Australian Social Enterprises

Cap and Dutch is a manufacturer and retailer of personal toiletries. We aim to empower consumers to affect real change with their buying behaviour. Our intent is to redirect profits to the elimination of health issues that prevent access to early-childhood and primary education in Australian communities.

A non-profit social enterprise creating jobs and employment opportunities for overlooked and underserved Australians.

Eradicate Changemaker burnout

We offer returnable packaging as a service to events, platforms & organisations aiming to reduce single-use waste whilst simultaneously providing employment for trainees and graduates of social enterprise employment programs

BlockTexx is a chemical textile recycler breaking down hard to recycle blended fibres into high value raw materials. We partner with NDIS providers to seek support in our decommissioning and sorting part of our business.

Our stated mission is to hekp make Bondi region (Sydney's Eastern Suburbs) into a world-class innovation centre. To that end we are connecting, educating and catalysing collaboration among the region's innovators. We also intend to support youth, First Nations, refugees and others in becoming innovators. We intend to make supporting social enterprise ventures a key focus.

Box Divvy is a Social Enterprise business that sells affordable, fresh, locally sourced fruit and vegetables and pantry, while reducing food waste and building stronger, more connected communities

brandkind is a not for profit social enterprise providing brand strategy and a broad range of marketing services at pro and low-bono pricing to social enterprises, utilising the talent and generosity of professionals and working with, and through the support of, sector intermediaries and funding organisations. It charges minimal fees to support its administration and operational costs.

Burn Bright exists to promote the prevention of mental illness, we exist to help young people to look after their mental health and wellbeing in a proactive and preventative way. We do this through using a range of positive evidence-based strategies that help young people to take charge of their lives. Burn Bright is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers meaningful and dynamic student leadership, wellbeing programs and camps Australia and New Zealand-wide. Since 2014, we have delivered to over 45,000 students across 200 schools nationwide through programs, leadership camps and community partnerships. Our leadership programs educate students through the lens of servant leadership and that to lead others purposefully, they must first learn to lead themselves. The acquired leadership behaviours, wellbeing habits and character traits help build meaningful, healthy and positive long-lasting skills and friendships that will continue beyond the school years. In short, Burn Bright provides the fuel and the spark that ignites the potential within every student, leading to enhanced self-efficacy and a heightened sense of personal wellbeing.

We focus on building confidence, empowering people who are Deaf, Disabled or Neurodiverse to find meaningful employment and supporting social and community participation for community one film at a time.

100% Aboriginal owned, by Clarence Bruinsma (Yaegl) and Adam Byrne (Garigal/Gadigal). Bush to Bowl is a social enterprise aimed at creating a healing space & platform for First Nations people by connecting to Country and their traditional foodways. We practice our culture on a daily basis by giving back to Country, our mob and the wider community.

To empower migrant and refugee entrepreneurs to launch their own business and create a more inclusive Australia!

"We promote dignity, strengthen families and connect communities. -Preserving human dignity, affirming that each person is loved and has a role to play. -Valuing subsidiarity, supporting people to make their own decisions about their lives. -Nurturing the common good, fostering relationships so everyone has a sense of belonging. -Acting in solidarity with others, walking in their shoes to understand their needs."

Our mission is to make reuse the norm, not the exception, by delivering integrated reusable packaging systems that remove operational friction for venues, festivals, workplaces, and high-density environments. Cercle's core activities are designed to achieve both environmental and social outcomes. Environmentally, we reduce reliance on disposable products, minimise waste sent to landfill, and support lower-impact resource consumption through reuse infrastructure and data-driven circular systems. Socially, we create meaningful employment pathways for individuals who frequently face barriers to employment, including people with experiences of incarceration, domestic violence, and long-term disadvantage. Through partnerships with community organisations and social procurement initiatives, Cercle seeks to demonstrate that circular economy systems can simultaneously generate measurable environmental benefits and inclusive economic participation.

To reduce waste to landfill, reduce carbon emissions, and provide customers with affordable, high quality decorative paint.

Collective Leisure is a certified social enterprise, proudly recognized as a 'business for good' by the Australian regulator Social Traders and accredited with the international People and Planet First verification. Our mission is to reduce health inequity through innovative programs that promote physical activity and well-being, tailored to underserved communities. These include: -Supporting people with disabilities, -Assisting individuals in their mental health recovery, -Reducing social isolation and loneliness among seniors, and -Delivering culturally responsive programs. As a Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE), we are equally committed to creating meaningful training and employment opportunities for young people from refugee backgrounds in the sport and leisure sector.

Community Flower Studio is youth-focused Charity which has a Not-for-Profit Social Enterprise arm. CFS sells floral arrangements, indoor plants and art pieces to the public. Net Proceeds will be used to support YOUTH facing mental health challenges. CFS offers various creative workshops to youth via collaborations with Out-Reach Youth Services such as StreetWork, a charity established since 1980. By nurturing their creative talents, encouraging face-to-face interactions and inspiring them with lived experiences of CFS members, YOUTH learn valuable life skills. For those YOUTH interested to assist with CFS Pop-Up Shops, they will gain work experience in retail customer service and work ethics. For those who are keen to pursue post-secondary studies at TAFE or Universities, CFS will look for suitable mentors to support their aspirations. This will help them find meaningful employment in the future. CFS officially launched a free 'Youth Mentoring Program' for young people (12 - 30 yr). This program was the finalist in 2024 Mental Health Matters Community Initiative Award. Dr Bibiana Chan was awarded the '2024 Environmental Citizen of the Year' by the Willoughby City Council through her work with Community Flower Studio and in particular the 'Petal-it-Forward' campaign (a charity partner with the Return & Earn Scheme).

We aim to inspire, develop and empower young people to believe in themselves so they contribute positively to society and create positive change in the world.

Cuppa is the destination where thought leaders and organisations connect to make a difference to employees, customers and society. We tackle the most important conversation that improve the communities well-being, work performance and sense of belonging. From one on moments to societal movements we help organisation make a difference to the world.

CuriousWorks exists at the intersection of contemporary multi-arts practice and community arts and cultural development. We work across art forms and disciplines, with a focus on screen works, digital media, and emerging art forms. Working with artists and communities in South West Sydney, we actively shape a future culture that is vibrant, democratic, generative, and relevant for Australia and beyond. Our unique social enterprise model delivers professional multimedia and community engagement services at competitive rates, while supporting skills development and employment pathways for young people and early career artists.

Data Action Impact helps purpose driven organisations to increase their capacity for doing good by harnessing the power of data and AI to make better decisions, take action and make an impact.

Decision Revolution is a Canberra-based social enterprise that is trading with the dual purposes of generating better outcomes for communities and organisations by improving decision performance, and tackling discrimination by creating greater diversity and inclusion in decision making. Our vision is a world of Deliberate Decisions. This is a future where leaders are conscious of the impact their decisions have on others, committed to stakeholders having agency in decisions that matter to them, and empowered to apply decision making techniques that fit each situation.

Design for Hope specialises in trauma-informed interior design, applying psychological science to create healing and therapeutic spaces for vulnerable people.

Digital Purpose creates digital products that make a positive impact on people and the planet, including improving health, wellbeing, education, climate, capability uplift and employment creation for vulnerable groups. We reinvest profits to provide low bono pricing for eligible organisations and founders.

Change the way leadership is understood, Develop, support, promote - disability leaders