We’re part of something bigger
We want the best for communities across Western Australia. That’s why we’re fundamentally committed to advancing trade and commerce in this State.
Our vision is for WA to be the best place to live and do business.
To achieve this, we listen to and work with stakeholders across the community to understand their challenges.
What We Do
We work hard to understand what’s happening in our economy. We undertake the only non-government economic forecast for WA. And we provide a quarterly view of consumer and business confidence so that we can understand the big challenges facing our society.
We also commit to developing public policy options that reflect the needs of business, families and the WA workforce.
Our commitment to working with stakeholders across the community extends to work we do with the Australian Trade Commission, regional Chambers, bilateral Chambers, Indigenous bodies and many other industry associations in WA and across the nation.
We provide expert advice to organisations on workplace and employee relations, help businesses expand their international trade footprint and we’ve supported more than 270,000 apprentices and trainees in the past two decades to get a start in their working life. We also maintain a directory of Aboriginal businesses in WA to support their growth.
Through our Education Development Fund, we also support students to enrich their economics studies, to understand and access career opportunities and to think of new ideas to face critical societal problems.
This is how we advance trade and commerce in WA.
Our Values
More than nine in 10 of our people believe CCIWA is a great place to work.
We’ve built our culture and values together. It’s more than a set of words. It’s about how we behave with each other and across the community. It’s how we get things done. It’s what we stand for.
We’ve collaborated across the organisation – including with our Board – to develop our desired culture statement and values.
The work we’ve done is directly aligned with our strategic plan. And our commitment to our values reflects why our membership is growing, we’re delivering new products and services into the market and we’re financially sustainable.
Staff engagement is measured throughout the year. We work together to fix any challenges we’re facing. Our latest staff engagement score is 84%, placing CCIWA in the top decile of organisations in Australia. We are also recognised as an ‘inclusive employer’ by the Diversity Council of Australia.
CCIWA is also committed to helping build the skills of Aboriginal people across our State and supporting Aboriginal businesses to thrive. Find out more about our reconciliation commitment.
Our History
We have been advancing trade and commerce in WA since 1890. Then known as the Perth Chamber of Commerce, 20 founding Members made up of merchants and importers joined forces with a primary focus on improving the system of trucking on the Fremantle Jetty.
We have been committed to advocating for good policy since our earliest days, raising issues about industrial relations and growing trade on behalf of the WA business community.
Watch our story
Founding CCIWA
Building a Better State
The Voices of WA Business
Times of Crisis
Australian Chamber Movement
We are a part of the Australian Chamber movement, our nation’s largest and most representative business network.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is our national voice on issues affecting business. We share its vision to make Australia the best place to live and do business.
Members of the Australian Chamber include all state and territory chambers of commerce, national industry associations and a council of business leaders from individual enterprises.
Together, we represent Australian businesses of all shapes and sizes, across all sectors of the economy, and from every corner of our country.
Every CCIWA Member benefits from the advocacy undertaken at a national level in the name of free enterprise.
CCIWA Charity Initiative
The CCIWA Charity Initiative comprises employees who volunteer their time to organise and facilitate fundraising activities for selected charity partners.
The CCIWA Charity Initiative is supported through the generosity of our Members. Donations from our Members play an important role in enabling us to raise much-needed funds for our charity partners and have a positive impact on the WA community.
