Awards categories

This year’s awards categories include:

• Circular economy innovation – Accelerating Victoria’s transition to a more circular economy.
• Future energy – Transitioning Victoria to net zero emissions and providing clean, affordable, and secure energy.
• Healthy and fair society – Promoting increased awareness and support for physical/mental health, equity, and wellbeing of all Victorians to create a resilient, healthy, and happy community.
• Sustainable places and destinations – Creating sustainable and resilient communities, environments, and economies.
• Thriving environment – Protecting, restoring and enhancing Victorian habitat, flora and/or fauna to ensure ecosystems are secured and flourish for future generations.
• Waste and litter reduction – Enabling responsible production and consumption of resources, minimising what goes into landfills and reducing litter.

Award types

The business categories for this year’s awards are:

Stream 1 - Industry Leader

This stream is for initiatives delivered by an individual or an organisation with more than:

• $250,000 turnover
• 10 employees
• 100 volunteers
• 10,000 community members affected by the project
• $50,000/year in donations, grants, etc to run the project (including government funding).

Stream 2 - Community Champion

This stream is for initiatives delivered by an individual or an organisation with less than:

• $250,000 turnover
• 10 employees
• 100 volunteers
• 10,000 community members affected by the project
• $50,000/year in donations, grants, etc (including government funding).

Learn more about the award categories and types on the Sustainability Victoria website.

How to apply

Entries for the 2022 Premier's Sustainability Awards close at 5pm Sunday 1 May 2022

Find detailed information on how to apply on the Sustainability Victoria website.