Avetta Awards APAC Customers Leading the Way in Safety, Sustainability and Innovation

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avetta®, the leading provider of supply chain risk management (SCRM) software, today announced its 2025 APAC customer award winners, recognising clients and suppliers setting new standards in safety, sustainability and innovative operational excellence.

“These customers are a true inspiration to us and their peers,” said Abid Yousuf, Chief Customer Officer at Avetta. “We’re proud to be a part of their commitment to safe, sustainable operations that protect people, safeguard the environment and improve business outcomes.”

The awards ceremony took place at the Asia-Pacific Avetta Summit Series conference in Sydney, Australia 21-22 October 2025, which brought together thought leaders, customers and partners to explore how organizations can move beyond simply meeting regulatory requirements to unlock efficiency, stronger partnerships and proactive risk management.

“This is one of our favourite nights of the year,” said Luke Boyle, Vice President of Operations, APAC at Avetta. “These awards recognise outstanding people and organisations going beyond compliance to create truly safe, sustainable and secure supply chains. They represent what leadership, partnership and innovation look like in action.”

The following winners were selected across a series of performance categories based on a set of objective criteria as judged by Avetta’s safety and sustainability experts together with a panel of independent industry leaders.

Health & Safety Leader Award

• Aurelia Metals: Recognised for embedding its “Zero Harm” philosophy across operations and improving training compliance from 32% to over 96%.
• Daktronics: Honoured for building a robust health, safety, environmental and quality management framework. Daktronics also implemented a Modern Slavery policy, demonstrating a strong commitment to ethical operations.

Operational Excellence Leader Award

• David Jones: Awarded for reducing contractor management time, improving compliance visibility and embedding a stronger culture of safety.
• Rio Tinto: Celebrated for transforming supplier management and reducing onboarding times from over 50 days to under 20 while improving safety and supplier satisfaction.
• Downer: Commended for digitising workforce training and achieving greater visibility, efficiency and compliance at scale.

Sustainability Trailblazer Award

• Transgrid: Applauded for implementing environmental, social and governance principles across its procurement practices and engaging over 80% of suppliers in sustainability evaluations within two months. Transgrid also co-developed a Greenhouse Gas and Decarbonisation Monitoring Form with Avetta to drive scope 3 emissions transparency and accelerate the path to net zero.
• Winyama Contracting Group: Acknowledged for integrating eco-friendly practices across its projects and advancing social equity through its “Reconciliation Action Plan.”

Premier Partner Award

• Ausgrid: Distinguished for more than seven years of partnership and co-developing innovative solutions such as API-driven training scheduling that cut waitlists by 90% and a live training calendar that provides real-time visibility for suppliers.
• Triodia Tropicana: Showcased for its ongoing collaboration and commitment to driving operational excellence and innovation.

Safety Transformation Innovator Award

• Elastomers Australia: Lauded for transforming safety into a shared responsibility through initiatives like removing high-risk tools, a proactive “Hazard Hunt” program and risk profiling, thereby building a culture where safety innovation drives both empowerment and performance.

Change Maker Award

• Leonie McCallum, Transgrid: Selected for leading transformative change through the transition to Avetta One, driving significant improvements in safety, compliance and efficiency.
• Andrew Savva, Metro Project Services: Praised for helping digitise operations and create a fully paperless workflow, improving efficiency and risk management.

Avetta Choice Award

• Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group: Saluted for excellence in project implementation, collaboration and operational efficiency.
• Whitehaven Coal: Credited for demonstrating exceptional commitment to safety, compliance and partnership in new project deployment.

About Avetta

The Avetta SaaS platform helps clients manage supply chain risk and their suppliers become more qualified for jobs. For hiring clients, we offer the world’s largest supply chain risk management network to manage supplier safety, sustainability, worker competency and performance. We perform contractor prequalification and worker competency management across major industries all over the globe, including construction, energy, facilities, high tech, manufacturing, mining and telecom. For more information, visit www.avetta.com/en-au