households to recycle packaging for food and consumer goods has won Australasian Recycling Labels a special award for Education Enabler.
Transport needs to avoid becoming the nation’s biggest emitter
Without dramatic changes, this may be the last industry to decarbonise. Aurizon, the winner of the Logistics and Transport category, aims to change that with its electric locomotive.
This trailblazer turns destructive weed into a replacement for coal
Biomass Projects has plans to build the world’s largest biochar production on a 225,000-hectare Pilbara plot that is overrun with mesquite.
‘Everyone wins’: Financing renewables at scale
Brighte looks to boost the renewables transition through its ‘one-stop shop’ model, winning the Banking and Financial Services category.
Ideas to solve the next big climate challenges
Winners of the Sustainability Leaders list are pushing the boundaries of innovation, writes Rebecca Russell.
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New tools democratise greenhouse gas management
A digital marketplace for companies with smaller carbon footprints to buy offsets has taken out the Technology category.
How Sustainability Leaders entrants were assessed
Submissions came from ASX20 companies and multinationals, early-stage ventures and public institutions, and were scored against four measurements.
Orica crowned Australia’s most sustainable company for Impact
The explosives manufacturer is recognised for completing the biggest emissions abatement project in the Australian chemicals sector as it takes out the 2024 Sustainability Leaders award.
How Amcor gave us guilt-free cream cheese
Soft plastics are piling up in warehouses around Australia. Amcor says it has a solution, taking out the Manufacturing category.
Customers love this cool solution to getting rid of old fridges
Winning Group brand Appliances Online has stopped 80,000 tonnes of electronics and appliances from being dumped in landfill, earning the company top spot in the Retail category.
A farming revolution built on down-to-earth thinking
Increasing carbon levels in grazing lands could remove 10 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere says the winner of the Agriculture category.
How to get to net zero with recycled building rubbish
Nu-Rock founder Maroun Rahme says reusing waste products could deliver Australia its net-zero target by 2030 as the company takes out the Property and Construction category.
Would you like coffee with your concrete?
One of the world’s most polluting materials can be made less polluting. The new technology has helped Arup win the Professional Services category.
December 2023
Forrest family leads Rich List plunge on packaging disrupter
Andrew and Nicola Forrest have led a star-studded fundraising for the start-up that hopes to replace polystyrene with a more sustainable insulation material.
June 2023
How Sustainability Leaders list entrants are assessed
There was a 25 per cent growth in entries this year as more and more companies turn to better environmental and social outcomes, and tangible business value.
Telstra turns the tables on disposable tech
The telco became the first internet service provider in Australia to make a modem from 85 per cent recycled plastics with the launch of its Smart Modem 3.
The driving purpose behind IAG’s winning action plan
The insurer says it sees the effects of climate change on its customers and communities on the ground every day.
Koala leads retailers in battling the war on waste
Koala is one of these five retailers proving that what’s good for the planet is also good for their bottom line.
Renewable energy solutions firms power ahead
We celebrate this year’s list of sustainability leaders – and welcome the many new entrants among them – who are finding competitive advantage in sustainability.
Why this CEO created the ‘Airtasker’ of composting
Compost Connect aims to change behaviours around food packaging and waste, and influence governments.
Nexport leading the way in getting EV buses on the road
Australia’s largest producer of zero emission buses aspires to electrify all 8000 buses in NSW.
Acciona, Neara top Sustainability Leaders for impact and innovation
Investments in sustainability projects and improving electricity transmission have propelled infrastructure giant Acciona and software firm Neara to the top of this year’s list.
Advisian rides the decarbonisation boom
The consulting arm of Worley says the best time to improve sustainability is in the study phase of capital projects.
Alchemist energy businesses speed up green transition
Making existing renewable energy projects more efficient and more productive is key to building the market.
Kilter Rural water fund tops list for benefits to environment and investors
Kilter Rural’s Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund is the winning agriculture entry in our Sustainability Leaders list.