Australian Businesses Raise The Bar On World Stage; 2007 Australian Business Excellence Awards Announced.Sydney, Australia, June 21, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Twenty eight Australian businesses have proven their ability to compete on a global level, winning keenly sought-after awards at the 19th Annual Australian Business Excellence Awards, held tonight in Sydney. The awards recognise and reward excellence in business improvement in all entities, from local councils, not for profit groups, small businesses to large listed companies. Ross Wraight, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SAI Global, which holds the annual awards, said: "These are Australian businesses which are setting benchmarks - and proving their capabilities against world standards. They are showcasing their abilities and how they have been able to achieve and sustain success." Major winners of this Year's Australian Business Excellence Awards include: - Bronze Award: City of Marion The City of Marion is a local government area in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The council offices are in the suburb of Sturt. The City of Marion's motto is "The smart city". (SA) - Bronze Award: Catholic Education Office - People Award: Fremantle Ports (WA) - Leadership: Tasmanian Alkaloids alkaloids, n alkaline phytochemicals that contain nitrogen in a heterocyclic ring structure. They can have powerful pharmacological effects and are more often used in traditional medicine than in herbal treatments. - Gold Award: Tasmanian Alkaloids - Excellence Medal: Fremantle Ports In addition to the major Business Excellence Awards, this year's awards included seven new System Excellence awards to recognise excellence in business systems within organisations. These encompassed: Customer Service; Quality, Occupational Health & Safety, Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. ; Risk Management; and Environmental. Winners and highly commended organisations include: - Beaumont Transport (QLD QLD or Qld Queensland ) - New Zealand Aluminium Smelters - Nurses Board of Western Australia - Fasco Australia - Datacom Connect - Catholic Schools Office - ANZ ANZ Australia and New Zealand ANZ Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ANZ Air New Zealand (NZ national airline) - St. Andrews Hospital (SA) - Australian Taxation Office - Country Energy (regional NSW NSW New South Wales Noun 1. NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Special Warfare ) - Hunter Integrated Care (NSW) - BridgeClimb (Sydney) - RTA RTA renal tubular acidosis. RTA Renal tubular acidosis, see there Transport Management Centre (NSW) - Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority is a statutory authority set up by the NSW government of Australia in order to maintain the Sydney Harbour foreshore area. It maintains 4 km² of prime waterfront real estate in the foreshore area including Darling Harbour and The Rocks. - Temple Breuer Wines (SA) - Lane Cove River The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River and its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour, Australia. The Lane Cove River rises near Thornleigh and flows generally south for about 15 km. Tourist Park (NSW) - DB RREEF - City of Belmont This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Belmont, Western Australia. The City of Belmont is a Local Government Area in the inner eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about (WA) - Main Roads WA - TTR TTR Transthyretin TTR Ticket To Ride (World Snowboard Tour) TTR Transformer Turns Ratio (electric power transmission and distribution) TTR Time To Repair TTR Time to Read Rawlinsons (QLD) - Westpac - TressCox Lawyers - Sky News "The Australian Business Excellence Awards are similar to an elite cycling race," Mr Wraight said. "Getting ahead of the pack is a risky business should you become unstable and fall. But with a carefully calculated move you can get ahead of everyone else - just like Lance Armstrong has shown throughout his career. "The Australian Business Excellence Framework provides the necessary tools to make those calculated moves, get into top gear - and sprint past the field. The awards are for organisations which are serious about continuous business improvement and growth. As past winners have shown, going through the awards program can help enhance and, indeed, transform a business, both internally and on an external basis. "By applying the internationally-recognised Framework, applicants are essentially benchmarking their business against thousands of other businesses around the globe. And it's giving organisations essential tools to continuously improve and maintain their businesses." Launched in 1988, the Australian Business Excellence Awards are part of the Global Excellence Model family which includes the European quality awards, Malcolm Baldridge quality awards in the US, and the Singapore quality awards. The awards night is the highlight of the Better Business Conference, which every year offers organisations an opportunity to hear from some of Australia's leading businesses including Resmed, Credit Suisse, Alcoa, Fremantle Ports, Shell, Transgrid, AMP, Citigroup, Mercer Consulting and MBF MBF Thousand Board Feet MBF My Best Friend MBF Microsoft Business Framework MBF Medical Benefits Fund MBF My Boyfriend MBF Man's Best Friend MBF Management By Fact MBF Master Business Function (J.d. ClearView. For more information about this year's winners in the 19th Australian Business Excellence Awards or the range of business improvement programs, courses and publications SAI offers, visit www.saiglobal.com. About SAI Global & Business Excellence (www.saiglobal.com) SAI Global (ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange :SAI) applies information worldwide to help organisations manage risk, achieve compliance and drive business improvement. It provides access to more than 1 million standards and specifications together with regulatory newsfeeds, compliance solutions, business improvement training and independent verification and certification services. Developed in 1987 by some of Australia's leading business people, the Australian Business Excellence Framework helps organisations to improve management and leadership practices, assess the performance of their leadership and management systems, build those results into strategic planning processes, and benchmark where their organisation stands in terms of the marketplace and competitors. About SAI Global Limited SAI Global (ASX: SAI) is one of the world's leading applied information services companies which works with organizations to provide the framework, directions, support and systems which enable improved organizations. SAI Global offers a range of services designed to help organizations manage risk, achieve compliance and drive business improvement. Through its extensive e-capabilities and its network of auditors, experts and training professionals, SAI Global works with organisations to help them build better businesses. For further information about how SAI Global helps organizations succeed in the global marketplace please visit www.saiglobal.com. Source: SAI Global Limited Contact: Media Inquiries Tom Godfrey - SAI Global +61 2 8206 6863 - 0414 191 034 tom.godfrey@sai-global.com Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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