Sustainability is an essential component to the Perry Group vision of 'Built to Last'. Our commitment to sustainable business practice was recognised at both the Waikato and National 2006 Sustainable Business Awards.The Perry Group was awarded the 2006 Waikato Sustainable Business Network's Emerging Sustainable Business Award sponsored by The Hamilton City Council. This qualified for entry into New Zealand’s Top Sustainable Business awards, where we received a High Commendation in the National Emerging Sustainable Business Category.The award recognition very much centred on the Perry Groups Sustainability and Community mindedness always having been a part of our culture (very informally), and since becoming a member of The Waikato Sustainable Business Network (Sept 05) formalising our approach a little more and in particular gaining momentum through a representative "Sustainability Team" (one representative from each division) who have initiated many of the initiatives.