November is social enterprise month and we’re spotlighting the most recent initiatives supporting this sector.

Partnering with Mirvac, we're working alongside four social enterprises to help boost their capabilities and capacity to accelerate their growth through the Supplier Development Program.

Sarah Clarke, Mirvac Group General Manager, Sustainability commented that it's important for companies like Mirvac to provide genuine support to social enterprises.

“Social enterprises are businesses that work to improve communities and have a social purpose at the core of what they do. Many deal with major global problems like environmental sustainability, social justice, and economic empowerment,” she said.

“They help to build the knowledge and skills needed to drive meaningful change in our communities.

“Our aim is to empower these social enterprises to scale-up, so we can do more business with them and in turn, they can grow their business.

“Buying from suppliers who make a positive social impact allows us to use our purchasing power for good.”

For Tara Anderson, CEO Social Traders, partnering with Mirvac on this initiative is an exciting opportunity to continue growing the sector.

“There’s strong evidence that the shift in considered purchasing is here to stay. In the last five years, Social Traders business and government members have spent $607 million with our certified social enterprises. And that number is growing at an average of 55% year on year. That’s the fastest and largest social enterprise procurement growth anywhere in the world!”

“We’re incredibly proud to be partnering with Mirvac, who are one of the frontrunners in social enterprise procurement. The support and mentoring they provide will help enable these certified social enterprises to further unlock opportunities and deliver more social and environmental impact."

Over the next few months, a group of Mirvac mentors will share their skills and expertise with these growing social enterprises, giving insights and learnings into how to become ‘revenue ready’ to supply materials and services to large businesses like Mirvac.

The four social enterprises taking part are: YMCA ReBuild, ReGround, CommUnity Construction and Green Connect.

Take a look at the overview video below to find out more.