The awards are back!

The world has changed. So has business.

Some ideas are game changers and buying from social enterprise is one of them. This year our awards will showcase the pioneers demonstrating that social enterprise procurement is catching on. Let’s celebrate the innovative social enterprises, businesses and governments leading the charge in #Business4Good.

The theme: Social procurement game changers

This year the awards will showcase how social enterprise procurement is catching on around the country.

There will be four region based award winners:

• Social procurement game changer - VIC/TAS region
• Social procurement game changer - NSW/ACT region
• Social procurement game changer- NT/QLD region
• Social procurement game changer - SA/WA region

With one overall national winner:

• Social procurement trailblazer - National

Member applications now open

Awards are open to our pioneering members who are leading the charge for better business. We’re looking for joint applications from one or more certified social enterprise/s and one or more of our business and government member/s. Your application should show how you are leading the way in social enterprise procurement. Check out below for more details on our key selection criteria.

Finalists showcased at national and state celebration events

The award winners will be determined in collaboration with our partners at Australia's social enterprise state and territory networks. The four region winners will be announced at celebration events in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney, co-hosted with our sector partners.

All winners will be invited to join us at the Social Enterprise World Forum, where the national Social procurement trailblazer for 2022 will be announced. The national winner of the trailblazer award will be decided in collaboration with the Social Enterprise National Strategy team. This winner will have showcased the most innovative and impactful outcomes against the award criteria.

Want to be recognised as a game changer? Apply now!

The four Social procurement game changer region winners will receive a free ticket with expenses paid to join us at the Social Enterprise World Forum this September. The national winner will be invited to join us on the main stage for a panel discussion on best practice social procurement, to a global audience. All national winners will receive a digital promotion kit to showcase and celebrate their achievement.

Submissions close COB Friday, 22 July 2022. For details and to submit your entry see below.

For all details visit- Social Traders website