Notes from the field.
The thinking behind how we run a cleaning business that's also a measurable social enterprise — what we're learning, what we're getting wrong, and what we wish someone had told us. Written for procurement teams, ESG leads, and anyone curious about how this actually works.
An honest look at commercial cleaning
Wage underpayment. Sham contracting. Subcontracting chains. Five habits the cleaning industry has normalised — and what Clean Impact Co. does differently.
Cleaning contract as ESG decision
Most sustainability roadmaps cover energy, supplier audits, and carbon reporting. The cleaning contract almost never makes the list. Here's why it should.
Keeping it local by the numbers
Take a $2,000/month cleaning contract. The difference between a national franchise and a Northern Rivers social enterprise is roughly $12,000 a year, in local households. Here are the numbers.
Introducing Clean Impact Co.
The Northern Rivers' first social enterprise commercial cleaning company. Why we built it, who it's for, and what it takes to do this work properly.