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Finder Green Awards 2024
Recognising the sustainability leaders in the sectors we compare.
The Finder Green Awards is an annual celebration that helps Australians find the companies leading the way on environmental sustainability in the sectors that we compare. With awards in the energy, insurance, banking, superannuation and telecommunications industries, this is one of the broadest sustainability awards programs in Australia.
How to enter the Finder Green Awards 2024
Entries to the Finder Green Awards are now open for 2024. This year we will be running awards across our money, insurance and utilities categories with all submissions due by Tuesday 4th June. Entries can be submitted through the entry form found below, or under each respective category:
Awards categories
Industry Awards
Eligibility criteria: Company must have offered retail banking products to consumers in Australia for the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
General environmental criteria:
Sector-specific environmental criteria:
Current performance: 23%
Emissions intensity
Emissions intensity (inc. offsets)
Energy from renewable sources
Waste avoiding landfill
Sustainable financing approach: 51%
Negative screening
Positive screening
Climate positive financing
Environmental targets and reporting: 11%
Emissions target
Renewable energy target
Waste target
Public climate change plan
External benchmarks/accreditation
Climate-friendly products: 11%
Deposits linked to sustainable outcomes
Incentives/discounts for sustainable purchases or behaviour
Carbon neutral products
Other (specify)
Supporting evidence: 2%
Supporting evidence: 2%
Eligibility criteria: Company must have offered lending products to retail customers in Australia for the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
General environmental criteria:
Sector-specific environmental criteria:
Current performance: 48%
Emissions intensity
Emissions intensity (inc. offsets)
Energy from renewable sources
Waste avoiding landfill
Climate-friendly products: 38%
Sustainable purchases
Incentives/discounts for sustainable purchases or behaviour
Carbon neutral products
Other sustainability initiatives
Environmental targets and reporting: 10%
Emissions target
Renewable energy target
Waste target
Public climate change plan
External benchmarks/accreditation
Supporting evidence: 2%
Supporting evidence: 2%
Eligibility criteria: Company must have offered superannuation products to consumers in Australia for the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
General environmental criteria:
Sector-specific environmental criteria:
Current performance: 11%
Emissions intensity
Emissions intensity (inc. offsets)
Energy from renewable sources
Waste avoiding landfill
Sustainable invesetment approach: 38%
Clear policy in place
Negative screening
Positive screening
Shareholder engagement
Environmental targets and reporting: 9%
Emissions target
Renewable energy target
Waste target
Public climate change plan
External benchmarks/accreditation
Environmental performance of portfolio: 38%
Emissions intensity of portfolio
Climate positive investments
Supporting evidence: 2%
Supporting evidence: 2%
Eligibility criteria: Company must have offered insurance products to consumers in Australia for the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
General environmental criteria:
Sector-specific environmental criteria:
Current performance: 40%
Emissions intensity
Emissions intensity (inc. offsets)
Energy from renewable sources
Waste avoiding landfill
Climate risk and sustainable investment: 24%
Climate change impacts factored in to risk management
Climate-change factored in to investment decisions
Environmental targets and reporting: 20%
Emissions target
Renewable energy target
Waste target
Public climate change plan
External benchmarks/accreditation
Climate-friendly products: 11%
Incentives/discounts for sustainable purchases or behaviour
Carbon neutral products
Supporting evidence: 2%
Supporting evidence: 2%
Eligibility criteria: Company must have offered energy plans to residential customers in Australia for the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
General environmental criteria:
Sector-specific environmental criteria:
Corporate environmental performance: 10%
Corporate emissions intensity
Energy used from renewable sources
Waste avoiding landfill
Generation assets and fuel production: 44%
Emissions from generation assets
Renewable power generation
Fossil fuel production
Environmental targets and reporting: 10%
Emissions target
Renewable energy target
Public waste target
Public climate change plan
External benchmarks/accreditation
GreenPower, offsets and clean tech: 30%
GreenPower price and coverage
Carbon offsets coverage and quality
Support for clean tech (e.g. solar, EV, energy storage, demand response)
Supporting evidence: 3%
Supporting evidence: 3%
Eligibility criteria: Company must have offered telecommunications to retail customers in Australia for the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
General environmental criteria:
Sector-specific environmental criteria:
Current performance: 50%
Emissions intensity
Emissions intensity (inc. offsets)
Energy from renewable sources
Waste avoiding landfill
Electrical waste: 9%
Recycling / refurbishment
Environmental targets and reporting: 11%
Emissions target
Renewable energy target
Waste target
Public climate change plan
External benchmarks/accreditation
Climate-friendly products: 26%
Carbon neutral products
Incentives/discounts for sustainable purchases or behaviour
Other (specify)
Supporting evidence: 2%
Supporting evidence: 2%
Eligibility criteria: Company must have offered grocery products to consumers in Australia for the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024 with a minimum of 10 supermarkets in Australia.
General environmental criteria:
Sector-specific environmental criteria:
Current performance: 45%
Emissions intensity
Emissions intensity (inc. offsets)
Energy from renewable sources
Water usage
Waste avoiding landfill
Supermarket-specific impacts: 21%
Food waste avoiding landfill
Renewable energy target
Packaging and plastic usage
Sustainable produce options
Initiatives to encourage sustainable customer behaviour
Environmental targets and reporting: 19%
Emissions target
Renewable energy target
Waste target
Public climate change plan
External benchmarks/accreditation
Supply chain impacts: 11%
Environmental checks on suppliers
Distribution
Supporting evidence: 2%
Supporting evidence: 2%
Product Awards
Eligibility criteria: ETF that must have been available to trade on the ASX at the time of entering the 2024 Finder Green Awards.
Environmental criteria:
Affordability and accessibility:
Sustainable investment approach: 62%
Clear policy in place
Negative screening
Positive screening
Climate positive investments
ESG certification
Fees and performance: 34%
Management fees
Performance - 12 months
Performance - 36 months
Performance - 60 months
Supporting evidence: 2%
Supporting evidence: 2%
Eligibility criteria: Home loan product that must be available to Australian retail customers at the time of entering the 2024 Finder Green Awards and have at least one sustainability-linked feature.
Environmental criteria:
Affordability and accessibility:
Environmental performance: 28%
Sustainability-linked feature
Verification of impact
Affordability and accessibility: 68%
Customer eligibility
Loan to value ratio
Interest rate
Fees
Features
Supporting evidence: 2%
Supporting evidence: 2%
Eligibility criteria: EV-only car that must be available to order in Australia at the time of entering the 2024 Finder Green Awards.
Environmental criteria:
Affordability and accessibility:
Environmental performance: 83%
Battery range
Battery warranty
Speed of battery charge
Other sustainability features
Price and critical reception: 13%
Price
External third-party reviews
Supporting evidence: 4%
Eligibility criteria: Hybrid car that must be available to order in Australia at the time of entering the 2024 Finder Green Awards.
Environmental criteria:
Affordability and accessibility:
Environmental performance: 83%
Tailpipe emissions
Fuel lifecycle emissions
Fuel/energy consumption
Battery range
Battery warranty
Speed of battery charge
Other sustainability features
Price and critical reception: 13%
Price
External third-party reviews
Supporting evidence: 4%
People and Innovation Awards
Eligibility criteria: Any Australian-based individual who has taken the lead on driving positive sustainability or environmental management outcomes for their organisation in the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
Outline their biggest achievements in the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024 (Maximum answer length: 3000 characters)
Provide a minimum of two testimonials from colleagues, managers, partners, consultants or other stakeholders (Maximum answer length: 3000 characters)
Eligibility criteria: Any Australian-based team (min. two people) that has driven positive sustainability or environmental management outcomes for the organisation 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
Outline their biggest achievements in the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024 (Maximum answer length: 3000 characters)
Provide a minimum of two testimonials from colleagues, managers, partners, consultants or other stakeholders (Maximum answer length: 3000 characters)
Eligibility criteria: Any Australian-based individual who has worked in sustainability/ environmental management for less than 5 years and has driven positive sustainability or environmental management outcomes for their organisation in the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024.
Outline their biggest achievements in the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024 (Maximum answer length: 3000 characters)
Provide a minimum of two testimonials from colleagues, managers, partners, consultants or other stakeholders (Maximum answer length: 3000 characters)
Eligibility criteria: Any Australian-based product, service, campaign or innovation launched in the 12 months prior to 1 March 2024 that has helped to drive positive sustainability or environmental outcomes.
Describe the product, service, campaign or innovation that was launched in the judging period.
Provide evidence that demonstrates the environmental impact that the product, service, campaign or innovation has had on the market you operate within (60%)
Provide evidence that demonstrates the commercial impact that the product, service, campaign or innovation has had on the market you operate within (40%)
How are the Finder Green Awards winners selected
Relevant companies are invited to enter the awards and winners are selected each year based on broad and sector-specific environmental metrics. These include but are not limited to greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy usage and waste-avoiding landfill. Specific questions can be found on the entry forms above and the weighting for scoring in each category can be found in the 2024 Finder Green Awards methodology document which can be downloaded on the link below.
Looking for more information?
If you have questions or want to find out more about the Finder Green Awards then please get in touch with the Finder Awards team via awards@finder.com.
The Finder Green Awards recognise sustainable companies in a range of categories we compare, to help you find companies doing their bit to protect the planet.
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