There has been increased awareness lately on the fate of surplus retail products and other non-perishable goods. From clothing to small appliances, health and beauty to toys where do all the good things go?
There are a lot of reasons businesses and retailers end up with excess goods. Some of these include; end of season stock, product lines discontinued, rebranding and small production errors to name a few.
Many reasons that businesses end up with surplus stock are
unavoidable and part of the cost of business for the company. But there is a
better solution for dealing with surplus stock!
Good360
Australia has been working with businesses for the past 4 years to help
repurpose items of values. Good360 is a matchmaker helping connect the brand-new
surplus goods of businesses with the Australians who need them most.
How
Good360 help
For
Not for Profit organisations and Schools it can be difficult to locate and
obtain the product donations needed for their programs and services. It is a time-consuming
process and for under resourced organisations it can be a drain on both time
and budget.
Similarly,
it is difficult for the product donors, with each call the business receives from
well-meaning charities they have to do their own due diligence, making sure the
donations they gift are going where they are needed most.
This
is where Good360 can help. Good360 is the matchmaker bringing together the
brand-new surplus goods of businesses with the people working to lift up
Australian communities. Eligible Not for Profits (registered with the ACNC) and Schools (with an ICSEA ranking below 1,000) can access FREE Good360 Membership, once registered
they can browse our online catalogue for the goods they need. The goods are
free with members just paying a small shipping and handling fee to get the
goods delivered right to their door.
Our
platform for online giving allows our members to find the goods they need
quickly and easily. Our donors also have the reassurance that Good360 are
monitoring our members and that the goods are going to Australians in need.
Why
do Companies donate to Good360?
All
this wouldnât be possible without the goods donated to us. There are a number
of reasons businesses donate their brand-new excess goods to Good360. We sat
down briefly with Good360âs Head of Marketing and Communications to find out
just a few reasons.
If you are or know an eligible Not for Profit or School that could benefit from Good360 go good360.org.au to register and find out more.
With Australia accelerating efforts towards circularity by 2030, it is critical that all sectors of the economy and society are working together collaboratively and cooperatively to address the increasing resource constraints, inequities in resource allocation and growing waste challenges. This requires consumers, businesses, governments, and the charitable sector to all play their part in creating a more sustainable and equitable future for all, recognising we are all part of a collective dynamic ecosystem that is co-creating our future together.
Congratulations to our Member of the Month for March, Uniting Vic.Tas. Uniting Vic.Tas run several programs to assist communities in need and provide donations from Good360 in addition to services they provide. Since becoming a member in 2018, they have shared numerous impact stories of the joy they have created, especially to communities who have not experienced outreach previously. Read below on some of their programs and some special stories they have experienced on the ground.
March 8 is International Womenâs Day, and this year UN Women Australiaâs 2023 theme is âCracking the Code: Innovation for a gender equal futureâ. This brings an opportunity for everyone to acknowledge the power of innovative technologies and systems in the advancement of women, who are marginalised globally and have a smaller presence in the digital world. We are also challenged to address the current barriers in place that keep women stagnant and play our small part to welcome women to move through society as comfortably as men.
