• Position your organisation as a leader in the #Business4Good movement, contributing to a more equitable Australia.
• Be showcased at your region-based event, as a pioneer in social enterprise procurement.
• Receive recognition for social procurement best practice, to an audience of over 20k across Social Traders social media channels.
• The chance to be recognised as the Trailblazers of 2024 and secure a place in the ‘Hall of Fame’

Access the terms and conditions here

We encourage all collaborations to enter, however, to win all parties submitted must be a member of Social Traders or become a member before the winners are announced. All membership levels, including Recognition members, can apply.

Please contact our team to chat further about how you can become a member leading the charge in business for good info@socialtraders.com.au

Sponsors are not excluded from entering the Awards; the judging of the Awards is kept confidential and has a robust internal and external reviewing process to ensure the integrity of the finalists and winning submissions.

If you need assistance with your submission, or you’re experiencing difficulties submitting your entry, please contact your account manager who will be able to provide you with further information.

• Responding to market opportunities to develop a new product or deliver a new service that has resulted in sustained and/ or increased impact & sustainability.
• A company that ensures ethical practices throughout its supply chain, including fair labour practices, environmental responsibility, and transparency, thereby promoting ethical conduct beyond its organisational boundaries.
• An initiative that demonstrates excellence in stakeholder-inclusive decision making. A company that actively involves local communities in governance decisions that impact them, demonstrating a commitment to shared value creation and considering the broader social context in its decision-making.
• An organization that incorporates climate-related risks and opportunities into its governance framework, addressing the challenges posed by climate change and working towards climate resilience.

This isn't an exhaustive list, just a prompt to help you think of ideas for your submission. If you need assistance with your submission please contact your account manager who will be able to provide you with further information.

We are encouraging images to be submitted with each application. We need an original/source image file, in jpg or png format. This means an unedited, uncropped and unfiltered photo. If you do not have an image, simply submit a team photo taken on a smartphone. You do not have to submit a professionally taken photo. You may also supply a video.

All submissions for the 2024 Awards to be eligible must be entered by Sunday 2 June 11:59 AEST. Any application after this date will not be considered for entry.

Due to the sheer volume of submissions pouring in each year, we've streamlined the process. Rest assured, while we won't individually reach out, should you wish to delve deeper into your submission or explore storytelling opportunities, reach out to your dedicated Social Traders account manager.

• The Social Traders team will rank their submission based on each criteria item response, out of ten.
• The short-listed applicants will be reviewed by the involved social enterprise networks.
• The winners will be selected based on those who demonstrate the most impactful responses to the criteria.

If you have more questions about the awards, please reach out to your Social Trader account manager.

The judging panel for this award will be looking for a business and government member organisation that demonstrates a public commitment to ESG initiatives in their organisation (internal and external activities):

• Environmental initiatives
• Social impact & people initiatives
• Governance (internal) initiatives

Applications will be assessed on demonstration of a combination of:

• Public commitment and/ or targets to embed social/ diverse procurement
• Evidence of diversity (category, #, geography) in social procurement activities
• Adoption of internal practices that enable more social procurement outcomes, e.g. payment terms enabling social procurement with SMEs, weighting criteria towards social/ environmental outcomes in procurement activities
• Environmental Sustainability commitments