2011 Winners:
Climate Alliance Business Leadership
Awards

Board Leadership of the Year 2011
QENOS Pty Ltd

Selection Panel Comment: “The Qenos Board has supported resource efficiency priorities and has consistently demonstrated a willingness to invest in viable technologies with excellent commercial and environmental returns.”

L-R: Mr Iain Glimore (Qenos Pty Ltd) Mr Hendrik Karsten
(Chair,Climate Alliance)

Business Leader of the Year 2011
MR BEN WATERS, Director GE Ecomagination

Selection Panel Comment: “Ben Waters demonstrated active, visible and progressive leadership in the Australian business community. He has started some important initiatives and encouraged other firms to support the introduction of a carbon price.”

L-R: Mr Hendrik Karsten (Chair,Climate Alliance)
Mr Ben Waters (Dir, GE Ecomagination)

Innovator/Exporter of the Year 2011
CERAMIC FUEL CELLS

Selection Panel Comment: “Ceramic Fuel Cells demonstrated determined innovation since its inception in 1992. It has invested over $250M in R&D towards the development of an innovative fuel cell technology that delivers power and heat to households in a very efficient manner.”

L-R: Mr Hendrik Karsten (Chair,Climate Alliance)
Mr Peter Binks (Dir, Ceramic Fuel Cells)

PRESS RELEASE (15 September 2011) -  PDF or WORD

The Climate Alliance Business Leadership Award is an annual award that recognises business leadership in the area of climate change. The awards are presented to Australian business leaders and organisations that have demonstrated leadership by addressing the risks and/or opportunities presented by climate change.