Inclusion is one of the most powerful drivers of team performance – fueling innovation, collaboration and long‑term productivity. This article breaks down the five ways inclusive cultures help people thrive and the real costs organisations face when they ignore it.
We’re excited to welcome Isaac Harrison to The Fair Co. as our new First Nations Adviser. With experience spanning renewable energy, Indigenous business leadership and community‑driven impact, Isaac will play a key role in strengthening our projects and partnerships.
Meet John, the driving force behind The Fair Co.’s Business Engagement Team. From opening new business opportunities to championing genuine inclusion, he’s helped reshape our offerings and secure major wins. Off duty, he brings bass‑player energy—and once even shared a stage with Jimmy Barnes.
Seven days into the job, our new CEO Michelle Cunningham is already setting the tone for her leadership: energetic, human and unapologetically purpose-driven. After two years shaping The Fair Co.’s evolution, from governance and partnerships to social enterprise certification, she’s now focused on one thing: helping our people, clients and partners thrive.
Thriving workplaces don’t happen by accident. They’re shaped through fairness, inclusion and the everyday choices leaders make. This piece by our Senior Manager of Client Solutions, Suze Hewitt, looks at what inclusive leadership really involves…the behaviours, systems and design principles that help people feel valued, supported and able to do their best work.
Chris Buckingham concludes his tenure as CEO of The Fair Co. after leading significant growth and transformation. Michelle Cunningham will step in as CEO to guide the next chapter with stability and purpose.
We’re introducing The Fair Co. Team!
When it comes to making sense of complex procurement policies and frameworks, Oliver Grimshaw, Client Solutions Manager, is The Fair Co’s go-to. Find out all about Ollie here…
Right in the middle of Indigenous Business Month, we loved partnering with the German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce for an ESG Circle, bringing together a number of Australian based German businesses curious about how they can work with Aboriginal businesses.
Chris and The Fair Co. team joined 700 Aboriginal business leaders and allies at Marvel Stadium for a night that showed what’s possible when culture and self-determination lead the way.
Aboriginal businesses are building strong futures and breaking stereotypes—and we’re proud to stand alongside those creating real opportunities.
Social procurement has the potential to transform communities…but only if it moves beyond a box-ticking exercise. Targets are one thing, but real impact happens when we work together, simplify the system and back fairness in practice, beyond just policy.
Our CEO Chris Buckingham serves up some serious food for thought on this topic…
Impact isn’t just a buzzword…it’s about who gets hired, who gets left out and how we build a future that’s fair, local and community-led. Our own Suze Hewitt takes to the stage at GNEC25 to explain.
The Fair Co. is heading to Gippsland for the nation’s most prominent regional energy conference GNEC. Our CEO Chris Buckingham reflects on what the event means to him, and the region
The Fair Co. acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to their culture, their connections to Country and community, and to Elders past and present.
