The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities was awarded the certificate of distinction in the prestigious 2015 United Nations Sasakawa Awards for Risk Reduction overnight in Japan, the first private sector organisation to do so in the 30 year history of the awards. <p>
With a competitive field of 88 nominations from 44 countries, the Sasakawa Award this year focused on innovative efforts to reduce the impact of disasters and build resilience.