Turn values into evidence with social procurement.
Students and staff are choosing universities that stand for something. Join Social Traders to turn everyday spend into measurable social impact, trusted by Australia's leading universities and backed by the largest network of certified social enterprises in the country.
Fruit2Work
Social procurement is already reshaping education.
Education spend is building real capability.
Between FY18 and FY25, 13,000 training hours for marginalised communities were generated through connections made by Social Traders, linking education members to certified social enterprises for their procurement spend.
Category diversification beyond catering and cleaning.
Engineering and tech services grew from $155K (FY20) to $11.6M (FY25). Building trades reached $62M, up from $1.8M five years prior. Social enterprises now winning core procurement contracts, not just ancillary ones.
Education members are leading the charge on values.
88% work with Social Traders to satisfy organisational and ESG values, more than double the rate across all members (35%). Leading institutions recognise the strength in partnering with social enterprises to deliver social value.
Download the latest snapshot on social procurement in education.
See eight years of data on how universities are spending, who's benefiting, and how social value is starting to shape the way students and staff choose where to study and work.
See what's driving the sector, and where your institution could go next.
Everything you need to turn social procurement into measurable impact.
Social Traders simplifies social procurement. In one platform, connect with relevant certified social enterprises, track outcomes and produce reports that satisfy compliance requirements.
Good Cycles
Certainty built in from the first search.
No self-reported claims, no guesswork. Every supplier in our network is certified against a rigorous, independent standard. Search, save and connect with almost 800 certified social enterprises and choose with confidence.
Project Net Zero
Measure everything your spend achieves.
Every dollar tracked and outcome measured: jobs created, training hours supported, social value generated and more. Get the data that shows your board, students and staff how you're delivering on your values.
ASRC Cleaning
See where you stand against the sector.
See which procurement categories your peers use that you're missing. Get personalised recommendations of certified social enterprises to hit your targets and strengthen your position.
Australian Spatial Analytics
Where do you stand? Find out with our Social Scorecard.
A few short questions is all it takes. Get your social score across the four pillars of social performance and discover practical ways to drive it further.
How much social value are you leaving on the table?
Enter your annual procurement budget and the percentage you could direct to certified social enterprises. We'll show you the community impact your spend could create.
Impact figures are indicative estimates based on Social Traders data, with spend divided evenly across the six impact categories. Actual outcomes will vary based on the impact generated by suppliers.
Join the leaders turning good intentions into measurable impact.
Social Traders membership gives educators and institutions across Australia everything they need to accelerate their social procurement program: access to a certified social enterprise network, spend tracking tools, outcome reporting, and a community of peers doing the same work.
More than 300 organisations have joined Social Traders since 2018. Be among the leaders driving business for good.