31 August – 4 September 2026

The inaugural Social Procurement Week 2026

Brought to you by Social Procurement Australasia, the Social Procurement Network and our partners.

Celebrating

The work of so many in delivering opportunities for our most vulnerable communities.

Advocating

To ensure social procurement is firmly on the agenda.

Activating

To build awareness, energy and pride in what has been achieved, and what is possible.

Social Procurement Week — buying that changes lives

1

week

21

1,200

events

participants

2

countries

Moments from the week

Photos shared by the organisations who opened their doors, ran the sessions and brought their people along.

Collective Impact & Social Engine — Site Visit and Morning Tea

Visitors connect on site in Dandenong South.
Collective Impact & Social Engine — Site Visit and Morning Tea

Guests gather on the warehouse floor in Dandenong South for morning tea and a look behind the scenes.
Partnerships that Build

Hands-on block building at the World Trade Centre, Docklands.
Partnerships that Build

Guests gather over morning tea in Docklands.
Behind the event

The team ahead of Partnerships that Build, Docklands.
Security Sisters United

At the Security Sisters banner, Docklands.
Messages for future Security Sisters

Guests wrote notes of encouragement for the women starting new roles in the industry, Docklands.
Messages for future Security Sisters

The finished notes, ready to pass on to the women joining the team.
Celebrating Security Sisters United

Guests and supporters gather at the World Trade Centre, Docklands.
Give Industries

The Give Industries team — commercial electricians with real social impact.
Hi-vis conversation by the Acknowledgement of Country plaque

Visitors meet the team on the floor at Ability Works, Kew.
Ability Works Open Factory Tour

A look at the packing line during the open factory tour.
The showcase gets underway at the Frankston Social Enterprise & Innovation Hub.

Chris Newman speaking at the Frankston Social Enterprise & Innovation Hub.
Partnerships on the ground

Councils and contractors share how they're putting social procurement to work.
Empowering new beginnings

On site with Navaroo and C2A during the tour.
Wrap-Up Lunch and Awards

Guests gather at Meals with Impact, Docklands.
Social Procurement Australasia at the wrap-up lunch

The SPA team closes out the week at Meals with Impact, Docklands.
Wrap-Up Lunch

Lunch served by Meals with Impact at the close of the week.
The Paddock

A walk through the growing spaces at Leopold, hosted by Give Where You Live.
In the nursery

Seedlings ready for planting at The Paddock.
Industry briefing, Geelong

Guests and hosts after the briefing at The Paddock.
What's positive, what needs to change

An open discussion about social procurement in the region.
Latrobe Valley Enterprises Open Day

Outside the LVE site in Morwell.
In the signage workshop

A look at how the braille and accessibility signage is made.
The recycling plant

Soft plastics baled and sorted at LVE.
On the floor

The tour moves through McCallum's production area.
McCallum and Workforce Australia

Conversation with guests in Sebastopol, Ballarat.
Our social enterprise

McCallum shares the story behind its social enterprises.
Golden Nugget Bakery

McCallum's mobile bakery on site in Sebastopol.
Removing Barriers to Social Procurement

Speakers and hosts at the Brisbane network event.
Removing Barriers to Social Procurement

The session underway in Brisbane, hosted by Social Procurement Network Queensland.
Removing Barriers to Social Procurement

Wrapping up the session in Brisbane.
Removing Barriers to Social Procurement

Rooftop networking in Brisbane, hosted by Social Procurement Network Queensland.
Social Procurement and Renewables

Speakers and attendees join the Social Pro webinar online.
Inside the hub

A tour of the Frankston Social Enterprise & Innovation Hub.
Business for Good

The showcase underway at the Frankston Social Enterprise & Innovation Hub.
South East Social Procurement Showcase

Speaking to the room in Frankston.
South East Social Procurement Showcase

Introductions in Frankston.
Workforce outcomes

Exemplar Health on school tours, careers fairs and on-site programs.
Out on the tour

Crews and visitors between stops in Parkdale.
Partnering for reconciliation

Murrungar on turning commitments into practical outcomes.
Wrap-Up Lunch and Awards

Conversation over lunch at Meals with Impact, Docklands.
Wrap-Up Lunch and Awards

At the wrap-up lunch, Meals with Impact, Docklands.