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When a small Australian manufacturer is named among the world’s most sustainable businesses, it’s worth pausing to ask why. APS Double Glazing has just been awarded Second Place at the World Sustainability Awards 2026 — a global recognition celebrating organisations leading the way in environmental responsibility, energy efficiency, and circular manufacturing. For our team, it’s more than a trophy. It’s confirmation that the choices we’ve made every day for over a decade — about materials, manufacturing, recycling, and the people we hire — actually matter on the world stage.
This article explains what the World Sustainability Awards are, what our Second Place finish means in practice, and how our day-to-day operations contribute to a more sustainable Australia. If you’d like to see the full picture of our sustainability practices and the moment we received the award, you can read more on our sustainability page, or learn how our approach connects to the wider story of why we do what we do.
The World Sustainability Awards are part of the World Sustainability Leaders summit — a global event that brings together businesses, innovators, researchers and policymakers committed to measurable environmental progress. Unlike awards that reward marketing campaigns or aspirational pledges, these awards focus on demonstrated, ongoing impact. Judges look at how a company sources its materials, how it manufactures its products, how it manages waste, how it treats its people, and what its operations actually contribute to long-term sustainability goals.
For a manufacturing business in particular, that bar is high. Manufacturing is traditionally one of the more resource-intensive sectors, so being recognised at this level requires a genuine, system-wide commitment — not just a few token gestures.
A Second Place finish on a global stage is the highest international recognition APS Double Glazing has received. It places us alongside organisations from across the world that are reshaping their industries from the inside out. For an Australian uPVC window manufacturer to be ranked this highly is rare, and we don’t take it lightly. It reflects work done by every single member of our team — from the people on the factory floor sorting recycling bins, to our installers who follow strict on-site waste protocols, to the office staff who research lower-impact suppliers and packaging.
The award recognises a long list of practices we’ve quietly built into our business over the years. None of them are flashy on their own, but together they add up to a way of operating that’s measurably better for the environment than the industry standard.
A meaningful portion of the uPVC we use is sourced from recycled material and reprocessed into new high-performance window profiles. uPVC is one of the most recyclable building materials available — capable of being reused multiple times without losing structural integrity. That means a window we install today contributes to a circular system rather than a linear one that ends in landfill.
Our factory operates with dedicated recycling stations for offcuts, glass, aluminium reinforcement, packaging materials and steel. Every workstation has a clear sorting system, and our team is trained to use it consistently. The result is that almost nothing that passes through our factory ends up in general waste.
By manufacturing locally rather than importing finished windows, we eliminate the heavy emissions associated with international shipping and offshore production. We also support skilled Australian jobs and maintain tighter quality control over every unit that leaves our facility. Local manufacturing isn’t just better for the environment — it’s better for our customers, who deal with a team that’s directly accountable for the product they receive.
Perhaps the most meaningful sustainability contribution we make happens after a window leaves our factory. A properly installed double glazed uPVC window can cut heating and cooling energy use in an Australian home by a substantial margin — and that benefit continues for decades. Multiplied across the thousands of homes we’ve worked on, the cumulative reduction in household energy consumption is significant.
If you’d like to understand more about how this works in practice, our blog on double glazing and energy bills explains the science clearly.
For homeowners considering double glazing, this award has real, practical implications. It means the company you’re working with has been independently recognised on a global level for doing things the right way — not cutting corners, not greenwashing, and not relying on overseas production lines with unclear environmental records. Choosing APS isn’t just a decision about your home’s comfort and energy bills. It’s also a small but meaningful contribution to a more sustainable building industry.
Australia’s residential sector accounts for a significant share of national energy consumption, and a large portion of that energy is used for heating and cooling. Improving the thermal performance of our homes is one of the most effective things we can do as a country to reduce emissions over time. Every airtight, well-insulated home is one less home leaking energy into the atmosphere — and one less family overpaying on bills they didn’t need to pay.
That’s why the World Sustainability Award means as much to us as it does. It connects the work we do in our factory to a much larger goal that benefits every Australian household.
The World Sustainability Awards are part of the World Sustainability Leaders summit, a global event recognising organisations that demonstrate measurable environmental and social impact. The awards focus on real-world performance rather than marketing claims, judging companies on how they source materials, manufacture products, manage waste, and contribute to long-term sustainability goals.
APS Double Glazing was awarded Second Place at the World Sustainability Awards 2026, recognising our commitment to recycled materials, circular manufacturing, local production, and the energy efficient products we deliver to Australian homes.
Yes. uPVC is one of the most recyclable building materials available and can be reprocessed multiple times without losing its structural performance. We use a meaningful proportion of recycled uPVC in our window profiles, and we recycle offcuts and end-of-life material wherever possible.
When installed properly, double glazing can significantly reduce the energy a home uses for heating and cooling — and that benefit lasts for decades. Across thousands of homes, the cumulative reduction in energy use makes a measurable difference to household emissions.
Our sustainability page covers our recycling systems, manufacturing approach, and the moment we received the World Sustainability Award. It’s the best place to see the full picture of how we operate.