Innovative Partnerships
The work we do through our social enterprises is evidence that inclusive businesses can be financially successful, whilst simultaneously creating broader social outcomes for individuals and communities.
Outlook is committed to dynamic and inclusive procurement options that deliver positive social, environmental and financial outcomes to the community and our partners. Partnering with Outlook offers a commercially viable solution, with a socially focused approach.
To achieve our goals, we partner with business, local, state and federal governments as well as other social enterprises. Our partnerships provide return on investment, without compromising on social impact.
Meaningful Outcomes
Partnering with Outlook can support social procurement targets, environmental outcomes, circular economy goals and inclusive employment pathways for people experiencing barriers to work. Through our social enterprises, Outlook is dedicated to achieving meaningful social and environmental outcomes that benefit both the community and the environment.
Social and environmental outcomes include:
- Creating meaningful employment and training opportunities for disadvantaged workers
- Diverting waste from landfill through resource recovery
- Providing low-cost goods to the community at Refindit by Outlook reuse shops
Our capabilities include:
- Waste and resource management, processing and recycling
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Community education
For councils & government
Outlook works with councils and government partners to deliver waste, recycling, facilities and social enterprise services that combine commercial delivery with measurable community outcomes.
For business & corporates
Outlook can help businesses embed social impact into procurement, workplace recycling, container collection, facilities services and sustainability initiatives.
Expanding Our Impact
Outlook has investment and management capability over and above our day-to-day operations. We are also open to discussing new ventures and developing new capabilities and are able to sub-contract elements of larger contracts to trusted third parties.
To discuss business and social procurement opportunities, please contact us.
FAQ
Social procurement means using purchasing decisions to create positive social, environmental and economic outcomes.
Outlook partners with councils, government, businesses and community organisations looking for commercially viable services with social impact.
Services may include waste and resource recovery, facilities maintenance, container deposit scheme support, reuse shop operations and social enterprise partnerships.