Report on identified social enterprises 2026 | Thursday 19 November 2026

Exclusive Event: Launching latest social enterprise sector insights 

Australia’s social enterprise sector is bigger than we thought. 

Join us online for the launch of the 2026 Report on Identified Social Enterprises (RISE). See new data on the sector’s size and impact, and for the first time, what that impact costs to deliver. The report is one of a kind with the largest number of Australian social enterprises ever analysed. 

Social Traders gets asked three questions more than any others: 

• What does the social enterprise sector look like?  

• What impact does it deliver?  

• What does that impact cost? 

The 2026 RISE report answers all three. It is the fourth in our recent series of sector composition reports and draws on years of certification data, collected and validated one enterprise at a time.  

The latest report will be launching on World Social Enterprise Day, 19 November and celebrates the remarkable businesses putting purpose at the heart of what they do.  

This year's report includes analysis on the 7,000 identified social enterprises, and deep dive into the impact and impact costs of the 750+ certified social enterprises. 

Why attend 

Get the findings first. Hear the headline data at launch, straight from the team behind the analysis. 

FInd the real cost of impact. Government and funders will see how the cost of delivering impact changes with the characteristics of the social enterprises they work with. 

Grow your social procurement. Businesses will learn how their spend becomes revenue for social enterprises, and where to buy from a wider range of them. 

Benchmark your business. Social enterprises can compare their business model against impact data from 750+ certified social enterprises. 

Bring your questions to a live Q&A with the Social Traders team. 

Who should attend: 

• Social enterprises 

• Government leaders 

• Philanthropists 

• Businesses 

• Social procurement practitioners 

• Social impact practitioners 

• Sector collaborators and supporters 

• Researchers and academics 

Imagine a world where purpose and profit are mutually reinforcing to create positive impact for people and planet. Join us to learn more about social enterprise and making it business as usual. 

Places are limited, online registration is essential and will close 10:00am the day prior unless booked out. 

Please contact our events team with any questions or queries events@socialtraders.com.au