NewsBite

AFR Reports

This Month

Ocius Technology makes the Bluebottle zero emissions watercraft.

How Ocius’ Bluebottles use green power to patrol the oceans

Chief executive Robert Dane takes pride in his innovative, “disruptively cheap”, all-Australian craft, which wins Ocius Technology the Schneider Electric Sustainable Technology Award.

Synertec boss Michael Carroll.

How Trump’s tariffs may halve cost of Synertec’s low-carbon generator

The Melbourne-based engineering company wins the Sustainability Leaders award in the professional services, engineering, advisory and health category.

Janus Electric managing director and chief executive Ian Campbell.

Heavy trucks hit the switch to a net-zero future

Battery packs fit on the side of prime movers instead of diesel fuel tanks which can help reduce wear and tear on trucks.

Tamara Somers, Xero’s general manager, sustainability and impact (left) and Jessica Richmond, Sumday CEO.

How this partnership makes carbon accounting easy for all

Xero, the winner of the Sustainability Leaders list in the banking, superannuation and financial services category, is helping businesses small and large calculate their carbon footprint.

Vulcan Energy’s Samantha Langley and Francis Wedin. The V-LION project addresses the carbon footprint associated with lithium production.

Lithium chemical innovation helps EVs become more sustainable

Vulcan Energy’s V-LION, the first lithium chemical to be produced without the use of fossil fuels, has won the Sustainability Leaders award for resources, energy and utilities.

Advertisement
PathZero Co-founder Carl Prins.

Pathzero reinforces green credentials for asset managers

Pathzero has developed the largest private markets emissions data network globally, and wins the small organisation category in the Sustainability Leaders list.

Upparel founders, Tina and Michael Elias, created the business to combat both the impact of overconsumption and the reality of our working lives.

How socks sparked a recycling revolution

Upparel has won the Sustainability Leaders award for the manufacturing and consumer goods category for changing the concept of textile recycling in Australia.

Team Global Express head of ESG Heather Bone at the western Sydney depot.

Team Global Express takes out top prize with ‘depot of the future’

The logistics group snares the top Sustainability Leaders award for its project rolling out the world’s largest trial of electric trucks.

Kurt Gruber, the founder of WV Tech, says many organisations treat their IT equipment like office furniture, rather than a potential liability.

The recycling firm keeping Australia’s secrets safe

Destroying devices that hold Australia’s secrets is big business for WV Technologies, which wins the Sustainability Leaders’ retail, media, tourism and technology category.

No more waiting: Let’s build the future together

The Financial Review Sustainability Leaders list celebrates companies embracing sustainable solutions to create both environmental and economic benefits.

The Sustainability Leaders Awards recognise leaders investing in sustainable innovations benefiting the environment, social, and business outcomes.

How we chose this year’s Sustainability Leaders winners

Judges took special notice of environmental and social impact, technological innovation, strong company culture and stakeholder engagement.

Stacked Farm chief operating officer Sam Canavan and chief executive Daniel Tzvetkoff say indoor farming can happily co-exist with traditional methods.

The robot farm that allows producers to ‘play god’

Stacked Farm’s vertical farming initiative has won the Financial Review Sustainability Leaders agriculture and environment category, as well as being the overall winner for innovation.

Mirvac’s Heritage Lanes building and precinct in Brisbane was the world’s first to receive a 6 Star Green Star Buildings rating in 2023.

Getting ahead of the curve to pull building industry higher

The Green Building Council of Australia has won the Sustainability Leaders award for property and construction for its push to lift building standards.

This team boss is always ready to throw out her playbook

Being adaptable is a key skill, says ING Australia’s head of daily banking Dina Kotsopoulos a finalist in the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards.

Meet the winners of the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards

The awards highlight the work and achievements of women poised to enter the upper echelons of Australia’s corporate decision makers.

Advertisement
Justine Cain, Group CEO of Diabetes.

‘You don’t have to hit every ball’: Women leaders share key lessons

Winners of the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards discuss important things they’ve learnt during their varied careers.

‘You’re too nice’: How this chief executive proved her sceptics wrong

Telstra Health’s Elizabeth Koff, winner of the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards Health category, says she was never ambitious growing up but had the courage to speak up.

How a passion for tech led Angela Gadaev to the far side of the world

WiseTech’s Angela Gadaev, winner of the Financial Review Women in Leadership Award’s Tech and telco category, arrived from Belarus with hardly any English but is now in charge of 14 teams in 13 countries.

What quitting taught this young CEO about leadership

Stephanie Leathers, named Young Leader in the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards, learnt from some of Australia’s most successful fashion entrepreneurs.

One of 11 kids, KPMG executive says she ‘learnt to negotiate’

Dorothy Hisgrove, managing partner for people and inclusion, is the winner of the Professional services category of the Women in Leadership Awards.

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/topic/afr-reports-6g1b