Australian Social Enterprises

Turnstone Projects provides support organisations and communities with project management and facilitation services. This focus is also our social purpose: to help people have fair and reasonable access to opportunities. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Training & Education Services, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Families, children or students. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Two Good Co Pty Ltd is a social enterprise that empowers and employs women with lived experience of domestic violence and homelessness by creating high-quality food and products. They provide opportunities for these women to rebuild their self-worth and independence. Through their work, they aim to break the cycle of disadvantage and homelessness.

U Ethical is an investment manager with a difference. We believe in creating a better world by investing with purpose today and into the future. Our first funds were established in 1985 and over recent years we have grown steadily to become one of the largest ethical investment managers in Australia with over $1 billion under management. Products and services include Financial and Insurance Services. Primary beneficiaries include A spiritual or religious community. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Umbo was founded in 2018 to combat one of Australia’s biggest hidden problems: access to allied health services for families in regional and rural Australia. Australians who need therapy can often find themselves completely unable to access services, facing long wait lists or travelling far too many kilometers to get the help they need. Products and services include Healthcare Services. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Unchained is a female-owned facilitation and advisory firm that enables organisations to address the dimensions of ESG and CSR including implementing the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) and Modern Slavery Amendment Act 2021 (NSW). Our services include strategy, analysis, training, documents and research. 50% of profits go towards the Freedom Business Alliance which provides vocational training and meaningful employment to survivors of modern slavery Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Engineer, Research, Tech services, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Our purpose is to divert consumerism to create positive action and meaningful social and planetary change Products and services include Merchandise and Personal Products. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Our Social Enterprise is dedicated to providing cleaning solutions, including commercial cleaning, carpark cleaning, pressure and steam cleaning, graffiti removal, waste management and test and tag. We service offices, high rise dwelling, public and community housing. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include Other disadvantaged people. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We offer onsite canteens, catering, site consumables & cleaning products to the construction industry within Geelong and Melbourne with further expansion in 2022 to facilitate more services to more areas. Unisus Group provides a customized approach to the clients needs in all of our service offerings that are designed to evolve with the project from civil works right through to 2000+ people on site. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies. Primary beneficiaries include Long Term Unemployed People. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We convert your waste materials into fantastic new products you can sell or use to promote your brand’s commitment to the environment. City of Melbourne, Metro Tunnel Creative Program and Melbourne Arts Precinct have all committed. UpShop has redirected more than 5 tons of PVC vinyl waste away from landfill to create more than 10,000 new products. Upcycling is COOL! Products and services include Merchandise and Personal Products, Signs & Barriers, Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Vanguard Laundry Services is a commercial laundry social enterprise in Toowoomba, QLD, providing high-quality linen services. Its core mission is to create jobs and career opportunities for people with lived experience of mental illness, empowering them to achieve a dignified and hopeful life and reducing local unemployment.

Verification is a certification service for businesses that prioritise people and planet over private gain. It verifies social enterprises, cooperatives, not-for-profits, and purpose-driven businesses against five robust standards to combat greenwashing and social washing. The verification helps legitimate social enterprises build trust, access markets, and demonstrate their authentic commitment to social and environmental impact.

Veterans in Construction (VCS) Pty Ltd is a certified social trader, labour hire and professional services provider that serves veterans and their families to gain employment on major infrastructure and construction projects. Products and services include Human resource services & recruitment. Primary beneficiaries include Other. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We offer organisations mobile heart health checks for their employees, clients, at their events and more. We screen for key heart disease risk factors like blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar. All profits are donated to the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Healthcare Services, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

VMCH is about creating choices, offering hospitality and building inclusive, compassionate and sustainable communities. We are especially committed to people who are disadvantaged and marginalised including older people and people with a disability. VMCH is an experienced NDIS registered disability services provider that provides a range of training opportunities in its social enterprises and helps candidates transition seamlessly to open employment. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Community & Social Services, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certification Expired. Membership: Connections Membership.

Violet Co Legal & Consulting is a certified social enterprise creating gender and racial justice for women and Indigenous peoples by providing legal services, consulting, and advocacy. They support organisations to transform their practices while providing access to justice for individuals and advocating for systemic change.

VIRB is a certified social enterprise based on the Sunshine Coast, QLD, that reinvests its profits into enhancing the lives of young people. It provides wellbeing services, leadership programs, and intervention training to over 50 schools across Queensland and Victoria, while also operating Youth Hubs that help re-engage young people in education, training, and micro-social-entrepreneurship. The organisation offers additional services including counselling, corporate training, and therapy programs supporting families, children, and students.

Providing outsourced Contact Centre Services including Inbound Omni-Channel (phone, email, socials) and Outbound (surveys, data verification, data collection). Our Purpose is to overcome ageism in the employment of people over the age of 50 who live in regional Australia using a Work From Home Cloud Based Contact Centre employing unemployed people over the age of 50 who live in regional Australia. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services. Primary beneficiaries include Older people. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Vivid Work Crew Echuca is an Australian Disability Enterprise and NDIS registered provider offering paid, meaningful employment in a supported environment for people with disabilities across Echuca, Swan Hill, Kerang and surrounding northern Victorian townships. The social enterprise partners with local businesses to provide cleaning, horticulture, and waste management services while building skills and confidence for workforce inclusion.

Vivid Work Crew Swan Hill is a certified social enterprise providing paid, meaningful employment opportunities for adults living with disability in the Swan Hill region of Victoria. Through horticulture, arboriculture, and industrial production services, the organisation enables participants to gain work experience, develop skills, and achieve economic participation while contributing to their community.

Vividhata Pty Ltd is a Sydney-based social enterprise providing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) consultancy, training, and technical services including website accessibility. They help organisations embed EDI into their processes, systems, and culture to improve business outcomes while primarily benefiting marginalised women and creating more inclusive workplaces across Australia.