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Congratulations to all winners of the ECO-Buy Awards for Excellence in Green Purchasing, including Darebin City Council (right) who won the Local Government Energy Saving Award presented by Greenfleet.
Business and government are starting to make green a priority in their quest to be better corporate citizens and make every dollar count on the triple-bottom line level.
With some Victorian councils spending upwards of $4.5 million annually on environmentally-sound products and businesses investing heavily in green innovation, that means a considerable green wedge opening up in the accounts.
ECO-Buy CEO Hugh Wareham says the ripples of this increase in green purchasing are far-reaching.
"The flow-on effect of encouraging more and better green products to enter the widening market is the resultant green collar jobs and strengthening the so-called 'green economy'.
"From IT data centres and event management systems, to compostable cutlery and recycling car tyres for use in road works, green products and services are expanding to meet the needs and demands of organisations - and of the environment."
The Awards recognise innovative green purchasing initiatives undertaken by state government, local government, businesses and green product suppliers.
Greenfleet was pleased to be a sponsor of this year's awards, recognising the importance of greener purchasing decisions by government and businesses as a catalyst for change in purchasing decisions across the wider community.
Recognising the achievements of leaders in this area reinforces their purchasing practices as good business practice and leads to adoption of these principles as the norm across society.