We want to reward your commitment to Sustainability!

Every year, Northern Beaches Council applauds our local businesses who do their bit for sustainability. That’s why we sponsor a special Business Sustainability Award as part of the prestigious annual Northern Beaches Local Business Awards.

Business Sustainability Award

The Sustainability Award recognises businesses on the Northern Beaches that adopt and promote sustainable practices. Sustainability is about meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Through economic, social, environmental and cultural initiatives and actions, sustainability aims to provide a healthy, productive, meaningful life for all the community - present and future.

The award highlights excellence in embedding sustainability practices across their business operations, policies, procurement and marketing. We had a great response last year which highlights the growing importance of environmental sustainability in local businesses. The evaluation process looks to identify local businesses that go ‘above and beyond’ what would usually be expected for their industry and business size.

Anyone can nominate a business for the Business Sustainability Award, including customers, community members, businesses owners and staff. Self-nominations are also welcome.

Eligibility

• open to all businesses that are based and operate within the Northern Beaches Local Government Area
• All applicants must also be members of Council’s Sustainability Business Network before the entries close date of 30th April 2025. Join and become a member today!

Benefits for Winners & Finalists

• Trophy and certificates for display
• Promotion via Northern Beaches Council, local media and other promotional channels
• 2 free tickets to the Presentation Evening (one for the winner and one for the highly commended)

Nominations

Applications are now open and close on Wednesday 30 April 2025, 5pm.

A business can be nominated for multiple categories of the Northern Beaches Local Business Awards if eligible.

Unsuccessful nominees from past years may be re-nominated in subsequent years.

Members of the assessment panel and Councillors are not permitted to nominate or encourage others to nominate on their behalf.

How to enter

Anyone can nominate a business for the Business Sustainability Award, including customers, community members, businesses owners and staff. Self-nominations are also welcome.

We encourage applicants to provide supporting information to illustrate their targets and achievements.

You are unable to save the online application and return to it later. We recommend saving your answers first in a word doc and then copying and pasting the answers into the relevant fields. The questions you will need to answer are in the following document:

• Business Sustainability Award 2025 guidelines

There are 3 sections to the application form:

1. Contact details
2. Award questions
3. Checklist actions – split into categories

Please note, we’re not expecting every category to be completed - applicants are encouraged to identify the areas of work they are focusing on in their sustainability net zero journey.

Privacy

Nomination documents will remain confidential. All nomination information and material submitted remains the property of Northern Beaches Council.

Northern Beaches Council may use nomination information for the purpose of promoting the awards, and in such case nominees will be contacted for consent.

Award Presentation

The Business Sustainability Award Winner and Finalists will be announced at the Gala presentation 2025 Northern Beaches Local Business Awards Evening at Dee Why RSL on Wednesday 11 June, 2025.

Northern Beaches Council reserves the right to withdraw an award if further information or the recipient's conduct draws the awards into disrepute.

Northern Beaches Council reserves the right to withdraw an award if further information or the recipient's conduct draws the awards into disrepute.

Enquiries

If you have any queries, please email sustainabilitybusinessnetwork@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Previous recipients

2024 Sustainability Award Winner - Good Citizens
Highly Commended 2024 (Joint) - Reseller 
Highly Commended 2024 (Joint) - Eco Interiors 

2023 Sustainability Award Winner - Colormaker Industries
Highly Commended 2023 - Surfboard Souls Manly 

2022 Sustainability Award Winner - 4 Pines
Highly Commended 2022 - Fox Wardrobes

2021 Sustainability Award Winner (Joint) - Danes Specialty Coffee
2021 Sustainability Award Winner (Joint) House of Samara

2020 Sustainability Award Winner (Joint) - Modus Operandi
Highly Commended 2020 - Blackmores

2019 Sustainability Award Winner - The Butcher & the Chef
Highly Commended 2019 - Desert Shadow

2018 Sustainability Award Winner - Energy Culture
Highly Commended 2018 - Revel Drive

2017 Sustainability Award Winner - 4Pines
Highly Commended 2017 - Wild Ginger Holistic Beauty Therapy

2016 Sustainability Award Winner - Ruby Lane
Highly Commended 2016 - Aeronaut Automation

2015 Sustainability Award Winner - Blackmores
Highly Commended 2015 - Northside Enterprise Bushlink

Stay up to date with Environmental Sustainability news and events,  join the Sustainability Business Network to share best practice, discuss ideas and learn how other businesses make changes to improve sustainability towards net zero. Get some inspiration by checking out our local case studies. Use the toolkit to give your self the best chance for next years award.