About Us

About AFISC

AFISC fosters sustainable practices across Australia’s furniture and furnishing industry. Championing a sustainable circular economy model that prioritises product durability, reuse, repair, recyclability, and low-impact materials. The Australian furnishing sector leads in sustainable innovation and aligns with global sustainability goals to significantly reduce the industry’s environmental footprint. Incorporating tools and expert advice AFISC enables detailed traceability and transparency, empowering manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to make informed buying decision.

Strategies that support the transition into a circular economy include:

Australia no longer ‘imports waste’

All inputs are safe, healthy, regenerative, and sustainable.

The longevity, safety and standards of furniture are significantly increased.

Use of recycled content is significantly increased.

The supply chain has full transparency.

Distribution channels of finished products are held to account and regulations enforced.

Life Cycle Thinking Strategies (in designing out waste and chemicals) are adopted in the design of all furniture.

Consumer education and awareness is implemented nationally.

An average resource recovery rate of 80% is achieved from all waste streams in the furniture waste hierarchy.

AFISC is incorporating initiatives like the Furniture Passport Australia System, which enables detailed traceability and transparency, empowering manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to make informed choices that support sustainability. This, in addition to the development of alliances with local innovative companies and conducting reviews of local biological materials as alternatives to existing high embodied energy, fossil-fuel based and technological materials. AFISC continues to explore avenues within the Australian furniture industry to better support the progression towards a transparent, sustainable, circular economy.

Our History:

AFISC was established by the Australian Furniture Association (AFA) to address the growing need for measuring and reporting of sustainability and environmental responsibility across the furniture and furnishing industry. Building on the AFA’s foundational work, AFISC’s stewardship framework empowers the industry and its clients to adopt practices that prevent waste, ensure safer materials, and responsibly manage products throughout their lifecycle.