Social Enterprise Day
Social Enterprise Day celebrates businesses that prioritize social and environmental impact alongside profit, observed annually on the third Thursday in November. This year it is 19 November 2026.
Social Enterprise Day is a global observance that highlights organizations using business strategies to create positive social and environmental change while remaining financially sustainable.
Social enterprises trade to achieve social, environmental or community benefit and reinvest most of their profits to support that purpose. They may support outcomes such as job creation for disadvantaged groups, environmental sustainability, or community development.
In the City of Casey, the following social enterprises have a presence in the City of Casey:
Waverley Social Enterprises — Hallam. Employ local residents and has a direct commercial relationship to many local businesses. They deliver a range of commercial services, including On-site Labour Hire, Assembly, Packing, Catering, and Grounds Maintenance from all their sites Hallam, Notting Hill & Bayswater
Outlook Australia — Hampton Park. Waste recycling and resource recovery in partnership with Veolia, including Hampton Park Outlook Transfer Station and Refindit Shop.
Hoops & Cookies — Cranbourne. Baked goods, apparel, youth basketball events and youth social enterprise training.
Emotions — Cranbourne West. emotions partners with Sunshine Tissue products in Cranbourne West to supply eco-luxury products, toilet paper, hand paper towels, bamboo tissues etc. with 50% of the profits pledged to mental health services
The Bridge — multiple Casey sites delivering ‘Inclusive Employment Assistance’ and its major social enterprise is in Dandenong providing supported employment across third-party logistics, textile recycling, cleaning and grounds maintenance.
UPPAREL — Cranbourne West. Significant on-shore ’end-to-end textile recycling’ with full traceability and ESG reporting. They also provide textile recycling services for local businesses and Council
Jala Jala – Cranbourne West A purpose-led First Nations food manufacturing handcrafted chocolate products featuring native Australian ingredients that combines commercial success with meaningful social, cultural and economic impact.