Pride in Businesshttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/Analysis and explainers on the economic life of LGBTIQA+ Australia, from Just Gold.en-auHow supplier diversity works in Australiahttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/how-supplier-diversity-works-in-australiahttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/how-supplier-diversity-works-in-australiaMon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +1100ExplainerThe rules depend on who is buying. Understanding that is the difference between a certification that opens doors and one that sits in a drawer.What social procurement is, and what it is nothttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/what-social-procurement-is-and-is-nothttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/what-social-procurement-is-and-is-notMon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +1100ExplainerAn ordinary purchase can carry a social commitment. The contract has to say what that commitment means, or it means nothing.Supply Nation and Social Traders: what their certification establisheshttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/supply-nation-and-social-tradershttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/supply-nation-and-social-tradersMon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +1100ExplainerBoth help buyers identify suppliers. They verify different things, and the difference is the most useful lesson Australia has for anyone thinking about a third.What LGBTIQA+ supplier certification looks like overseashttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/lgbtq-supplier-certification-overseashttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/lgbtq-supplier-certification-overseasMon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +1100ExplainerExisting programs show how it can be done. They also show that fees, identity evidence and eligibility rules are the design, not the detail.The Census has asked. The harder count is still to come.https://prideinbusiness.com.au/the-census-has-askedhttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/the-census-has-askedMon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +1100AnalysisFor the first time, Australia has a reliable way to count people by sexual orientation and gender. It still has no way to count what they own.The category on the form is where the work beginshttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/the-category-on-the-formhttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/the-category-on-the-formMon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +1100AnalysisRecognition makes a supplier visible. Whether anyone looks is a different question, and most diversity programs never ask it.Social procurement is growing. The question is who it reaches.https://prideinbusiness.com.au/social-procurement-is-growinghttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/social-procurement-is-growingMon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +1100AnalysisSocial Traders reported 304 million dollars in member spending in the 2025 financial year. The number is real. So is what it leaves out.Corporate Pride has two invoices. Only one of them has been examined.https://prideinbusiness.com.au/corporate-pride-has-two-invoiceshttps://prideinbusiness.com.au/corporate-pride-has-two-invoicesMon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +1100AnalysisThe retreat from visible corporate Pride has been discussed at length. The part of the relationship that involves supply contracts has barely been looked at, and the reason is uncomfortable.