About Us
The Association for Sustainability in Business goal provides a platform for industry and academic thought leaders to share best sustainability knowledge. It is committed to supporting the sustainable business practices of their members. The Association for Sustainability in Business is creating a space for industry associations to work together on challenging sustainability issues.
Membership
Our membership is drawn from a wide discipline of sustainability managers, planning and design professionals, infrastructure, natural resources, transport, mining, government, academics, environmental management, town planning, chemistry, engineering, developers, owners and operators of private and public infrastructure of a built and natural form.
SHARE WITH US
The Association has developed an extensive social media platform along with our membership and subscriber lists.
If you would like to share relevant information with over 53 000 members of our community, you can submit an article for our blog which will be actively promoted. Follow the link to find out how to submit articles for publication.
PODCASTS
The Association provides the membership with a library of previous years' conference podcasts. A vast array of information and discussion is available. Current year conference delegates are provided additional access to their specific conference podcasts with a link, username and password emailed proceeding the conference.
ASSOCIATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS
The Association for Sustainability in Business - our ambition is to develop a vision of designing and planning Urban, Regional and Remote Australia while being aware of one planet living, one world resources and ongoing community and business sustainability.
Through on-going discussion and knowledge sharing we hope to contribute to a vision of how cities and communities operate when considering issues such as environment, governance, health, liveabilty, design, resource and food security. We will also examine the role business can play in the "People, Planet, Profit" paradigm.
We promote continuing professional development through conferences and seminars, the publication of Proceedings and Journals, and the ongoing development of an on-line podcast resource. The Associaton is also active on all social media platforms.
Membership of The Association does not attract fees or charges and presently consists of the following communities;
- Liveable Cities - Built Environment - Healthy Cities
- Waste Management - Recycling
- Natural Resources - Renewable Energy
- Population Growth - Food Production
- Regional Development
Awards
Innovation Award for Regional Development (opening shortly for 2015)
Who can apply
Representatives from all types of organisations active in regional development across Australia, including councils, shires, rural and regional organisations, NGO's and government agencies that aim to better serve their communities.
Presentation
The Award Presentation Ceremony will be at the Australian Regional Development Conference Dinner on October 15th at the Commercial Club Albury.
The online entry:
- requires you to provide a brief overall description of your project
- has a 300-word limit to each criterion
- requires all selection criteria to be addressed as appropriate to the project; if a criterion is not relevant to the project state 'not applicable'.
Note: applications and attachments will be printed in black and white only
Selection criteria
Entries for the awards should address the following selection criteria:
- Innovation and/or best practice
- How does your project demonstrate innovation and/or best practice in the way your organisation does business or delivers services to your community?
Process and planning
How did you determine what changes were required to improve your business practices and/or better meet your community's needs (for example, consultation processes, needs analysis, etcetera)?
- Benefits
- What are the benefits of the project? Who benefits and how?
- Innovation
- How does your project demonstrate innovation or deliver to community in terms of economic and social outcomes?
Community needs
How are community needs met by this project
The judging process
Innovation Award category will be judged by the Advisory Committee with judging based on the submitted entry form (entrants do not present). Judging will be based on the material provided by you, within the online entry form.
More information
If you require more information about the Awards submission process and sponsorship please contact the Secretariat.
Secretariat
Ph: (61 7) 5502 2068 Fax (61 7) 5527 3298
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What We Can Do For You
CONFERENCES WE SUPPORT
Member Discounts
Members receive discounted conference rates to Making Cities Liveable, Disaster and Emergency Management, Regional Development, Urban Design and Sustainable Transformation Conferences.
eNewsletters
The Association for Sustainability in Business Inc. e-news is sent out regularly with updates concerning the community services sector and items of interest to community work practitioners.
Supporters of the Association and our Affiliated Events
The Association is a non government, not-for-profit organisation.
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