Australian Social Enterprises

100 Story Building is a Melbourne-based social enterprise that fosters creativity and literacy in children and young people, particularly those from marginalised backgrounds. They achieve this through engaging workshop programs, online learning, and publishing initiatives, aiming to build essential literacy skills, confidence, and a sense of belonging for future success.

1Mob Indigenous Corporation is an Indigenous corporation registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC). The provided public register details do not specify its operational activities or social impact, making it difficult to ascertain its specific purpose or community contributions.

We tackle textile waste by facilitating behaviour change with our range of purposefully designed upcycling & mending workshops, programs, incursions & products. Working within Melbourne and along the Hume Highway up to Albury, we engage your community and support them to be more purposeful in their textile ownership with repairing, reusing, re-making and end-of-life options. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Gifts or rewards, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

The Abbotsford Convent Foundation is a social enterprise that manages Australia's largest multi-arts precinct, preserving its history, built and natural landscapes. The organisation provides a space for art, culture, and learning, while also offering products and services such as travel and tourism, and venue hire. This contributes to the preservation of cultural heritage and community engagement.

A.BCH is a circular fashion label and Australian based manufacturer creating biologically circular, plastic-free clothing for the in-house brand. In addition, A.BCH consults with the Australian sector to develop and test circular systems, frameworks and products for industry, academia and community. A.BCH has worked with Seamless, the National Clothing Product Stewardship Scheme and Circular Sourcing, a circular economy marketplace for surplus textiles. Products and services include Clothing & Safety Equipment, Merchandise and Personal Products, Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

We are a commercially competitive not for profit social enterprise operating in Kew, Melbourne since 1963. As a social enterprise we trade and reinvest for the benefit of our employees and the community. We employ over 130 people and our purpose is clear: 'Through employment, we create opportunities for people living with a disability and those socially excluded, to discover their potential and enhance their lives" We have four operating units: wire & metal fabrication, digital document scanning and business services, packing & assembly, logistics & fundraising and engage with customers from many sectors. We are a solution focused, agile, innovative and results driven business which puts its people at the centre of its operation. Ability Works produces quality products and delivers outstanding services across four business units: * Wire & metal fabrication* Digital technology services* Packing & assembly* Logistics and fundraising Procurement from us provides meaningful employment for people living with a disability and economic, social and environment benefits for corporates, governments and the community. Work provides purpose and meaning for everyone. It provides huge personal wellness, social and community benefits for those people living with a disability and those socially disadvantaged. For Ability Works employees, there is a great sense of pride and achievement that comes with not only having a job, but being part of a team that creates outstanding results both for industry and for those who are working as part of the team. This sense of belonging and achievement is recognised and appreciated by a range of stakeholders including employee family members.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service provides legal services and prevention programs to address family violence in Indigenous communities in Victoria. Its social impact lies in supporting these communities by offering critical legal aid and working to prevent family violence. This organisation plays a vital role in promoting safety and well-being among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

Aboriginal Retail Australia Indigenous Corporation is an Indigenous corporation registered in Victoria. The provided public register details from ORIC do not offer information about its specific activities, programs, or social impact beyond its registration status.

Access Employment Enterprises is a social enterprise that employs people experiencing disability or disadvantage, providing various services to support their integration into the workforce. The organisation offers a range of services, including commercial carwash and detailing, landcare, and contract completion. By doing so, it aims to create a positive social impact on the lives of people with disabilities.

Affirmative Recruitment are disability inclusive recruitment specialists. We are Australia’s only Social Enterprise recruitment agency dedicated exclusively to sourcing and representing candidates with disabilities. It's our purpose to change the numbers relating to employment of people with disability and to help workplaces achieve their inclusion goals. By working with Affirmative Recruitment employers are joining the movement towards an inclusive future. Products and services include Human resource services & recruitment. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

AGA is one of Australia's largest Group Training Organisations, specialising in employing, training and placing apprentices and trainees across multiple industries. With 35 years of experience, they deliver vocational education and employment services, supporting disadvantaged job seekers and providing workforce solutions to employers.

Aldara Yenara Australia Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous corporation registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) in Victoria. The provided public register details do not specify its operational activities or social impact beyond its status as an Aboriginal Corporation.

All Things Equal is a hospitality social enterprise which exists to bridge the gap between people with disability and the wider community. We do this through providing purposeful training and award-wage paid employment through our employment pathway program. All Things Equal runs a flagship cafe in Balaclava, a cooking school and catering offering we are super proud of! Products and services include Community & Social Services, Catering & Hospitality. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Alloyfold is a Victorian-based commercial furniture manufacturer and supplier that operates as a social enterprise to fund Pathway, a charity supporting marginalised and vulnerable individuals. Through the sale of seating, tables, and portable sanitation products to businesses and organisations, Alloyfold generates revenue that directly funds social services, reducing long-term reliance on welfare. Customers who procure furniture from Alloyfold actively contribute to transforming lives through social procurement.

We offer supply and installation of precast panels, concrete crack injection, floor levelling and specialised concrete rectification services across commercial and civil projects in Victoria. We provide employment opportunities to socially disadvantaged people, with a particular focus on those that have experienced the justice system. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance. Primary beneficiaries include Prisoners and ex-offenders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Amarapave Pty Ltd provides asphalt paving services across Victoria. As a social enterprise, it invests its profits to create supportive career pathways and foster diversity and inclusion for women, non-binary individuals, and other minorities within the asphalt industry, aiming to break stereotypes and drive cultural change.

Amber Community is a registered charity contributing to the safety and wellbeing of Victorian road users. We have 29 years of experience supporting people who have experienced road trauma and delivering road safety programs. We provide commercial road safety workshops to help staff make safer driving choices and workplace wellbeing programs to support staff directly or indirectly exposed to road trauma. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Human resource services & recruitment, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Amplifier Collective is a Victorian-based social enterprise consultancy that helps organisations maximise their social impact through advisory services, engagement strategies, facilitation and training. They work with businesses, government and not-for-profits to build capacity for social procurement, reconciliation action plans, diversity and inclusion, and community engagement.

Are-able focuses on offering meaningful employment opportunities for people with a disability through a range of business enterprises and community support services. These enterprises provide a supported environment for people with a disability to develop their job skills and work ethic, along with an opportunity to make the transition from supported, to open employment. We believe employment opportunities are critical in creating an inclusive & empowering community for people with a disability. All employment opportunities at are-able offer valuable hands-on employment experience in a supportive & social environment. Social and community participation is about connecting with your local community and, in turn, ensuring a sense of purpose and well being. Employment isn't just about having a job. Our Social Enterprise can provide you with a sense of purpose, an opportunity to contribute skills, gain achievement, economic & social participation. Supported Employment can boost your confidence & self-esteem. It connects you with your community and gives you a strong sense of purpose.

All About Fencing Hire is here for all your temporary fencing needs. From events to construction sites, our special team of employees are ready to put up fences for any occasion. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

ClearCut Lawn Mowing and Maintenance Service is Western Victoria's largest garden maintenance team. We are a non for profit social enterprise that operates from bases in Warrnambool and Terang Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Create and Collate addresses a broad spectrum of assembly and sorting needs for businesses around Australia. Work undertaken can vary between processing, document shredding, packaging, assembly and mail-sorting. It provides valuable and practical employment opportunities in a caring, inclusive and social environment for our team of supported employees living with disability Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Advertising & media, Industrial Production & manufacture. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.