Green CIO Awards

The first GreenCIO Awards were handed out at the Green CIO conference at Darling Harbor in Sydney yesterday. The awards were judged on Australian achievements in sustainable technology usage and corporate social responsibility initiatives in IT. I was there to talked about the ACS Green IT Group.

Green CIO Award winners were:

• Hewlett-Packard Green CIO Award Awarded to an individual or group for outstanding use of technology by an individual or group, and drawn from one of the below categories: Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
• IBM Award for Most Innovative Use of Technology within the Organisation to Benefit the Environment: Xtralis
• Most Innovative Use of Technology within the Supply Chain to Benefit the Environment: Nationwide News Pty Limited
• Green Community Award Awarded for outstanding promotion, education and delivering practical sustainable energy solutions to business, organisations, communities and individuals: The Watershed Sustainability Resource Centre, Sydney and Marrickville Councils.
• Best Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative: Queensland Environmental Protection Agency