Australian Social Enterprises

FISH provides opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to improve their social and emotional wellbeing and break intergenerational cycles of trauma, poverty and engagement in the justice system.

For Blue exists to enrich ocean health and human wealth, together, forever. Focused on the Eastern Indian Ocean, For Blue facilitates the growth of both individual ocean innovations and sustainable blue economies. For Blue is committed to creating a business model worth emulating and operates as a profit-for-purpose social enterprise, donating 50% of profits and 1% of revenue to ocean health charities. Social purpose ventures incubated by, and spun out of, For Blue include: Blue Assembly, Engineering Ocean Solutions conference, Blue Growth Conference and the State of the Blue Economy Forum and Report.

Almost 140 years ago, GFS Perth was founded to safeguard working-class country girls who had left their homes to seek work in the city. Today, GFS continues this heritage by creating welcoming spaces that enable friendship and inspires people to thrive, in a variety of ways including through creation care.

Giveagain sells fabric gift wraps made from dead stock fabric and designed by local artists. We sell these online and at markets to the general public. Giveagain s vision is a world where compassion doesn’t compromise the planet. Our purpose is to help people gift sustainably.

GOco is proud to be part of WA’s growing community of social-impact businesses, creating real change through small acts of kindness. One card. One message. One ripple of good. GoCo Cards lets you send a personalised e-card of celebration, gratitude or thanks to someone in your life. Every card supports mental-health charities and keeps the ripple going. GOCo cards directly donates profits from the cards to charities that support mental health and wellbeing. GO Community Cards is on a mission to revolutionise fundraising by making it effortless, meaningful, and sustainable. Come join us in this season of gratitude…

Green Skills Inc is an environmental charity with offices in Albany, Perth and Denmark WA. It operates several social enterprises including Denmark Tip Shop, Albany and Denmark Container Recycling, Albany and Perth Ecojobs Environmental Personnel and environmental consultancy. All profits are reinvested into environmental community projects in Western Australia. Green Skills Inc operates Denmark Tip Shop, Ecojobs Environmental Personnel (Albany and Perth) plus Container Recycling Centres (10c refund in Albany, Denmark plus mobile collection points). Green Skills provides employment and volunteer opportunities that have positive environmental and social impact. Since its beginning in 1989, the oranganisation has prioritised providing employment opportunities for people experiencing disadvantage. Profits are reinvested into the community for environmental/sustainable community projects aligned with the charity s objects.

We engage the corporate sector and encourage the circularity of their pre-used commercial furniture and fittings. This enables quality items to be transferred to the organisations who need them most, NFPs. GreenChair’s service is simple and free for nonprofits, with exceptional environmental outcomes for our planet.

Hello Initiative is a social impact innovation agency dedicated to serving the young people and communities involved in criminal justice in Western Australia. The Mobile Support Program (MSP) is their biggest and longest running project, connecting young people engaged in the WA criminal legal system with recycled and refurbished smartphones. They also provide free breakfast for young people appearing in the Perth Children s Court as part of their Court Breakfast program.

At Holy Grounds, we’re taking a practical, people-first approach to loneliness and social isolation by growing a welcoming, community-focused cafe in Cathedral Square. At its simplest, the space is a place to gather. In practice, it’s a catalyst for connection. Our project is shaped by the community itself - by the ideas, needs, and curiosities people bring through the door. The cafe is sustained by the generosity of our volunteers and a small team of dedicated staff. Together, we lift up local voices, nurture relationships, and create moments that matter. We offer ways for people of all ages, cultures, and experiences to connect, participate, and feel a sense of belonging. Through inclusive programs, honest conversations, and collaborative community initiatives, we work to lower barriers that keep people apart, strengthen resilience, and build the wellbeing of our neighbourhood. Come be part of it!

Ieramugadu Store Maya and Cafe are an Aboriginal-Owned not-for-profit supermarket and cafe. We create impact by providing culturally safe jobs and training for First Nations people, supporting food security for families and youth at risk, and offering inclusive employment for those facing barriers. Profits are reinvested into community-led programs that promote wellbeing, empowerment, and long-term opportunity. The mission of our social enterprise is to improve food security, create meaningful employment, and empower First Nations people through community-owned, culturally safe, and sustainable services that reinvest profits back into local wellbeing and development.

Operating as a social enterprise, Jack’s Shed will give our customers the opportunity to volunteer their time to a meaningful and rewarding cause. Volunteers, with the support of their support worker superstars, will work collaboratively to collect newspapers from various local businesses, then sort and bundle the newspapers at Jack’s Shed ready for wrapping and strapping and transport to Perth where they will be re-purposed as organic soil stabilizer.

Award winning Aboriginal owned construction company providing life-changing employment for marginalised people

Kommuniti HQ is a profit-for-purpose social business helping to make cities and communities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable for the Wellbeing of all. Where you live should be one of the most powerful connected communities and your membership will bring you closer to like-minded neighbours and their neighbours, neighbours. When neighbours get connected, the magic begins to happen. Make a difference in YOUR Community, at Kommuniti HQ we follow the world s best practices, evidence and insights needed to positively impact the wellbeing of our Communities.

Little Go Getters offers enterprising behaviour-focused resources to young people throughout Australia. That includes books, activity books, and school and extra-curricular programming to help youth see themselves as enterprising and get into action to develop enterprise self-efficacy. These resources are being developed into a toolkit that collaborators can localise and contextualise for their communities. This localisation is to help youth in those communities see themselves as being enterprising and relate to the content. This collaboration is in the model of developing income-producing projects for the collaborator to help diversify their organisation s revenue streams, or as their own small business.

Loop is a WA Social Enterprise Transforming Textiles and Empowering Communities. We provide businesses with innovative and circular solutions to redundant textiles, whilst creating meaningful work opportunities for people experiencing vulnerability in our community.

Mens Talk is a Men s Mental Health and Wellbeing Charity. Our main purpose is to raise awareness for better men s mental health and the prevention of men s suicide in the community. Mens Talk delivers workshops into communities across Western Australia.

METIO is a social enterprise that provides tailored design and project management services to meet community needs. We support groups and organisations building with and for their communities. Our mission is to support communities access the resources and funding needed to build essential infrastructure by offering project development, grant writing and project management services. Our services span the project cycle, providing the professional expertise to turn ideas into functional realities. We offer Business support, consulting, construction, community consultation.