2004 corporate responsibility index awards

The Corporate Responsibility Index awards were held for the first time as part of the Sixth National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development.

The awards recognise the achievements of three of the participating companies in the 2004 Corporate Responsibility Index and were presented by the Hon John Thwaites MP at the Forum dinner, attended by over 200 leaders from the corporate sector, government and not-for-profit organisations active in the field of sustainable development.

The recipients of this year’s awards were:

Best Company:

Westpac Banking Corporation
Award accepted by Leon Davis, Chairman
(pictured left with The Hon John Thwaites MP, Deputy Premier of Victoria)

Best Newcomer:

IBM Australia
Award accepted by John Bould, CFO
(pictured left with The Hon John Thwaites MP, Deputy Premier of Victoria)

Best Progress:

Foster’s Group
Award accepted by Trevor O’Hoy, CEO
(pictured left with The Hon John Thwaites MP, Deputy Premier of Victoria)

about the awards

The awards themselves were designed and made by Stan Ceglinski of Mullumbimby Woodworks. Stan runs a small family business which takes great pride in value adding salvaged timber with a focus on quality of design, workmanship and materials.

The awards presented for the Corporate Responsibility Index were created from a salvaged scented Rosewood (Dysoxylum Fraseranum) tree, felled fifty years ago and rejected for use due to a small defect within the log. Mullumbimby Woodworks salvaged the log four years ago from Killarney in south-eastern Queensland where it had been left lying on the ground to rot. The wood is approximately 1000 years old and is a beautiful red in colour.

For further information on Mullumbimby Woodworks please contact Stan Ceglinski via email on woodwork@mullum.com.au

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The Corporate Responsibility Index is funded by the Australian Federal Government. The Index, developed and maintained by Business in the Community in the UK, is a project of St James Ethics Centre supported by Ernst & Young. Our media partners are The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Project catalyst: Pilotlight Australia.