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6 February 2006 Hydro Tasmania was today named winner of the Energy Supply Association of Australia’s 2005 Sustainability Report Award. Now in its fifth year, the award is designed to encourage energy supply companies to prepare high quality reports outlining companies’ commitment to improving sustainability. Hydro Tasmania’s report was selected unanimously by an expert independent panel as the best Sustainability Report for 2005 because it complemented the company’s move towards integrated sustainability management and reporting. "Hydro Tasmania is to be congratulated for its commitment to the transparent reporting of sustainability activities and for its efforts in winning this important award," said esaa Chief Executive Officer Brad Page. "Competition for the Sustainability Report Award has grown considerably in recent years. The quality of our members’ reports reflects their achievements in striving to a high standard of environmental and sustainability reporting." The sustainability reports from Loy Yang Power and Origin Energy were also highly commended. Both reports were considered to provide comprehensive descriptions of sustainability in the business and useful information to stakeholders. The award was judged by a panel of independent environmental experts comprising Dr Helen Murphy, Director of Helix Environmental, Mr Terence Jeyaretnam, Principal Consultant of environmental consultants URS Corporation and Dr Harry Blutstein, Director of Integrating Sustainability. - ends - Media contact: Melissa Baldwin 03 9670 0188 The Energy Supply Association of Australia (esaa) represents Australia’s electricity and downstream gas businesses. esaa’s 40-plus member businesses have almost $108 billion in assets and infrastructure investment plans worth more than $30 billion over the next decade. esaa member CEOs are committed to working constructively with government to achieve national policy reforms that will secure Australia’s energy future, ensuring reliable and competitively-priced energy for the community.
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