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Advice, support & awards
Gaining recognition of your efforts to make your business more environmentally friendly can make your business stand out from the competition. There are awards provided across federal, state, territory and local government levels.
For further information on some of the available awards, see the tables below.
Federal and national awards
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| Banksia Awards | The Banksia Environmental Foundation administers a number of national and state environmental award programs. | Banksia Environmental Foundation |
| National Carbon Offset Standard | Australian businesses that comply with the National Carbon Offset Standard can use the logo to market their products or business as being dedicated to reducing emissions. | Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency |
| Minister's Award for Coastal Custodians | The Minister's Award for Coastal Custodians is granted to Australian individuals and organisations working to improve the coastal or marine environment. | Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| United Nations Association of Australia National World Environment Day Awards | The Australia National World Environment Day Awards recognise work to protect, manage or restore the environment on World Environment Day. The program includes Sustainability Victoria's Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge Award. | United Nations Association of Australia (Victorian Division) |
Australian Capital Territory
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| ACT Landcare Awards | Recognise individuals, groups and community networks for their work in tackling environmental issues. | Landcare Australia |
New South Wales
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| Green Globe Awards | Recognise outstanding achievements in the sustainable use of natural resources in NSW and leadership in tackling climate change. | Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water |
| NSW Landcare Awards | Recognise individuals, groups and community networks for their work in tackling environmental issues. | Landcare Australia |
Northern Territory
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| NT Landcare Awards | Recognise individuals, groups and community networks for their work in tackling environmental issues. | Landcare Australia |
Queensland
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| QLD Landcare Awards | Recognise individuals, groups and community networks for their work in tackling environmental issues. | Landcare Australia |
| Queensland Sustainable Industries Awards | These awards showcase Queensland business leaders, companies and technologies that have set new benchmarks in environmental performance. | Department of Environment and Resource Management |
South Australia
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| Environment awards | These annual awards recognise schools, community groups, businesses and individuals who protect and enhance the local natural environment in the district of the City of West Torrens. | City of West Torrens |
| SA Landcare Awards | Recognise individuals, groups and community networks for their work in tackling environmental issues. | Landcare Australia |
Tasmania
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| Dr Edward Hall Environment Awards | These awards recognise the efforts made by schools, communities and businesses in southern Tasmania who conserve and protect the environment. | Hobart City Council |
| TAS Landcare Awards | Recognise individuals, groups and community networks for their work in tackling environmental issues. | Landcare Australia |
| Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence | These awards recognise and reward those Tasmanians whose actions enhance, preserve and protect the Tasmanian environment. | Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) |
Victoria
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| Golden Plate Awards | The Golden Plate Awards is an annual awards program that recognises food premises throughout Monash that are leading the trend towards better and safer standards of nutrition and hygiene while promoting a sustainable environment. | Monash City Council |
| Knox Environment Awards | Provide acknowledgement and recognition for the contributions made by the community in environmental sustainability in the Knox City Council district. | Knox City Council |
| Premier's Sustainability Awards | The Premier's Sustainability Awards recognise innovation and reward outstanding achievement in the sustainable use of our natural resources for the benefit of all Victorians. | Premier of Victoria |
| Strzelecki Awards | The Strzelecki Awards recognise outstanding achievements in the area of sustainable development within the Victorian earth resource industries. | Department of Primary Industries (VIC) |
| VIC Landcare Awards | Recognise individuals, groups and community networks for their work in tackling environmental issues. | Landcare Australia |
Western Australia
| Name of award | Description | Administering agency |
|---|
| Golden Gecko Awards | The Golden Gecko Awards recognise excellence, leadership advances and innovations in environmental practice in the mineral and petroleum industries of Western Australia. | Department of Mines and Petroleum |
| Sustainability Awards | These awards encourage and reward community and business participation in sustainability initiatives in the district of the City of Cockburn. | City of Cockburn |
| WA Landcare Awards | Recognise individuals, groups and community networks for their work in tackling environmental issues. | Landcare Australia |
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