This year the awards will showcase how social enterprise procurement is creating positive social outcomes - right across the country.

Just like 2022, there will be four region-based award winners this year:

• 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 for 2023:

• Social procurement trailblazer - National

Take a look at the social enterprises and business and government members leading the charge over the past ten years of awards! You can also view the game changers across our regions and the national winner for 2022 via our Hall of Fame.

• Submissions open: Wednesday, 10 May 2023.
• Submissions closed: Friday, 9 June 2023.
• State region events kick off: Coming soon!
• National Trailblazer announced: Coming soon!

Note: Due to the volume of submissions received in previous years, only winning applicants will be contacted prior to state region events.

• Criteria 1: An outline of the collaboration between the certified social enterprise and the business or government member.
• Criteria 2: The innovation and/or changes in practice that unlocked new social procurement opportunities.
• Criteria 3: How the partners advocated internally or externally to create new social procurement opportunities.
• Criteria 4: The impact created through the social procurement activity.

A note on impacts: Impact includes a social, environmental or community benefit involving an individual or group of beneficiaries. The impact outlined in your submission can be quantitative or qualitative.

We encourage all collaborations to enter, however, to win both parties submitted in the entry must be a member of Social Traders or become a member before the winners are announced. 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

• Be showcased at your region based event, as a pioneer in social enterprise procurement.
• Position your organisation as a leader in the #Business4Good movement, contributing to a more equitable Australia.
• Receive recognition for social procurement best practice, to an audience of over 20k across Social Traders social media channels.

If you are interested in partnering with us for the awards or upcoming summit, please contact events@socialtraders.com.au for a range of available partner packages.