ACT - SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2026
Sustainability Awards 2026
HOW TO ENTER
Email your entry to [email protected] and include the following detail:
Subject line of the email: Sustainability Awards entry
Details:
- Nominate the category
- Brief description (less than 250 words) of why your entry should win
- Attach photographs in jpeg format.
Closing date: Friday October 23rd 2026
AWARD CATEGORIES
🏅 Outstanding Individual Effort Award - $500
Nominate someone in your practice who has been an inspiration to your team and clients promoting sustainability? Sponsored by CVS Vets.
🏅 Sustainable Practice Award - $500 Prezzee gift voucher
Celebrating clinics leading the way in sustainability action to reduce the impact of all types of waste in practice, particularly carbon pollution and promoting achievements to your team or clients. Sponsored by Royal Canin.
🏅 Innovation Award - $500
Highlighting creative, practical or fun solutions to reduce waste or emissions and make it interesting for your team or clients.
Have you created a poster for your team, organised an event or competition for your team or simply changed to a less disposable product? Be creative with your entry submission!! - Sponsored by GapOnly.
🏅 Student Prize* - $500 Prezzee gift voucher
The most inspirational and valuable contribution to promoting sustainability in the veterinary profession.- Sponsored by Royal Canin
🏅 Sustainable Pet PIX - $600 worth of Royal Canin pet food**
· Set up a photo with your pet that includes anything to do with sustainability and make it fun.
*TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Judging panel will be nominated by representatives of the Australian Veterinary Environmental Alliance (AVEA) and the decision will be final. Winners will be chosen based on the appropriate merits of the entry.
** Student prize applicants must be enrolled in a veterinary science or veterinary nursing course during 2026
It is a condition of entry that photographs will be available for publicity purposes in accordance with AVEA privacy policy.
Award winners will be announced at the ZerOctober online Masterclass Tuesday October 27th.
**The $600 prize is based on the current RRP of the Royal Canin product and cannot be exchanged for cash or services. Royal Canin will contact the winner and arrange for the food to be sent out to a provided delivery address. ”
Now get started with transforming your practice!
Transform knowledge into real change in your practice
We are inviting you, and your practice, to ACT by taking part in ONE activity in each of the categories below.
Or, if you're already well into your sustainability journey,