Entries closing soon for 2011 Premier’s ClimateSmart Sustainability Awards!  Award nominations are open until Friday 4 March 2011 to recognise Queensland’s ClimateSmart champions who are showing environmental leadership in businesses, industry, schools, local governments and our communities and we want to hear about your green innovations and projects.

By promoting and encouraging environmental leaders in all sectors, Queensland can foster sustainable commerce and development.

Entries should relate to projects or initiatives that are Queensland-based and have the potential to be adopted or adapted by other organisations.

Enterprises that pursue eco-efficiency are achieving growing shareholder and customer support.  These Awards create an opportunity for businesses to profile their sustainability achievements and gain the ‘green marketing’ advantage that accompanies winning a major environmental award.

Category winners will be announced at the official 2011 awards dinner held at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 10 June 2011.

Winners will receive $5,000 cash to support on-going or future sustainability projects.

If you are working with, or know of any Queensland-based companies or projects that are sustainability champions, please encourage them to nominate.

More information about the Awards and an online application form can be found on the DERM website at: www.derm.qld.gov.au/premiersawards or call 07 3225 1764.