Melbourne cake makers Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses have claimed the most prestigious environmental award in Australia, while iconic Australian spread Vegemite, manufactured by Kraft Foods Australia/New Zealand, took out the inaugural agriculture and food prize.
As Australia’s leading environmental awards, the Banksia Awards recognise outstanding environmental achievements by businesses, government and individuals.
Kraft won the prestigious award for its “Giving Vegemite a Sustainable Future” entry, which highlighted a range of innovative re-developments of the Vegemite manufacturing process at its Port Melbourne facility, which included the following projections for the end-of-2009:
- Reduced waste water by more than 65 per cent
- Reduced energy consumption by more than 52 per cent
- Environmental savings of over $1 million.
Ferguson Plarre received the top award for reducing the carbon footprint of their stores by over 5000 tonnes of CO2 annually as a result of: harnessing the waste heat from their refrigeration systems, redistributing heat recovered from freshly baked products, employing hybrid vehicle technologies and offsetting the remaining emissions via tree planting.
To see the full list of award winners and finalists please click here.
To see the full list of award winners and finalists please click here.
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