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2008 Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence

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Awards presented for Small Business, Large Business, Environmental Stewardship, Community, Education, Local Government and the Premier's Award for Climate Action

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Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence About the Awards
Awards
Award Categories
Entry Kit Contents
Dates
Award Entry Information Sessions
Lodging Your Entry
Further Information

Environment Awards - Previous Winners


About the Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence

The Tasmanian Government coordinates the Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence. These Awards recognise and reward contributions to the enhancement, preservation and protection of the Tasmanian environment, and this year are celebrating their 10th year.

The winner in each category will be nominated for the relevant category award of the national Banksia Awards. The Banksia Awards have been presented since 1989 and are widely recognised as Australia's most prestigious awards for environmental excellence.

Any entrant in the Tasmanian awards is eligible to enter the Banksia Environmental Foundation National Awards independently of the Tasmanian Awards.

This year, the Banksia Environmental Foundation will manage the entry and judging processes for the Tasmanian Awards on behalf of the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment. The Banksia Environmental Foundation seeks to inspire and motivate individuals, organisations and companies to take up the vision, pursuit and practice of environmental excellence.

Awards

Six award categories are offered in this year's Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence - Large Business Sustainability; Small Business Sustainability; Community; Education; Environmental Stewardship and Local Government.

Entries are welcome from individuals, groups, communities, governments and corporations etc.

If you require assistance with identifying the best category for your initiative please contact the Banksia Foundation.

The winners from these awards are then eligible for the Minister's Choice Award.

Lastly, the Premier's Award for Climate Action will be presented for outstanding excellence in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and/or adaptation to, or mitigation of, the impacts of climate change in Tasmania.

The Entry Kit for lodging an entry to the 2008 Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence can be downloaded here.

Award Categories

2008 LARGE BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

Presented for

Minimisation of the environmental footprint and the incorporation of social responsibility initiatives by a company, institution, organisation or business in Tasmania

Eligible entries

Entries welcome from

Layout your entry by addressing the following five criteria points

Below are some suggestions of what and how to address each criteria point and what level of detail is expected by the judges - address those that apply and add extras as appropriate. - Provide detail, evidence, figures and statistics.

  1. The commitment and successful application of sustainability principles that have minimised the environmental footprint of the organisation
    • The extent of integration of sustainability principles and goals/objectives into business planning at all levels within the organisation - Is the CEO, Chairman etc directly involved and supportive of the organisation's approach to sustainability? Include the organisation's criteria for sustainability.
    • What internal systems have been developed and implemented to progress the sustainability agenda? (Industry Standards locally and internationally) Detail time, funding and leadership provided. Detail wider financial expenditure on environmental improvements and verifications.
    • How have sustainability principles been embedded in policy and practices and decision making processes?
    • Demonstrate your level of understanding and application of triple bottom line and life cycle thinking.
  2. Achievements and results
    • Your public report - how does it go further than environmental or community-related information? i.e. does it produce a sustainability, sustainable development or corporate social responsibility (CSR) report?
    • Level of integration of the sustainability initiatives into the culture of the organisation.
    • How were the cultural opportunities and barriers to integrating sustainability initiatives resolved?
    • Explain the process for developing matrices / data collection / management systems to help demonstrate improved performance- level of external verification/assurance of sustainability performance
  3. Scale and broader impact
    • Outcomes resulting from sustainability measures including how TBL accounting principles were used to quantify/qualify outcomes
    • Internal and external environmental and social benefits - demonstrate how these have or will contribute positively to the bottom line (e.g. shareholder value)
  4. Innovative practices, technologies or standards developed or utilised
    • How the organisation has exceeded industry standards
    • Have any new standards set been adopted elsewhere?
  5. Partnerships formed and utilised and stakeholders engaged
    • What internal and external bodies, groups and initiatives the organisation was involved in, in relation to sustainability?
    • How has sustainability been promoted to internal and external stakeholders i.e. in general terms, or has it been defined in terms of the role and impacts the organisation has on the environment in which it operates?
    • How the internal and external stakeholders were involved in defining what sustainability means for the organisation?

2008 SMALL BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

Presented for

The adoption of sustainable measures in minimising their environmental footprint by a Small Business operating in Tasmania

Eligible entries

Entries welcome from

Layout your entry by addressing the following five criteria points

Below are some suggestions of what and how to address each criteria point and what level of detail is expected by the judges - address those that apply and add extras as appropriate. - Provide detail, evidence, figures and statistics.

  1. Commitment and successful application of sustainability principles that have minimised the environmental footprint of the business.
    • How have sustainability principles been embedded in policy and practices; illustrate how sustainability considerations have been integrated into the business’ organisational decision making?
    • The extent to which the business can demonstrate life cycle thinking in business activities that have resulted in an improved environmental and social footprint.
  2. Achievements and results through the inclusion of relevant environmental and performance improvement data and any external verification.
    • Integration of environmental performance in areas such as energy, water and materials efficiency, and waste reduction and recycling.
  3. Scale and broader impact
    • Outcomes resulting from sustainability measures including how TBL accounting principles were used to quantify/qualify outcomes
    • Internal and external environmental and social benefits - demonstrate how these have or will contribute positively to the bottom line (e.g. shareholder value)
  4. Innovative practices, technologies or standards developed or utilised
    • Address how the organisation has exceeded industry environmental standards.
    • Detail where your business has set new standards which have been adopted elsewhere
  5. How partnerships were formed and utilised and stakeholders engaged in achieving your results.
    • Detail internal and external bodies, groups and initiatives the organisation was involved in, in relation to sustainability.
    • How has sustainability been promoted to internal and external stakeholders i.e. in general terms, or has it been defined in terms of the role and impacts the organisation has on the environment in which it operates?
    • How internal and external stakeholders were involved in defining what sustainability means for the organisation

2008 COMMUNITY AWARD

Presented for

Leadership, commitment and excellence in protecting and enhancing the environment in Tasmania by individuals or community groups.

Eligible entries

Entries welcome from

Layout your entry by addressing the following five criteria points

Below are some suggestions of what and how to address each criteria point and what level of detail is expected by the judges - address those that apply and add extras as appropriate. - Provide detail, evidence, figures and statistics.

  1. The extent to contribution to the protection and enhancement of the environment
    • To what level have the key issues of the category/s selected been addressed
    • The extent, target objective, expected outcomes, funding received, time involved (months, years)
    • Success of the project in increasing community awareness and involvement in addressing the target objectives as defined by your project.
    • How the project is feasible and sustainable - environmentally, socially, financially - sound and ethical. Define the aims / objectives / milestones and results.
  2. Achievements and results
    • Visible/measurable outcomes or the progress achieved as a result of community initiative and action e.g. environmental data which directly addresses the improvements that have occurred.
    • The achieved response from the community in terms of awareness, acceptance, support and direct involvement. Numbers involved and commitment.
    • Media support and coverage, publications and awards received.
  3. Scale and broader impact
    • The extent and success of the project in gaining the attention, support and involvement of the local and wider community and influencing or changing the attitudes of others in the local and wider community in relation to the objectives of your project
    • Show how the project has reached outcomes beyond the objectives.
    • What strategies are in place for sustainability of the project - e.g. are future funds targeted, networks secured, environmental issues developed
  4. Innovative practices, technologies or standards developed or utilised
    • Innovative approaches or technologies, or originality in overcoming obstacles and problem solving.
    • Feasibility and sustainability (environmentally, socially, financially - sound and ethical).
    • Can this project be duplicated and taken up for other projects?
  5. Partnerships formed and utilised and stakeholders engaged
    • The role of partnerships, in particular the creation of new partnerships, in the success of the project.
    • How the partnerships that have been formed will be maintained.
    • The organisational structure behind and management of the project etc. Who's involved, what are the links between organisations (community groups, councils, government, non-government organisations etc.) and what are the relationships and role of the partners within the operation of the project etc.

2008 EDUCATION AWARD

Presented for

Development and delivery of educational programs: that addressed and contributed to the protection, enhancement and sustainability of the environment in Tasmania

Eligible entries

Entries welcome from

Layout your entry by addressing the following five criteria points

Below are some suggestions of what and how to address each criteria point and what level of detail is expected by the judges - address those that apply and add extras as appropriate. - Provide detail, evidence, figures and statistics.

  1. The extent of contribution to the enhancement & sustainability of the environment through education
    • Objectives and expected outcomes.
    • How and what objectives and outcomes were achieved?
    • The extent to which the education program engaged the learning of the targeted audience including the uptake?
    • What level of implementation occurred and what positive change was achieved?
    • What was the method(s) of analysing and measuring change?
  2. Achievements and results
    • What level of implementation was achieved and what positive change occurred?
    • Provide evidence of positive change in terms of, e.g. Individual/community behaviour, policy, institutional practices, program, longer term change for sustainability, cultural change, funding, research etc?
    • What methods were used to determine success of the program, i.e. what were the methods of analysing and measuring change?
    • Follow-up of audience employed in gathering results.
  3. Scale and broader impact
    • The target audience and the significance of engaging this target audience
    • The size and demographic of the target audience (local/national; receptive to environmental issues and the extent to which the size, location; nature and significance of the target audience affected and contributed in raising awareness and understanding of the key issues.
    • Can the project be used as future reference material or is it a one-time production?
    • The extent to which this education program contributed to the goals and challenges of environmental sustainability e.g. future educational resources.
  4. Innovative practices, technologies or standards developed or utilised
    • New technologies and approaches implemented, their effectiveness, and standards set in relation to the:
      • educational processes
      • attraction of audience/students
      • the meeting of general goals of sustainability within the program's context.
    • Provide evidence of the innovation and its effectiveness
  5. Partnerships formed and utilised and stakeholders engaged
    • The partnerships involved (for example, community groups, councils, schools, government, non-government organisations, business, industry etc) and the nature of the relationships and role/s of the partner/s within the education program.
    • The extent to which partnerships were established and maintained in planning, delivery and/or evaluation of the educational program.
    • The sustainability of partnerships formed.

2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARD

Presented for

Development and implementation of environmentally sustainable initiatives by a local government or regional authority in Tasmania

Eligible entries

Layout your entry by addressing the following five criteria points

Below are some suggestions of what and how to address each criteria point and what level of detail is expected by the judges - address those that apply and add extras as appropriate. - Provide detail, evidence, figures and statistics.

  1. The extent to which the local government authority has developed and implemented environmental policies
    • What were the issues that your project dealt with and how significant were they to the area of focus.
    • Define your objectives (measurable and otherwise) and how they were achieved.
    • How did the project align with regional, state and national strategies, polices and directions relating to sustainable development?
  2. Achievements and results
    • Provide examples where your environmentally sustainable approach has resulted in measurable outcomes.
    • Level of integration of the sustainability initiatives into the culture of the organisation.
    • Provide detail of your decision making processes that incorporate environmental ly sustainable principles.
    • What tangible and measurable outcomes have been achieved using these processes.
  3. Scale and broader impact
    • Can the project be translated elsewhere? Does it provide a model for others to use?
    • What leadership was demonstrated in the methods used and outcomes achieved in relationship to the major issues of this category (e.g. water, built environment etc) to the broader community and stakeholders?
    • How has this leadership been marketed and communicated?
  4. Innovative practices, technologies or standards developed or utilised
    • What innovations were demonstrated in the methods used and outcomes achieved in relation to:
      • The execution of the project
      • The issues addressed
      • Partnerships
      • Leading practice tools and techniques
  5. Partnerships formed and utilised and stakeholders engaged
    • What engagement of community and residents has occurred?
    • Provide evidence of the degree of public consultation on contentious issues, and issues facing the key strategic direction for council.
    • Provide detail on the links between organisations (community groups, councils, government, non-government organisations etc.) and the relationships and role of the partners within the operation of the project etc.
    • What partnerships and alliances have been made to further progress environmentally sustainable approaches?

2008 LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD

Presented for

Protection, conservation or enhancement of freshwater resources, marine environments, land systems,

Eligible entries

Entries welcome from

Layout your entry by addressing the following five criteria points

Below are some suggestions of what and how to address each criteria point and what level of detail is expected by the judges - address those that apply and add extras as appropriate. - Provide detail, evidence, figures and statistics.

  1. The extent that protection, conservation or enhancement has been achieved
    • Provide detail of the degree of significance, justification and benefit of the work undertaken.
    • What were your objectives in your project including the extent, the targets, location and area covered, funding received and time involved and your realised outcomes in these areas?
    • How does the project align with key issues in the area addressed including Catchment and Natural Resource management plans or similar?
    • Issues of protection of biodiversity and the maintenance of ecological processes within the freshwater and marine environments.
    • Detailed actual results and extent the project contributed to the protection of biodiversity and ecological systems and sustainable management of natural resources
  2. Achievements and results
    • Provide documentation of any independent scrutiny and validation of practices.
    • What response did you receive from the community in awareness, acceptance, support and direct involvement in terms of numbers involved and level of commitment achieved?
    • Provide measured results and financial outcomes.
  3. Scale and broader impact
    • Has the project increased public and community awareness and support in the key areas such as biodiversity conservation?
    • Do you have strategies in place for the sustainability of the work already undertaken in terms of people resources, funding/budgeting and environmental requirements?
    • Can the project be duplicated or replicated to address similar problems in other areas and what plans or actions have your made towards this outcome?
    • Does the project provide a legacy for others to follow and how have you achieved this?
  4. Innovative practices, technologies or standards developed or utilised
    • Detail the successful original or new methods, practices, relationships that were created. What was the value of the adopted approach?
    • How does the work undertaken exceed normal practice?
    • What new standards were set in the implementation of these innovations, techniques and/or practices?
    • Have the new standards you have established been adopted elsewhere?
    • What constraints if any were encountered and how they were overcome?
  5. Partnerships formed and utilised and stakeholders engaged
    • What level of support did you gain from organisations and authorities responsible for this area and in what form did that take?
    • Provide detail of your organisational structure behind the initiation, implementation and management of the project.
    • Provide details and contribution of links formed between organisations, community groups, councils, governments, non-government organisations.
    • What were the roles of each of your partners and how were they integral to the success of your results?

2008 PREMIER'S AWARD FOR CLIMATE ACTION

Presented for

Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and/or adaption to, or mitigation of, the impacts of climate change in Tasmania

Eligible entries

Entries welcome from

Layout your entry by addressing the following five criteria points

Below are some suggestions of what and how to address each criteria point and what level of detail is expected by the judges - address those that apply and add extras as appropriate. - Provide detail, evidence, figures and statistics.

  1. The extent of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions or adaptations to, or mitigation of, the impacts of climate change
    • The scale, boundaries and extent of the project.
    • How baselines were established from which improvements can be quantified.
    • Methodology employed to calculate the reduction.
    • The nature of the adaptation to the impacts of climate change.
  2. Achievements and results
    • What new knowledge was created as a result of the project?
    • Results and achievements of the project such as the tonnes of CO2 equivalents of greenhouse gas reduction and/or the details of adaptation.
  3. Scale and broader impact
    • How the project is part of a broader initiative. At what scale - local, regional, state-wide, national, global?
    • The benefits gained by this project can be translated elsewhere and/or on a wider scale.
    • What activities have been undertaken to promote the achievements of the project
  4. Innovative practices, technologies or standards developed or utilised
    • How the project goes beyond normal practice and has set a new standard by developing and implementing new or innovative standards, techniques or practices.
    • How these standards or practices have been adopted elsewhere.
    • What constraints if any were encountered and how they were overcome.
  5. Partnerships formed and utilised and stakeholders engaged
    • The degree of customer or stakeholder support for the project.
    • How the activity, program or initiative has been adopted more broadly across the organisation or the community.
    • The extent to which partnerships were created in the development and implementation of the project.

Entry Kit Contents

The Tasmanian Environment Awards Entry Kit contains all the information on how to enter the Awards:

Entry Kit Contents

Award Criteria - Pages 2-8
How to enter - Page 9
Writing your submission - Page 10
What happens next - Page 10
Contact Details - Page 11

The Entry Kit for lodging an entry to the 2008 Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence can be downloaded here.

Dates

Entry open - January 2008
Entry closed - 2nd April 2008
Presentation - 30th May 2008

Award Entry Information Sessions

Information sessions will be provided, free of charge, in Launceston and Hobart.  These sessions provide you the opportunity to hear in person useful tips to assist you in putting together your award entry such as;

In an informal atmosphere, information will be provided on entering all the awards along with an opportunity to ask questions.

Locations and Dates

Hobart
Date: Tuesday 4th March 2008
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Riveria Room at Wrest Point

Launceston
Date: Wednesday 5th March 2008
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Franklin Room at Country Club Casino

If you would like to attend one of these information sessions you will need to register by emailing tasawards@banksiafdn.com and providing us the following information:

Lodging Your Entry

Entries posted on the closing date will not be eligible.

Contact: Banksia Environmental Foundation

Phone (03) 9684 4667 or by email at tasawards@banksiafdn.com.

2008 Banksia Award Program

The Banksia Environmental Foundation, established in 1989, is a national not-for-profit organisation that promotes environmental excellence and sustainability through its Awards program and other associated events. The Foundation seeks to inspire and motivate individuals, organisations and companies to take up the vision, pursuit and practice of environmental excellence.

The Banksia Environmental national Awards are regarded as the most prestigious environmental awards in Australia. In 2008, Banksia is once again looking to inspire and be inspired by examples of environmental excellence from all avenues, Australia-wide, from people, organisations and governments. The awards offered in 2008 will address initiatives aimed towards better environmental stewardship, sustainable growth and actions to combat climate change. Entering an award provides you with an opportunity to gain recognition and at the same time give others the motivation to follow suit.

Environment Awards - Previous Winners