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Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020 Victoria’s leading sustainability awards program www.sustainability.vic.gov.au
About Sustainability Victoria Live sustainably by taking action Victoria is an amazing place to live and we want to keep it that way. It’s up to all of us to help deliver the State of the Future. Sustainability Victoria is the first place to go for advice on sustainable behaviours to ensure that we have a cleaner environment, more robust economies and more vibrant communities today and into the future. We create real world change by fostering practical solutions. Our work inspires individuals, households, schools, communities and businesses to embrace sustainable practices. We fund great ideas and help bring them to life.
Our audience Fast facts
Sustainability Victoria’s strong
reputation amongst stakeholders is
built on a foundation of very strong
Business Community familiarity.
Large, medium, small business Metro and regional Victoria, health
across a broad range of industry organisations, environmental AWARENESS
and sectors including health, community, justice groups and
building and construction,
finance, manufacturing,
individuals 100%
architecture and design FAMILIARITY
95%
Education Environmental Stakeholders
TRUST
Primary, secondary, tertiary and Sustainability organisations and
early childhood services professional associations
82%
More than two-in-three stakeholders
speak positively of Sustainability
Media Victorian Government Victoria.
Lifestyle media, local (regional, Minister’s Office, Department
remote and urban), environmental of Environment, Land, Water
media, radio and community and and Planning, agencies and
schools local council
Source: SV stakeholder survey 2019
Premier's Sustainability Awards
Now in their 18th year, the Premier’s Sustainability
Awards recognise and celebrate Victorians who are
leading the way to a sustainable future.
• The Awards are the State's highest honour for
environmental excellence
• Entries from businesses, government, schools,
institutions, individuals and community groups have
increased 32% since 2016
• The Awards are of a very high standard and the entry
and judging process is independent to ensure integrity
and confidence in the process
• Valuable opportunities exist to showcase
organisations who are leading the way in sustainable
innovation and practices across all sectors within
Victoria
www.sustainabilityawards.vic.gov.au
Award categories in 2020
Judged categories Personally chosen by the
• Built Environment Victorian Premier:
• Community • Premier’s Recognition Award
• Education • Premier’s Regional Recognition
Award
• Environmental Justice
• Environmental Protection
• Environmental Volunteering
• Government
• Health
• Innovative Products or Services Contact us to find out how you can
align your business or brand with
• Small and Medium Enterprises
the Premier’s Sustainability Awards
• Large Business and inspire Victorians to lead the
way in sustainable innovation and
practices.Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2019 results
325,000+ Top 5
400+ Victorians reached Trended on Twitter, 5000+
through Facebook in Victoria during email subscribers
Press and & Twitter Awards ceremony received promotions
radio mentions
59,894 16,242 1.11min 1500+
Average time Awards magazine
webpage views website users on website readersAwareness about the Awards
continues to grow
90% 77%
increase in increase in
webpage views website users
since 2015 since 2015
62%
increase in
social media
followers/fans
since 2016
55% 32%
increase in increase in
media submissions
appearances
since 2016
since 2016Involvement with the Premier’s Sustainability Awards has its benefits
Builds creditability Expands networks & reach Celebrates recognition
“The Premier’s Sustainability Awards are “Our involvement and ultimate success “The Premier’s Sustainability Awards
known as the key awards in Victoria. The gave us additional credibility in the recognition was well received internally and
Awards provide that WOW factor and profiles sustainability world, within the business externally and has even helped profile us
us by telling our story. sector and with government. internationally.
…recognition has contributed to a 21 percent One of the best results for us is the The awareness helped with recognition
increase in employment hours, has helped to recognition. I’m often asked to speak at amongst our peers in a global network.
expand customer reach and finding them conferences and other industry events. It “The Premier’s Sustainability Awards was
through B2B, has grown our retail sales by 32 gives us a great opportunity to spread the the validation for the investment in a project
percent and helped us to win a three year word even further.” that provided us great credibility.
grant via local government.” “The Premier’s Sustainability Awards
Katy Barfield, provided a platform for motivating and
Julie McKay, Founder Yume Foods inspiring others.
Founder and Managing Director
Enable Social Enterprises Winner Premier’s Recognition Award 2018 Being a finalist helped internally to justify a
Winner Innovative Products or Services 2018 business case for investment – showing it
Winner Premier’s Recognition Award 2019 Winner Small and Medium Enterprises 2018
Winner Innovative Products or Services 2019 was the right thing to do and giving us
Finalist Environmental Protection 2018
Finalist Community 2019, 2018, 2017 confidence to do it. We received recognition
from DHHS for grant funding by
demonstrating leadership, and the Awards
“We were absolutely thrilled to have won the “We have seen a lot of community pride in our contributed to this.
award and have had much publicity since collective win, many people have been
being announced as the winner. involved with Hepburn ZNET, so the ripples The Premier’s Sustainability Awards is a
We would definitely recommend others enter in have extended out across the Hepburn Shire. benchmark program and there is nothing
2020, it was such an affirming experience to like it in the Heath sector.”
know that your project has been recognised at The PSAs provide a great opportunity to
such a level.” celebrate and connect with other communities Catherine O’Shea,
and organisations striving to make change.” Sustainability Officer,
Corinne Mays, Western Health
Environmental Projects Manager Marie Lakey,
Finalist Health 2019, 2018
Port Phillip and Westernport CMA Renew
Winner Environmental Protection Award 2019 Winner Community Award 2019Interested in sponsorship? Contact the Sustainability Victoria Events Adviser Glenda James T: 03 8626 8750 E: glenda.james@sustainability.vic.gov.au Please consider the environment before printing.
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