2023 State Finalists - Promoting Sustainability

Acoustic Blinds and Curtains designs window furnishings, blinds, and curtains to help reduce noise and absorb sound. They operate nationwide and can service any project, from small homes to large-scale office buildings, with a mission to help the world sleep soundly and hear clearly.

Employee Matters provides outsourced HR and Recruitment services to help businesses excel. They recognise that employees matter, and help businesses not only hire the best people, but work to engage and retain them, unlocking each workplace's full potential.

FONZ is Australia's leading designer and manufacturer of quality two-wheel electric motorcycles and scooters. FONZ is proud to be a future-facing company, operating at the intersection of sustainability, style and superior performance.

RenewCo Solar delivers best in class solar systems installed to the highest standard. This energy efficient organisation is changing the way solar is delivered in Australia. Helping to promote sustainable energy, it offers an end-to-end experience: from the initial consultation to installation and beyond.

Winya is a majority Indigenous-owned business that designs and installs sustainable office furniture for Government and Corporate customers across Australia. The organisation is focused on developing Indigenous trainees within the furniture industry.

Ability Enterprises is a not-for-profit, social enterprise providing meaningful employment opportunities to marginalised people living in regional Queensland. Through strategic community and corporate partnerships, they support people living with mental illness, disability, refugees and Indigenous Australians secure employment. They operate under four values: Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

Boomerangz Footwear is an Australian flip flop brand established on the Gold Coast. Founder, Brad Munro's solution to the number one problem faced by thong wearers (blow out), is innovatively designed plugs resembling a boomerang shape. This allows the plugs to fold over and pull through instead of snapping off. Boomerangz now offers one of the most versatile and environmentally friendly thong designs on the market.

By Ninja is an innovative and creative design agency in Brisbane, dedicated to creating a better world through human connection and thoughtful design.The team seeks to differentiate each brand, setting them apart from competitors and most importantly, making a positive difference to their audiences.

Give Industries was founded by three friends in 2018, who were driven to make the world a bit better. Built upon a unique business model of donating money to charities, Give Industries is redefining what promoting sustainability means within the trade industry. The qualified team works on fit outs and maintenance across retail, hospitality, office and residential spaces.

Pleasant State is working towards a sparkling clean world that's free of toxic cleaning chemicals and single-use plastics. Most everyday cleaning products are packaged in single-use plastic filled with toxic chemicals, so Pleasant State developed 'just-add-water' cleaning bars. When dissolved, the innovative product makes a multi-purpose cleaner, hand and dish soap.

Bec Hardy Wines is a family-owned wine business based in McLaren Vale, South Australia. The Hardy name has been synonymous with South Australian wine since the 1850s and current owner Bec Hardy continues that tradition, building on the experience and reputation of her predecessors.

Eco Art and Craft, an Adelaide born and led business established in 2021, offers a full range of plant based, non-toxic art supplies to keep little ones safe while they are creating and learning.The range was designed for inquisitive children to colour the rainbow naturally, and help them learn about sustainability.

Started in the outback township of Quorn in June 2021, Flinders Gin produces distilled artisan gin from natively-sourced ingredients in the Flinders Ranges and outback South Australia. Owner and Master Distiller, Alby Trotta is a baker by trade, who has always been fascinated by flavour and the power of yeast, including its use in alcohol. In addition to their gin, Flinders Gin has expanded into teas, candles, garnishes, and flavoured gin salt.

Out-Back Portable Buildings designs and manufactures a wide range of quality, custom portable rooms and buildings, as well as fully transportable offices. Located in the Adelaide Hills, they pride themselves on providing their customers with high quality buildings and great service at affordable prices.

Responsible Cafes is one of Australia's most innovative and growing programs actively engaging a community of more than 5000 cafes, over 60 councils and a growing community to improve sustainability. The organisation was born after a team of volunteers wanted to tackle the issue of ocean pollution and thought of offering people discounts on coffee if they use their own cup.

Aqua Clean Tas is dedicated to developing high performance net cleaning systems. By implementing slow action high torque scrubbing blades instead of high pressure water to clean netting, Aqua Clean Tas has revolutionised net cleaning designs. Co-Founder Tim Ford has committed the company to ongoing research and development to extend the cleaning system to all cages and netting configurations.

Founded in 2005 by John Barrett and Robert Huxtable, Essentially Mobile is a leading mobile phone repair centre that supplies refurbished devices throughout Tasmania and Australia. They are also an authorised supplier to the Tasmanian Government for Information Communication Technology based products. The company identified an opportunity in the refurbished handset industry to extend the lifespan of a device and reduce e-waste by remanufacturing it to the highest possible quality at a competitive price.

Lenah Game Meats is a specialist producer of Tasmanian Indigenous meat products, providing sustainably produced high quality food and fibre that is sourced from Australia's abundant native animal populations. The business was started in 1993, with the vision of challenging the existing paradigm of red-meat production with an Indigenous alternative.

CarbonLite is a profit-for-purpose company, established in Melbourne in 2013. Their ambitious vision was to transform the housing sector to become ecologically sustainable. CarbonLite specialises in the pre-fabricated construction of ultra-energy efficient homes, allowing people to build their dream home anywhere, so it performs during every season without the need for excessive heating or cooling.

Conserving Beauty creates efficacious waterless beauty products to help people's skin and save water, carbon and waste in the process. With a background in science and a passion for social justice, Natassia Nicolao founded Conserving Beauty in 2021. The brand is financially backed by environmental and government impact funds, and has impact partnerships with organisations including the Water Footprint Network, the Australian Water Association, SeaTrees, Trace and Provenance.

Established in 2004, Nationwide Waste Solutions has grown from a local provider of waste management and recycling solutions to a business that provides services to companies Australia wide. Its key focus is to provide efficient, cost effective services to industry as a joint partner with waste and recycling partners.

ADAPT By Design has a vision to build incredible communities by empowering small and medium businesses, globally, and to address the staggering failure rates of Australian SMEs. The business works towards this goal by empowering high performing leaders and teams, to ensure businesses are set up to scale sustainably and profitably.

ACE helps utility providers such as the water, power, oil & gas and mining industries on their journeys to implementing new technology projects in an optimised and innovative way. ACE's vision is to provide the best locally-supported technology and experienced engineers to work closely with customers to ensure their digital transformations are friendly and effortless.

Floveyor is a privately owned Australian manufacturing company that manufactures Floveyor conveyors and associated equipment used in bulk material handling.Its focus is on the safe and efficient handling of dry powders and granules, using the aero-mechanical method of conveying.

MOMA Solar is an Australian manufacturer and provider of renewable lighting solutions, specialising in solar LED lighting products for commercial and industrial applications. Its main focus is to create positive environmental change by developing affordable, accessible and sustainable lighting solutions.

Northern Valleys Locavore Store is an e-commerce platform designed to reconnect people with the origins of their food and support sustainable choices. The business does this by creating an equitable and simple system for producers to feed the region they operate in with their own food. The store now offers products from more than 100 producers and farmers from the Northern Valleys region.