• Eco pioneer: Aleks Lajovic from Impact International with Mitch Mulligan.
    Eco pioneer: Aleks Lajovic from Impact International with Mitch Mulligan.
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Impact International won Gold in the Environmental Sustainability Award at the NSW PICAs, the latest in its series of awards for its pioneering eco-work.

Impact has won multiple awards for its commitment to the environment, which includes a solar roof power system and a carbon offset forest.

To hear more about these initiatives from Aleks Lajovic, listen to PKN Podcast episode 10.

Aleks Lajovic, managing director of Impact said: “The team at Impact International were delighted to receive the gold medal in the sustainability category at the National Print Awards.

“We are the only printing company in Australia who offsets the carbon footprint of the packaging that we manufacture, and print using our own forestry infrastructure, plus our forest is right here in Australia. Thank you to the Print and Visual Communication Association (PVCA) and the judges for recognising our efforts.”

Food & Drink Business

An imbalance in bargaining power and the need for a mandatory code of conduct are two of the 14 recommendations put forward by Dr Craig Emerson, following his 10-month review of the trade and competition dynamics in the grape and wine sector.

Since starting out as a sustainable bottled water company in 2021, Tasmanian-based Pure Mist has diversified its range. Using water collected from some of the purest air in the world, the company began gin production just after starting out, and is now stepping into the functional beverage market with sports hydration drink, HydraPlay.

Grant Thornton has released its 2025 Manufacturing Benchmarking report, examining the financial data of 100 mid-sized Australian manufacturers. The food and beverage sector continues to stand out, leading in revenue growth across the wider industry.