Why partner with a social enterprise like ERT?
It's a win win when you partner with a social enterprise
We’ve told you that we are a certified social enterprise. And, that we are (as far as we know!) the only certified social enterprise providing accessible communication services in Australia. But why partner with a social enterprise like the Easy Read Toolbox?
While globally ESG – Environmental, Social, Governance – may be gathering attention for the wrong reasons, in Australia, investors, customers, suppliers and regulators still firmly expect organisations to be doing good. (Social Traders, 2025)
When you partner with the Easy Read Toolbox, you are not just getting accessible content developed by an expert team with lived experience. Your social procurement strategy is creating a chain reaction of value. You are:
- Investing in the lives of people with disability – artists, writers, administrators and more – who are being paid award or above wages and are less (or not at all) dependent on welfare.
- Using procurement as a tool for job creation, community development, and inclusion—especially for people facing barriers to employment
- demonstrating values in action, not just policy.
Your business/organisation benefits from:
- Increased customer loyalty
- Attracting employees who share your values
- Gaining a competitive edge over other businesses
- Enhancing brand and stakeholder trust
- Unlocking innovation and value.
Being a certified social enterprise, we've demonstrated that we:
- Have a defined primary social, cultural or environmental purpose consistent with a public or community benefit
- Derive a substantial portion of our income from trade (as opposed to funding), and
- Invest efforts and resources into our purpose such that public/community benefit outweighs private benefit. (Social Traders, n.d.)
Our purpose is to give young (and not so young) artists, writers and business strategists with disability, the opportunity to perform meaningful and interesting work, and pay them award or above wages.
Businesses that partner with social enterprises channel procurement dollars into community development, inclusive employment, and poverty reduction—directly supporting your environmental, social and governance (ESG) and policy and your diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy.
It’s not hard to work toward a sustainable future when you partner with ERT.
Apart from fulfilling your ESG and DEI commitments you’re showing today’s discerning consumers that your commitments are genuine. They are looking for more than value for money and spend more time checking an organisation's social value credentials before they engage.
If you want to learn more about social enterprise and how they are helping businesses and governments invest in a better future for all, visit socialtraders.com.au.
Chat to us about how we can help your business reach more people. Contact ladina@easyreadtoolbox.info or karen@easyreadtoolbox.info .
References:
- Social Traders. (2025, April 14). Social Traders. Retrieved from https://www.socialtraders.com.au/news/step-up-and-stand-out-through-social-performance
- Social Traders. (n.d.). What is a social enterprise. Retrieved from Social Traders: https://www.socialtraders.com.au/what-is-a-social-enterprise
