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Overview

The Australian Business Awards are a national awards program recognising the success, innovation and ethics of Australian companies and organisations across all industry sectors.

Conducted annually, the awards honour Australia's industry leaders through the acknowledgment of innovative business processes, product development, enterprise, sustainability and overall business success.

The awards also recognise the important social and environmental contributions made by organisations through excellence of service, commitment to their customers, philanthropic ideals, ethical behaviour and environmental sustainability.

The most comprehensive of its kind, the awards are open to all Australian companies and organisations, private or public.

This includes multi-national subsidiaries, government departments, agencies or bodies, franchisors and non-government organisations are all eligible to enter.

Entries are judged on specific criteria underpinned by the program's values of success, innovation and ethics.

The judging panel is carefully selected and coordinated by the Australian Business Awards to ensure that the judging process is fair and objective, free of bias or influence.

Receiving an Australian Business Award is an independent and prestigious endorsement of your organisation and the quality of the products and services your organisation produces.

If you are striving for excellence, the awards raise the bar across all aspects of business and provide you with ways to benchmark against top performers in your industry.

Submitting an entry provides your organisation with the opportunity to review its business performance and identify its core strengths.

A valuable resource of evidence and endorsement that can be put to good use in a variety of communications, creating opportunities for publicity, positive business profiling and heightened credibility within your industry.

The Awards are an opportunity for Australian companies to gain that competitive advantage by having their achievements recognised whilst highlighting their best products and services.

The Australian Business Award winners are acknowledged as industry leaders and named the elite of their industry.

The selected organisations are eligible to publicise their achievement and display the Australian Business Awards symbol on their marketing and promotional material including the packaging and promotion of their award winning products and services.

Use of the Australian Business Awards name and trademarks is only permitted under licence from the Australian Business Awards and must comply with the Australian Business Awards Licence Agreement.

In order to recover some of the administrative costs related to the provision, protection and proper use of the licensed material a condition of use is the payment of a licence fee. The Australian Business Awards Licence Agreement and Fee Schedule can viewed upon entry registration.

Timetable for the 2009 Awards
2009 Entries are now closed
Winners announced 19 June 2009
Register now to be notified for the 2010 Awards

   
Business Awards
Categories and Key Criteria

Enterprise

The Australian Business Award for Enterprise recognises organisations that have achieved outstanding commercial success whilst undertaking bold new ventures.

Innovation

The Australian Business Award for Innovation recognises organisations that introduce a new idea, method, technology, process or application of social and/or economic benefit of commercial significance.

Service Excellence

The Australian Business Award for Service Excellence recognises organisations that deliver outstanding customer service.

International Trade

The Australian Business Award for International Trade recognises organisations that have achieved outstanding levels in international trade in any industry sector.

Recommended Employer

The Australian Business Award for Recommended Employer recognises organisations that provide a stimulating and supportive workplace.

Retail Excellence

The Australian Business Award for Retail Excellence recognises the contributions and achievements of retail organisations.

Marketing Excellence

The Australian Business Award for Marketing Excellence recognises organisations that have achieved outstanding levels in marketing strategy and execution.

Public Service

The Australian Business Award for Public Service recognises the contributions and achievements of public service institutions.

Community Contribution

The Australian Business Award for Community Contribution recognises organisations which implement policies or projects that positively impact on the community and generate outcomes that have a long term benefit.

Environmental Sustainability

The Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability recognises organisations that demonstrate leadership and commitment to the enhancement, preservation and protection of the environment.

Product Excellence

The Australian Business Award for Product Excellence recognises products or services that demonstrate overall product superiority offering a real point of difference with competitor products.

Product Innovation

The Australian Business Award for Product Innovation recognises products or services that demonstrate the introduction of a new idea, method, technology, process or application of benefit and/or commercial significance in the marketplace.

Product Quality

The Australian Business Award for Product Quality recognises products or services that demonstrate a high level of product quality offering a real point of difference with competitor products.

Design Excellence

The Australian Business Award for Design Excellence recognises products that demonstrate design of the highest quality, form, function and aesthetics.

Best Value

The Australian Business Award for Best Value recognises products or services that deliver a genuine cost saving and offer a real point of difference with competitor products.

Best New Product

The Australian Business Award for Best New Product recognises market-leading products or services that, through excellence in research, development and/or manufacturing have launched an exciting and innovative new product that demonstrates substantial improvements in product features when compared to products already available on the market.

Best Business Product

The Australian Business Award for Best Business Product recognises products or services that significantly improve business processes, increase individual productivity or overall organisational efficiency.

Best E-Business Product

The Australian Business Award for Best E-Business Product recognises products or services that demonstrate innovative and strategic application of the internet, communications and information technology.

Best Eco-Friendly Product

The Australian Business Award for Best Eco-Friendly Product recognises environmentally friendly products or services that demonstrate innovation and commitment to sustainable living.

Best Organic Product

The Australian Business Award for Best Organic Product recognises products that are produced according to organic standards that demonstrate overall product superiority offering a real point of difference with competitor products.