The New South Wales Sustainability Awards are open across a range of categories from biodiversity to net zero initiatives.
Inspired by the United Nations 2030 Global Goals and NSW’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, the awards will salute individuals, communities and businesses for innovation and excellence in environmental and social leadership.
Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean said the awards will showcase some of the state’s best and brightest minds on a national stage.
“New South Wales leads the country when it comes to generating ideas on sustainability, these awards will not only showcase those ideas but also celebrate the people that are making our world better,” Kean said.
“Entrants for these awards will join a community of sustainability champions who are reimagining the future of New South Wales and the world.”
Eight award categories include the NSW Net Zero Action Award recognising initiatives that show- case efficient resources through renewable energy, low emissions technology, and appreciable pollution reduction (beyond compliance) of Australia’s water, air, and land.
The NSW Circular Transition Award recognises outstanding achievements in innovative design in waste and pollution systems and products, through to regenerating strategies. The award will go to a company that has adopted a technology, initiative or project that is helping the business move from a linear to a circular model.
NSW Biodiversity Award, NSW Clean Technology Award, NSW Large Business Transformation Award, NSW Small to Medium Business Award, NSW Youth as our Change makers Award and Minister’s Young Climate Champion Award will also be presented.
The awards will be presented and run by the Banksia Foundation in partnership with the NSW Government.
Entries for the awards are expected to close on 15 September and winners announced by the end of this year.
Winners will automatically be entered into the Banksia National Sustainability Awards to be announced in March 2022.
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