CitySwitch Awards - get recognised

We are searching for Australia’s best performing offices to go in the running to win a CitySwitch Green Office 2014 Award.

The CitySwitch National Awards showcase organisations that have demonstrated outstanding environmental leadership, with recognition provided to those who have reported significant energy savings.

Previous winners include CBRE, The Royal Automobile Club of W.A, Ernst & Young, ARUP Queensland , Dexus Property Group and WT Sustainability. View full list of 2013 winners.

National CitySwitch Award winners will be announced at the presentation event in Melbourne hosted by CitySwitch Signatory Circus Oz in their 100 year old Spiegeltent on Thursday 27 November 2014.

Awards submissions are open from 1 September to 15 October 2014.

Join today to be in the running

To be eligible for an Award, including New Signatory of the Year, join the program and become a CitySwitch Signatory today. Find out how >

Find out more about our awards program >

Award categories

  • State Signatory of the Year (under 2000sqm)
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  • State Signatory of the Year (over 2000sqm)
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  • State Partnership of the Year
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  • State New Signatory of the Year
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  • National New Signatory of the Year
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  • National Signatory of the Year
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  • National Partnership of the Year
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2013 Award Winners

View the full listing of 2017 award winners and the various initiatives they've implemented for improved environmental sustainability.

View 2017 winners

CitySwitch Signatory of the Year and New Signatory Awards - category judging criteria

  • Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 28 points)
  • Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
  • Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 10 points)
  • Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 10 points)
  • Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points).
Note, new Signatories submitting for New Signatory of the Year Award need only complete an indicative rating – all other submissions must be accredited.

CitySwitch Partnership of the Year Award - category judging criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Submitted projects should:

  • Involve more than one registered company 
  • Demonstrate that they are  innovative and over and above “business as usual”
  • Demonstrate that they catalyse “market transformation” and or “address a market barrier”
  • Deliver a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions within the built environment 

Judging Criteria

  • Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 14 points)
  • Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
  • Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 17 points)
  • Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 17 points)
  • Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points)
  • The submitting entity MUST be a CitySwitch Signatory
Note, Signatories submitting for the Partnership of the Year Award may submit an accredited NABERS tenancy, whole building or base building rating.

It’s easy and free to join the program. Your good-will commitment to the program is an acknowledgement of the business sector’s role in
contributing to environmental sustainability and your intention to reduce your own energy consumption and associated carbon emissions.

As part of this, Signatories to the program commit to achieve an accredited NABERS Energy tenancy rating (between 4 and 6 stars) and
work with CitySwitch to improve their tenancy’s environmental performance.

Find out more about how obtaining a NABERS Energy rating ensures you can benchmark your performance, better manage your progress
over time and promote your star rating achievement.