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  • Two Polish workers dismantle a mattress at the ‘DRZ Darmstaedter Recycling Zentrum GmbH’ on June 17, 2015 in Darmstadt, Germany. In the recycling center specific waste such as bulky waste, plastic and polystyrene, metals, paper and construction waste are delivered by households and companies, separated and pressed for further recycling.

    Better bedfellows: how mattress manufacturers are stopping the waste

    Social enterprise Soft Landing is joining forces with bed manufacturers in a push to recycle mattress parts and divert it from landfill
  • Some of the women who work with Sorghum Sisters

    Profits with purpose: can social enterprises live up to their promise?

    While the number of social enterprises is increasing in Australia, there are questions as to whether they can have the much hoped-for impact
  • A barista is seen prepairing a coffee at a cafe in Canberra.

    Coffee order: would you like environmental sustainability with that?

    Our daily brew is creating an environmental disaster, but social enterprises are coming up with new ideas for cups, pods and coffee grinds
  • 2016 Concordia Summit Convenes World Leaders To Discuss The Power Of Partnerships - Awards Dinner<br>Nobel Peace Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus receives the 2016 Concordia Leadership Award during 2016 Concordia Summit Awards Dinner in New York in 2016

    'We are all entrepreneurs': Muhammad Yunus on changing the world, one microloan at a time

    The Nobel peace prize laureate will be in Australia to discuss why fostering entrepreneurship is even more important in the age of automation
  • Rural social enterprises such as cafes often become community hubs in regional centres.

    Cafe society: the regional enterprises putting the community before profit

    Regional social enterprises are often hubs that serve the population beyond creating jobs and services
  • food waste

    We grow it, we waste it, we dump it: fighting food waste one click at a time

    With almost 4m tonnes of food from the commercial sector going to landfill, social enterprise Yume connects suppliers with restaurants and other buyers
  • Some of the women who work with Sorghum Sisters

    Victoria to spend $5m in Australia's first social enterprise strategy

    New social procurement plan will encourage government contracts to support social enterprises, as sector expands to more than 20,000 businesses
  • Young school girls learning in the classroom while being watched over by their school teacher

    Primary funding: the social enterprise turning profit into pencils for schoolchildren

    Founded by two Australians in the US, a new social enterprise matches every item of stationery bought with a donation to an underprivileged child
  • Pink handcuffs

    Good vibes: selling sex toys online to fund sexual health programs

    A new Australian social enterprise is tackling sexual objectification in advertising and an ‘unwritten moral code’ while selling sex toys for a good cause
  • Children in India are being educated with the help of the 40K Group, an Australian social enterprise

    It takes a village to raise a child, but tech giants could play a role in educating one

    With the help of famous friends, Australian social enterprise 40K hopes to make an difference to the 8 million Indian children not being educated
  • Sparkke

    Sparking change: social enterprise serves up feminism with beer and fashion

    Beer can be a conversation starter for women’s issues, and fashion can be used to clear land mines with the help of social enterprise
  • Printer cartridges

    Trash to treasure: the social enterprises transforming recycling

    Often led by women, companies such as Green Collect are turning urban waste into employment for disadvantaged people
  • Melbourne social enterprise the Sorghum Sisters trains refugees to work in the hospitality industry

    Craft and community: the Australian women helping refugees into work

    Women are increasingly drawn to starting social enterprises, especially those that solve local issues and help to get refugees and migrants into work
  • Woman holding a baby sitting on the doorstep

    Opening doors for women and children when domestic violence hits home

    Family violence is a significant factor for many homeless women but social enterprises such as Fitted for Work, The Big Issue and Women’s Property Initiatives are taking on the challenges
  • The breaking of the soil of the Vanguard laundry and career development centre

    Investing in social enterprise can drive social change and deliver returns

    Simon Freeman
  • Tjanpi artists from Papulankutja (WA) 2005 NPY Women’s Council

    Driving change: Indigenous women grab the reins and get down to business

  • The founder of My Green World, Natalie Kyriacou

    Young, female and determined: how millennial social entrepreneurs are changing the world

    From saving the orangutans to support for mothers, millennial women are more likely to start social enterprises – and stick with them
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