Australian Social Enterprises

Cacti Conserve Pty Ltd is a social enterprise that manufactures and supplies environmentally friendly site safety and packaging products, promoting the replacement of conventional plastic products with plastic-free and recycled alternatives. This helps to reduce waste and promote environmental sustainability. By using post-consumer harvested cardboard and new-recycled paper, they contribute to a more eco-friendly future.

Cadent is a digital and technology consultancy, offering strategy, agility, design, and software development capabilities. Digital technologies are amplifying and accelerating some of society's most pressing challenges, like inequality, mental health, and authoritarianism. Our mission is to align technology with humanity for the good of society. Products and services include IT & Telecomms, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Other. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Hungry 4 Success - Cafe & Catering and Cafe on the Park offer comprehensive catering services while providing training and pathways to employment opportunities, with a focus on sustainable employment and social engagement through initiatives like food and emergency relief programs. These enterprises support individuals in building skills and gaining confidence, fostering a positive impact on the community and local economy. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Venue Hire. Primary beneficiaries include Other disadvantaged people. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Cafe Viva is a social enterprise cafe, providing opportunities for people living with disability to engage in meaningful, purposeful employment; in an inclusive, dynamic and positive working environment. Our vision is to provide exceptional services and products to our community, while enriching the lives of our employees. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Cana Farm is a certified social enterprise in Sydney's Hawkesbury region that provides transitional employment, education, and community connection for people who have been severely disadvantaged or isolated from society, including prisoners and ex-offenders. The enterprise grows chemical-free produce and manufactures products such as candles, pantry items, and gift hampers, with proceeds supporting rehabilitation and reintegration into community life.

Our purpose is to foster sustainability by reducing landfill waste with our Return and Swap model for home fragrances and supporting domestic violence survivors and refugees through our UpCandle program. Products and services include Gifts or rewards, Merchandise and Personal Products. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

CareerSeekers is a non-profit social enterprise that works with leading organisations to create employment opportunities for refugees and people seeking asylum. The organisation has a specific focus on professional employment. Products and services include Human resource services & recruitment. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Carrum Downs Financial Services Limited is the holder of the franchise for Community Bank Carrum Downs and Marriott Waters. Carrum Downs Financial Services Limited is a community owned company and operates on a profit for purpose model, which means revenue generated by customers banking such as loans and deposits are reinvested back to the local community. Products and services include Financial and Insurance Services. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

genU offers a curated range of gifts and hampers, perfect for any occasion. Our hampers are packed with delicious handmade goods from genU social enterprises, Seasons Gourmet and The Otway Kitchen. Every gift purchased helps create employment opportunities for our supported employees. You can also make a social impact when booking your next event through Seasons Cafes, who offer catering across Geelong. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Food & Beverage Products, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

CatholicCare Social Enterprise exists to create a positive impact through offering employment pathways for vulnerable people in our community. The program has three projects – a Commercial Cleaning service, a Café that also offers catering and a Community Housie. All initiatives aim to deliver sustainable and professional services, while employing individuals who live in the Hunter region. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

CQUniversity is an Australian social enterprise focused on education, research, and professional development, aiming to change lives through various services. It provides training, tech services, and community support, primarily benefiting families, children, and students across Queensland.

CERES is a Victorian-based environmental social enterprise that employs refugees and new migrants, providing them with carpentry skills training and employment opportunities while producing sustainable timber products from salvaged urban trees. The organisation operates multiple social enterprises including a sawmill, carpentry services, and a food delivery service, creating environmental and social impact through recycling, sustainable manufacturing, and community integration.

CGC provides specialist geotechnical engineering services for transport, energy and civil infrastructure projects across Queensland, NSW and Victoria. As a certified B Corp and Social Traders certified social enterprise, they leverage their technical expertise to deliver engineering solutions while creating positive social impact and stronger foundations for communities.

ConnectGV is a certified social enterprise in Shepparton, Victoria that provides employment opportunities and workforce solutions for people with disabilities. Through their contracting services including packaging, cleaning, garden maintenance, and event setup, they create meaningful employment pathways while helping businesses with labour-intensive tasks.

Change Coffee is a social enterprise that sells specialty coffee, tea, drinking chocolate, and coffee gear to both wholesale and retail customers. 100% of its profits are donated to World Vision Australia, funding programs that create significant change in the lives of vulnerable children, support Australian First Nations communities, and address climate issues.

Chapter 1 Employment is a Queensland-based social enterprise that supports people living with disability to find meaningful employment by developing and delivering specialised employment programs. The organisation is unique in that it employs people with lived experience of disability to design and deliver these programs, while also providing reverse marketing services to help create more inclusive employment opportunities in the broader sector.

Chatstat is an AI-powered platform that monitors public social media posts to detect cyberbullying, self-harm, suicide ideation, and other harmful content. The platform provides families, educators, and workplaces with real-time alerts and personalized reports to enable early intervention and support mental wellbeing in digital spaces.

Chocolate On Purpose is an Aboriginal-owned chocolate social enterprise producing premium Bush Food Chocolate that blends Belgian chocolate with Australian native botanicals. They create social impact by supporting Indigenous farmers, empowering women in cocoa farming communities, eradicating child labor, and preserving rainforests by avoiding palm oil.

At Chris' Kitchen we make gourmet, wholesome treats, cakes, cookies and baked goods that cater to a range of dietary requirements, while employing people from marginalised communities, in particular survivors of family and domestic violence, people at risk of homelessness, people living with a disability, and women from the CALD community. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Food & Beverage Products, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Chrysaor Studios is Australia's first social enterprise film studio, a 2,100m² facility on the Gold Coast. We provide state-of-the-art virtual production and sound stages to empower a more... Read more

We bring kids to the table of the transition to a Circular Industrial Economy by collaborating with education partners who want to reduce Carbon Emissions and redesign Education and how we own things. We do this through Zero Waste Event Management, and Circular Innovation Classrooms to produce a longer runway to STEAM job pathways. Products and services include Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Cirqle Group is a Queensland-based IT recruitment and professional services social enterprise that connects organisations with specialist technology talent for digital transformation and IT projects. As a Certified Social Trader, they channel all profits towards supporting environmental and social causes through partnerships with impact organisations.

Civic Kitchen & Catering now providing ready made meals in Engadine and Nowra. Civic Industries, the social enterprise arm of Civic Disability Services, provides a range of services for commercial catering, cafes and food production events for clients across Sydney and NSW. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance, Business & Administrative Services, Catering & Hospitality. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Civik is an infrastructure services provider committed to transforming the construction industry with a genuine people-first approach. We specialise in the construction and maintenance of essential infrastructure, offering services such as hydro excavation, underground service locating, traffic management, facilities maintenance, and labour hire. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Clean Force is a social enterprise delivering commercial cleaning and grounds maintenance services in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania (via ELS). The enterprise group generates $22 m in annual revenue and operate as divisions of WISE Employment Ltd, a national not for profit company limited by guarantee. Our social impact is material as we employ very marginalised people, including those with a mental illness. Products and services include Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with mental illness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.