Australian Social Enterprises

100 Story Building is a Melbourne-based social enterprise that fosters creativity and literacy in children and young people, particularly those from marginalised backgrounds. They achieve this through engaging workshop programs, online learning, and publishing initiatives, aiming to build essential literacy skills, confidence, and a sense of belonging for future success.

2ND SHOT is a Queensland-based social enterprise that provides hospitality training to individuals experiencing homelessness and long-term unemployment. It operates by selling food and beverage products, with revenue funding its training programs. This initiative aims to equip beneficiaries with vocational skills and employment opportunities, fostering self-reliance and pathways out of disadvantage.

5FOLD strengthens communities by connecting families with practical support, local services and genuine care. We exist to bridge gaps, meet real needs with dignity and ensure people feel seen... Read more

We tackle textile waste by facilitating behaviour change with our range of purposefully designed upcycling & mending workshops, programs, incursions & products. Working within Melbourne and along the Hume Highway up to Albury, we engage your community and support them to be more purposeful in their textile ownership with repairing, reusing, re-making and end-of-life options. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Gifts or rewards, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

The Abbotsford Convent Foundation is a social enterprise that manages Australia's largest multi-arts precinct, preserving its history, built and natural landscapes. The organisation provides a space for art, culture, and learning, while also offering products and services such as travel and tourism, and venue hire. This contributes to the preservation of cultural heritage and community engagement.

A.BCH is a circular fashion label and Australian based manufacturer creating biologically circular, plastic-free clothing for the in-house brand. In addition, A.BCH consults with the Australian sector to develop and test circular systems, frameworks and products for industry, academia and community. A.BCH has worked with Seamless, the National Clothing Product Stewardship Scheme and Circular Sourcing, a circular economy marketplace for surplus textiles. Products and services include Clothing & Safety Equipment, Merchandise and Personal Products, Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Ability Enterprises is a not-for-profit social enterprise based in Toowoomba, Queensland, providing meaningful employment opportunities to marginalised individuals facing barriers to work. Since 2012, they have supported over 400 people including those living with mental illness, people with disabilities, refugees, and Indigenous Australians across their seven social enterprise ventures.

Access Employment Enterprises is a social enterprise that employs people experiencing disability or disadvantage, providing various services to support their integration into the workforce. The organisation offers a range of services, including commercial carwash and detailing, landcare, and contract completion. By doing so, it aims to create a positive social impact on the lives of people with disabilities.

The Queensland Social Enterprise Council (QSEC) is the peak body representing and supporting the social enterprise sector in Queensland. It fosters a community of purpose-driven businesses that reinvest profits to create jobs, promote inclusion, and address community challenges, thereby driving positive social, cultural, and environmental impact across the state.

ADHD WA provides essential resources, support, and information to individuals with ADHD across Western Australia, aiming to improve their well-being and empower them to learn, strive, and thrive. The organisation fosters an inclusive community, equips individuals with practical skills, and advocates for better understanding of ADHD.

Affirmative Recruitment are disability inclusive recruitment specialists. We are Australia’s only Social Enterprise recruitment agency dedicated exclusively to sourcing and representing candidates with disabilities. It's our purpose to change the numbers relating to employment of people with disability and to help workplaces achieve their inclusion goals. By working with Affirmative Recruitment employers are joining the movement towards an inclusive future. Products and services include Human resource services & recruitment. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We offer efficient and effective supply chain solutions whilst providing safe and ethical employment opportunities for over 300 supported employees We provide: - Assembly and packaging - Pick and pack - Bundle solutions - Container unloading - Labelling - Product rework - Recycling and destruction - Shrink wrapping - Warehouse outsourcing and 3PL - Mailout and collation Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Catering & Hospitality, Printing and Distribution Services. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

AGA is one of Australia's largest Group Training Organisations, specialising in employing, training and placing apprentices and trainees across multiple industries. With 35 years of experience, they deliver vocational education and employment services, supporting disadvantaged job seekers and providing workforce solutions to employers.

Aggie Gifts is a NSW-based social enterprise that sells Australian-made gift boxes and hampers featuring 100% Australian owned products, with a dedicated Indigenous range sourced from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suppliers. They provide ethical and sustainable corporate and personal gifting solutions, reconnecting humanity through the gift of food while supporting Indigenous businesses.

All Things Equal is a hospitality social enterprise which exists to bridge the gap between people with disability and the wider community. We do this through providing purposeful training and award-wage paid employment through our employment pathway program. All Things Equal runs a flagship cafe in Balaclava, a cooking school and catering offering we are super proud of! Products and services include Community & Social Services, Catering & Hospitality. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Alloyfold is a Victorian-based commercial furniture manufacturer and supplier that operates as a social enterprise to fund Pathway, a charity supporting marginalised and vulnerable individuals. Through the sale of seating, tables, and portable sanitation products to businesses and organisations, Alloyfold generates revenue that directly funds social services, reducing long-term reliance on welfare. Customers who procure furniture from Alloyfold actively contribute to transforming lives through social procurement.