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5 June 2008
Congratulations - Greenfleet supporters reach finals of Banksia Environmental Awards
Greenfleet would like to congratulate six of our supporters who have been selected as finalists in the 2008 Banksia Environmental Awards.
The Banksia Environmental Foundation, through their annual Awards, aims to raise the profile of the current environmental issues facing Australia and recognise those whose initiatives are an encouragement and an example for others to follow.
Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses have been recognised in the 'Business Sustainability' category for their new bakehouse facilities and delivery systems in Victoria. By harnessing the waste heat from refrigeration systems, redistributing heat recovered from freshly baked products and employing new hybrid vehicle technologies they have reduced their carbon footprint by at least 2,700 tonnes of CO2-e annually.
INB HUB Alliance is a finalist in the 'Climate Award' for the Inner Northern Busway - Queen Street to Upper Roma Street in Brisbane. The INB will give buses a safe, direct, traffic-free run through the most congested parts of the inner city, help reclaim Brisbane's heart for pedestrians and cyclists and underpin new 'walkable' urban developments. It will also facilitate unparalleled integration of transport services by placing a cycle centre within a busway station and a busway station within a rail station.
The GPT Group has been recognised in the 'Built Environment' category for their Rouse Hill Town Centre shopping centre development in regional NSW. GPT set out to challenge the paradigm that owners are only responsible for the impact of a base building. Rouse Hill Town Centre demonstrates, by engaging and inspiring tenants and the community to be part of a larger outcome, it is possible to achieve a lasting ripple effect which continues well past a development's completion.
The Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a finalist (along with their partners EPA Victoria, in the 'Eco Innovation' category for their Grow Me the Money initiative. Grow Me the Money is an innovative web-based resource efficiency program that helps small to medium enterprises (SMEs) meet the challenges of reducing their environmental footprint.
The City of Melbourne is a finalist twice over in the 'Local Government' category - their management of city parks within water restriction and climate constraints and their pilot Savings in the City program (to assist 30 hotels reduce their energy, waste and water consumption) both gaining recognition.
Fosters Group, as owners of the Cascade Brewery in Tasmania, are also recognised for their Cascade Green beer - the first beer to be certified by the federal government Greenhouse Friendly Program. In addition to ensuring that the carbon emissions associated with Cascade Green are 100% offset, the brewery has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 16% over six years and reduced water consumption by 30%.
Greenfleet CEO, Sara Gipton, commented that the projects recognised demonstrate that, like many Greenfleet supporters, these organisations are taking a holistic approach to tackling climate change - working to Avoid, Reduce and finally Offset their greenhouse emissions.
Sara added, "We wish all the Banksia Award finalists well for the presentation dinner in July and look forward to celebrating the achievements of winners."
For more information about the 2008 Banksia Environment Awards - go to http://www.banksiafdn.com/index.php?page=351