Excellence in Green Purchasing awards Winners announced

10 May 2010

The 8th annual ECO-Buy Awards for Excellence in Green Purchasing were held at the Malthouse Theatre, Southbank, Melbourne, on Thursday May 6.

Award sponsors presented the winners with their awards at a ceremony hosted by Ms Bernie Hobbs, regular judge on ABC TV's The New Inventors.
 
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.
 
The ECO-Buy Awards for excellence were planned with a strong focus on minimising their impact on the environment.

To see the full list of winners and their case studies please click here