Australian Social Enterprises

People For Nature is a registered environmental charity working to empower all Australians to protect biodiversity and build climate resilience through education, action, and citizen science.

Pocket City Farms empowers communities through education to increase food growing in urban areas, tackle food insecurity and take action on climate change.

ReNewy Living is an Australian environmental enterprise that celebrates local sustainability. We're for people who care deeply about a healthier planet but are tired of feeling like they're doing it alone. We bridge the gap between individual effort and collective impact, bringing you into a joyful community of sustainability that prioritises reducing consumption, supporting local action, and restoring our environment together. We do this through positive storytelling, community networking, and creative workshops. We provide the connections and resources you need to turn your environmental worry into local, tangible action.

At Reverse Garbage, our role is to save materials from going to waste in landfill and to renew their value by making them available for reuse by families, students, artists and community groups. We also educate and advocate for reuse through our education programs.

Professional development and accessible training resources for organisations that support youth with disability to prepare for employment.

SOCIAL CHANGE CENTRAL is Australia's gateway to the social enterprise sector.

Our Purpose is to provide affordable and meaningful funerals to all Australians through our non-profit business model

Building engaging online learning experiences around food, wellbeing and community resilience.

To increase inclusion of people with disabilities in the community through easier to understand communication and employment of disabled people.

We connect & equip purpose-driven people & organisations across Canberra & region to develop & sustain business solutions to social challenges - creating a fairer, more inclusive economy & improving wellbeing for people & planet. We directly support social enterprises through tailored learning & connection events & activities at our physical Hub at The University of Canberra, as well as other parts of the city.

Maturing Social Enterprise created to provide meaningful and gainful employment for people living with disabilities by providing sustainable gardening services and products to the Canberra Region. " Growing with Purpose - All Ability Workers and Sustainable Gardens"

Think+DO Tank Foundation collaborates with low-income and marginalised, urban communities in NSW, focusing on culturally and linguistically diverse women and children. Together, we develop a shared way of doing things, designing projects that have a demonstrated and lasting impact. Our evidence-based, replicable approaches improve social cohesion; reduce isolation; strengthen community capacity; and foster equity. By using the arts, imagination and creativity and social enterprise to approach communities we shift the realms of possibility while we simultaneously address the pragmatic challenges of disadvantage which hinder change.

U Shape Us is a Canberra-based social enterprise creating simple imagination games that spark conversation, connection and a sense of belonging. We design tools that invite people to share memories, express ideas, and imagine new ways of connecting with others. Our games are used in schools, community programs, and with older people across Australia. Our work is grounded in the belief that when people are supported to share their inner worlds and be heard, they are more likely to feel valued, included, and connected. Through our two games, U Shape Us and Up To Us, we create spaces where people of all ages can participate, contribute ideas, and shape their own experiences of belonging.

Unlimited You is a sustainable leadership ecosystem for mid-life women. Through our M-Cube approach, we integrate Eastern contemplative discipline with Western performance systems to help women sustain energy, lead with clarity, and pass forward the wisdom that strengthens the next generation. Unlimited You bring you three distinctive services: + Her Altitude: An inspiring storytelling platform that celebrates women's reflective insights and achievements. + Her Space: A private sanctuary for women to unload mental heaviness and stay accountable. + Her Retreat: Experience the inner-self transformation to return renewed.

Tackling gender-based violence through Emotional, Mental, and Physical Self-Defence. We run prevention and early intervention programs with universities, community groups, and workplaces to empower at individual, organisational, and community levels.

Our services fall in 3 categories: 1. Training on DEI: topics include unconscious bias, inclusive language, inclusive leadership, Aboriginal cultural engagement, race and gender related, LGBT allyship, mental health etc. 2. Consulting: policy creation, gender pay gap reporting for WGEA, design and implementation of programs on gender, race, culture, LGBT, disability. Research on social issues including doing focus groups, interviews, Data and statistical analysis of HR data, employment trends, employee satisfaction etc. 3. Virtual Reality experience creation: we will understand your needs and create a VR film tailored starting from idea onto script, filming, editing, software testing, and give you a ready to play Vr headset.

We build confidence, employability skills, entrepreneurship capability and strong mentor connections for meaningful pathways into employment and enterprise. YEP Careers delivers practical, real-world and strengths-based programs that equip people to discover careers aligned to their passions, strengths and the needs of local industries. We work with people of all ages, with strong experience working with young people and those who face complex barriers to employment, including people in the criminal justice system. Our mentoring approach provides steady guidance, industry insight and the kind of support that keeps participants engaged and moving forward, whether they choose business ownership or working for an organisation. We partner with all levels of government, industry and community organisations across regional NSW to deliver locally responsive programs that lead to meaningful, sustainable employment and enterprise outcomes.