On Thursday the 18th of May the AustCham Westpac Australia-China Business Awards (ACBAs) held its 24th year gala at the JW Marriott Beijing. It was fantastic to see the Australia and Chinese communities come together, along with government entities and leading business decision makers across Greater China and Australia. The evening consisted of recognising companies working between the two countries in the Greater China region. These awards have grown in stature over the years and are now acknowledged as a high profile celebration.

 

Congratulations to the winners of the AustCham Westpac Australia-China Business Awards and their remarkable achievements. These highly regarded awards recognise the success of Australian and Chinese businesses in Greater China across a broad spectrum, from small entrepreneurs through to large publicly listed companies.

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2017 ACBA Winners

Business Excellence Award for Agriculture,

Food and Beverage Sponsored by Auswan

Evolution Health

Recognises an Australian or Chinese company that has recently demonstrated excellence in the field of agriculture, food and beverage and achieved commercial success in Greater China.

Business Excellence Award for

Professional Services Sponsored by JW Marriott Beijing

MinterEllison

Recognises an Australian or Chinese company that has recently demonstrated excellence in professional services (including areas such as accounting, administration, architecture, business management, business support, construction management, design, engineering, finance, hospitality management, IT, legal, marketing and market research, professional training and supply chain & logistics) and achieved commercial success in Greater China.

 Business Excellence Award for

Consumer Services Sponsored by Virgin Australia

Aveo

Recognises an Australian or Chinese company that has recently delivered outstanding services to consumers (including areas such as education, health and aged care and tourism) and achieved commercial success in Greater China.

 

 Business Excellence Award for

Creative Industries Sponsored by Australia Plus

ASPECT Studios

Recognises an Australian or Chinese company that has recently demonstrated outstanding creativity (including areas such as apps, branding, design, entertainment, games, marketing and the arts) and achieved commercial success in Greater China.

 Business Excellence Award for Business Innovation

and the Digital Economy Sponsored by Swisse

Dimer Technologies

Recognises an Australian or Chinese company that has recently demonstrated significant innovation, including harnessing digital technologies and ecommerce, to successfully capture new business opportunities in Greater China.

 Business Excellence Award for Small-To-Medium

Enterprises Sponsored by MLA/ True Aussie Beef & Lamb

Nihao Global

Recognises an Australian or Chinese company with less than 20 employees that has recently achieved outstanding results in Greater China.

Business Excellence Award for Sustainability, Diversity

and Social Responsibility Sponsored by Westpac

The George Institute 

Recognises an Australian or Chinese company for corporate leadership and implementation of policies and initiatives to advance diversity, sustainability and social responsibility in Greater China.

Business Excellence Award for Cross-Border Investment

Sponsored by Australian Trade and Investment Commission

Goldwind

Recognises a specific investment transaction (or series of transactions) undertaken over the past year by an Australian or Chinese company or consortium that has significantly strengthened the investment relationship between Australia and Greater China. Deal size will not be the only factor.

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2017 ACBA Finalists

Agriculture, Food and Beverage Finalists

Blackmores

Evolution Health

Geoff Hardy Wines

Tender Plus

Treasury Wines

Swisse

Professional Services Finalists

KPMG

FCM

MinterEllison

Transtar

Macquarie

Consumer Services Finalists

Aveo

Box Hill Institute

TAFE Queensland

Argyle Hotel Group

China Southern Airlines

Creative Industries Finalists

Aspect Studios

Digital Crew

Elenberg Fraser

Group GSA

Sovereign Hill

Business Innovation and the Digital Economy Finalists

Tripalocal

Smart Buy

Blackmores

Evolution Health

Dimer Technologies

China Australia Millenial Project

Small-To-Medium Enterprises Finalists

AEAS

Tripalocal

Nihao Global

Sovereign Hill

IN-Balance Australia

Mitchells Equipment

Geoff Hardy Wines

Dimer Technologies Pty Ltd

Sustainability, Diversity and Social Responsibility Finalists

Cochlear

Smart Buy

The George Institute

IN-Balance Australia

Sino Gas Energy

Argyle Hotel Group

China Australia Millenial Project

Cross-Border Investment Finalists

KPMG

Goldwind

Macquarie

Transtar

Shandong Ruyi

Landbridge

MinterEllison

Sino Gas Energy

Fortescue Metals Group

 

For further media from the ACBA Gala evening, please contact kristian.ricardo@austcham.org or visit our website http://www.austcham-acba.com.