The Outstanding Innovative METS Company Award recognises a METS organisation that has delivered exceptional innovation with measurable impact across the mining industry. This award celebrates companies that demonstrate originality, practical application, and meaningful contribution to the advancement of the METS sector and the broader mining value chain, both in Australia and internationally.

Your submission will be judged against the following criteria:

• Significance of the impact or outcomes achieved by the innovation, particularly in relation to other achievements within the field.
• Novelty of the innovation, its application or future application
• Flow on benefits in the advancement of the METS sector, the industry or the wider value chain, both domestically and internationally.

Please note, only one innovation per company can be nominated for this award. 

To help you prepare, here’s an overview of the questions you'll need to answer. Please note that your progress won't be saved, so we recommend preparing your answers beforehand.

1. Company Overview: Provide a brief overview of your company (Max 400 words) 
2. Innovation Overview: Briefly describe your innovation (Max 500 words)
3. Originality of Innovation: Please provide details about the originality of your innovation. (Max 500 words)
4. Impact of the Innovation: Please describe the impact your innovation has made. (Max 500 words)
5. Practicality of Innovation: Please provide information on how your innovation is practically applied. (Max 500 words)
6. Measurability of Benefits: Please provide details on the measurability of your innovation’s benefits. (Max 500 words)
7. Applicability: Please provide details on the wider reaching applications for your innovations. (Max 400 words)

Recommendations:

• To support a smooth submission process, we strongly recommend preparing your responses before starting the online application, as your progress may not be saved once you begin.
• It’s recommended that you use examples, data, case evidence or results where possible to strengthen your submission.