Social Traders certification
Strengthen your social enterprise position with Social Traders certification. It identifies and protects the sector against the growing risk of social washing. Developed in 2017, our certification is world-leading, tailored specifically for the Australian social enterprise sector, and endorsed by the Social Enterprise World Forum. Only Social Traders offers the double badge of certification and verification.
What is a social enterprise?
Social enterprises are an innovative breed of business that work to create a fairer and more sustainable world.
Australia’s definition of social enterprise was developed in the 2010 research project Finding Australia’s Social Enterprise Sector (FASES) and has three parts:
- A defined primary social, cultural or environmental purpose consistent with a public or community benefit
- A substantial portion of income from trade
- Investing efforts and resources into purpose such that public/community benefit outweighs private benefit
The definition covers all legal structures and types of impact – it’s inclusive for all social enterprises delivering public benefit over private gain.
Connect with our business and government members
Join our community of more than 600 certified social enterprises and 160 business and government members, leading the charge in social procurement.
