The award was given in October 2019 at the Brisbane Hall to recognise and celebrate Queensland’s best exporters. Receiving an export award is the highest recognition of exporting achievement for a Queensland business. The Sustainability Award is given to organisations who have outstanding international success in environmental solutions, clean energy innovation, materials and energy efficiency, waste and water management, green buildings, and R&D collaboration.

This national awards program primarily recognises and honours Australian businesses for their export achievement and contribution to Australia’s economic prosperity through their engagement in international business, achieving sustainable growth through innovation, commitment, and carving out opportunities in a highly competitive global trading environment with their creativity, determination, and leadership. The Awards also measure businesses against their peers based on the strength of their international growth, marketing, and financial strategies.

The National Innovation Games is a series of Innovation Challenges to be held in every State and Territory of Australia between August 2019 and June 2021.

Funded by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, the vision is to see emerging talent, small to medium businesses, corporates, industry and the research sector coming together to innovate in the economic and social interest of the nation.

Award given to honor the most outstanding achievements of professionals and businesses who have implemented innovation through new technologies, management, and business practices.

Dr. Maria Luiza Schmitz Fontes, Envirotech Education marine trainer and assessor, nominated Susy for the excellence award as she is an inspiration!” as a person who took the most meaningful career change for the better of the Australian community and natural environment.

The forum, which focused on global education reform targeting indigenous developing coastal communities, was hosted by the government of Bahia in partnership with the General Secretariat of Virtual Educa and was funded by the World Bank.

The forum was an outstanding opportunity to endorse the validity of our extensive efforts with this VET reform and its financial viability to any coastal community as part of a sustainable blue economy.