Australian Social Enterprises

GreenPay is the payments solution that pays the planet. We give 50% of our profits to help protect and restore the environment.

To create space for young people to grow. Through growing food and regenerating land, we offer engagement, training and employment opportunities to 12-24 year olds in a hands-on, project-based, supportive environment.

Grow your Mind is a mental health social venture. Our reason for being is to inspire, engage, and connect with schools and families to learn ways to be and stay mentally from a young age. Poor mental health doesn't discriminate and neither should mental health education. At Grow Your Mind we believe that mental health is not just the presence or absence of a diagnosable mental health condition, but something we all have and can all learn to look after. With 50% of all serious mental health conditions beginning before the age of 14, it is key to start teaching kids about their brains, emotions, and mental health from a young age. Prevention is easier than cure.

As a veteran family business and certified social enterprise Human Quotient Group is on a mission to boost wellbeing, employment and education outcomes for the veteran community and women facing systemic barriers to workforce participation. Human Quotient Group provides professional services for Defence, industry and government across the fields of: integrated logistics, engineering, project management, training and program design and delivery. The social enterprise delivers community benefits through employment, training, programs, advocacy and events. Current team members are majority veterans and spouses of current-serving ADF members. Human Quotient Group is an award-winning business having received the Small Employer of the Year award at the 2025 Prime Minister’s National Veteran Employment Awards. HQG also received a 2025 Award for Excellence from VESPIIA and is a Veteran Employer of Choice (with the Department of Veterans Affairs, DVA), a member of the SA Government’s Employer Network, a certified Australian Veteran Owned Business and a member of the Veteran Business Community. The company procures from social enterprises and Defence partner and veteran businesses wherever possible and prioritises the environment and community over short-term profits.

Tackling social inequality by increasing access to resources and opportunities for individuals and organisations that need it most.

Our mission is to end the food crisis in First Nation communities in our lifetime.

It Takes a Team exists to create empowered, thriving and supportive communities, schools and workplaces by increasing community mental health literacy so that we can all have the skills to support each other when experiencing mental health problems

Joy of Giving is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to reducing waste and spreading joy by giving preloved toys a second life. We rescue quality toys from landfill, carefully restore them, and redistribute them to children and families particularly those in need. In addition to toy reuse, we place a strong focus on sustainability education for children, helping to inspire lifelong habits of care for the environment through hands-on learning and community engagement.

Our goal is to uplift the remote artisans' community who are handcrafting natural products as means to preserve their culture and nature. However, they cannot sustain their livelihood by only selling locally in their villages. Thus, our mission is to let the world appreciate and purchase these beautiful artisanal products from remote areas of the globe.

Made in the West Creative is a social enterprise and creative production agency in Western Sydney, driven by a mission to amplify underrepresented voices and build a thriving, connected and inclusive screen industry across the region. Building on the success and community trust established by the Made in the West Film Festival, we offer professional screen content production services while delivering programs that foster skills development, employment pathways, and cultural connection for local filmmakers. The Greater Western Sydney Region spans 13 local government areas and represents over 2.5 million people; many of whom are culturally diverse, working class, and historically underrepresented in the national screen industry. Our work responds directly to systemic inequities in access, opportunity, and visibility. We exist to change the narrative: not just showcasing local talent, but investing in it. Our hybrid model combines revenue-generating services (video production, livestreaming, film licensing, and creative consulting) with impact-focused programs (filmmaker training, community screenings, cultural events, and mentorships). This approach fuels both financial sustainability and measurable social change; growing local creative capacity, economic opportunity, and pride of place.

Church Grounds sells globally sourced coffee online to provide jobs, nurture hope, share skills, and build confidence for individuals facing barriers to employment.

Metio supports community organisations to plan, fund and manage construction projects.

MOOD is a certified social enterprise, selling award winning teas with 100% of profits funding youth mental health programs.

We guide staff, board and volunteers to Govern, Fund and Manage their organisations. NFP Guide is a group of social enterprises dedicated to building healthier, sustainable and adaptable communities through sustainable social purpose organisations. We do this through consulting, training, mentoring and facilitation in the following areas: - governance, strategic development and organisational management services (www.nfpguide.com.au) - grant and tender writing (www.winthegrantortender.com.au) - 24/7 Learning Hub (www.iclick2learn.com.au) Our foundation also delivers projects that increase volunteerism and improves the mental well-being of invaluable volunteers and staff by building their capacity, connections and confidence to effectively manage, fund, and govern their social purpose organisations (www.nfpguide.org.au)

Low cost grocery store for low income earners

Create positive change for future generations by helping organisations define and exceed their sustainability goals.

The vision of OzHarvest Ventures is a world with limitless potential to transform environmental and social challenges through innovation and impact. We're obsessed with fixing food waste and hunger. We use the power of our brand for good. We'll collaborate for the benefit of many - to amplify and accelerate positive impact for people and planet.

PATHMAKER is a female founded social enterprise that we provides strategic advisory services to empower organisations to create, deliver and measure social value. This includes leadership, strategy, stakeholder engagement and measurement & evaluation.

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.

Pingala works to decarbonise, decentralise, and democratise Australia's energy supply, increasing equity of access to renewable energy. With our sister company Pingala Cooperative, renters can invest in and gain benefit from renewables.

Plate It Forward is a for-purpose hospitality group creating employment pathways for people facing barriers to work. Through our restaurants, and catering & event operations, we provide hands-on training, paid roles, and real industry experience. Profits from our venues are reinvested into the Plate It Forward Foundation, funding food relief programs and expanding access to training and employment opportunities.

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

Our goals are to fulfil sustainability commitments through a circular economy approach, eliminating landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and decreasing manufacturing needs, whilst supporting the Indigenous community and community orgainsations.

Purpose Media CBR is a Canberra-based social enterprise built on the fact: people cannot access support they do not know exists. At its heart, it is a digital media platform that amplifies the people and places creating social and community impact across Canberra. We tell uplifting, lived-experience stories that educate the community, question stigmas and make services easier to navigate. But it is more than storytelling. Purpose Media CBR operates as a hybrid model. The front end is public-facing media, community storytelling, social media and events. The back end is a fee-for-service and subscription model that supports sustainability. Revenue comes from: -Feature packages and sponsored storytelling training -Strategic communications and capacity building for for-purpose organisations -Digital products such as BoardQAI, our AI-powered board governance support tool -Membership tiers for individuals and organisations who want to back local impact -Consulting across governance, fundraising and community engagement Profits are reinvested into lived-experience contributors, free community content and tech tools that strengthen the sector. The impact we are working toward is threefold: -Increase awareness of services and reduce help-seeking barriers -Strengthen Canberra's social and community sector capacity -Build a connected community that celebrates impact rather than only crisis We are building an ecosystem where storytelling drives visibility, visibility drives revenue, revenue funds tools and capacity, and that in turn strengthens the very organisations whose stories we tell.

Enabling good businesses to be greater to change the world sooner. We have a methodology on how we measure Purpose, People, and Planet strategies as well as Profit. We focus on growing purpose-led and plant-based businesses. Plant-based economy ticks many of the SDG's. We also have keynote and presentations which can engage any audience to take more action about sustainability - every decision we take creates our legacy. Our workshops in 2023 helping businesses become SECNA members. Our Tag line is 'greedy for good' => We want purpose-led businesses to thrive