AFISC

Member | Tracking Since April 2026

AFISC Sustainability Actions

Product Transparency and Digital Traceability

AFISC is developing the FurnitureDNA – an industry-led digital product passport system designed to improve transparency across the furnishing supply chain. The platform helps manufacturers and retailers access and share verified sustainability information, supporting informed decision-making, evolving policy expectations, and growing demand for product-level transparency. FurnitureDNA is intended to strengthen transparency, accountability, and circular economy outcomes across the furniture lifecycle.

Formed Inaugural AFISC Champions Industry Advisory Group

In December 2025, AFISC launched its inaugural Industry Advisory Group - known as AFISC Champions - bringing together manufacturers, designers, sustainability experts, certification bodies, and supply-chain leaders to guide the council's strategic priorities. Champions contribute across six Working Groups: Digital Product Passport, Chemicals of Concern, Designing Out Waste, Standards and Compliance, Ethical Sourcing and Chain of Custody, and Circular Procurement and Market Activation. This structure ensures AFISC develops practical, credible tools for businesses of all sizes across Australia's furnishing sector.

Strategic Partnerships supporting Independent Certification, Verification and Transparency

AFISC has established strategic partnership and collaborative relationships with recognised certification and verification organisations including, GECA, Global Green Tag International, Furntech-AFRDI and Rebuilt- to support furniture industry businesses in obtaining independent certification and meeting sustainable procurement expectations. Under these agreements, AFISC members benefit from improved access to certification pathways, lifecycle assessment tools, and product carbon verification at preferential rates, supporting their sustainability and circularity goals. These partnerships help businesses strengthen credibility, support evidence-based environmental claims, reduce greenwashing risk, and improve alignment with emerging environmental policies and initiatives.

Local Government Engagement Program

AFISC has launched a structured engagement program with local governments across Australia, recognising councils as critical partners in circular procurement, furniture recovery and end-of-life stewardship. To support participation, AFISC is offering local government agencies a complimentary 12-month membership, helping foster collaboration between councils, industry, and recovery partners. This initiative supports a more nationally coordinated approach to furniture end-of-life, helping connect procurement decisions with practical reuse, repair and recovery solutions.

Eliminating Chemicals of Concern including PFAS

A core AFISC priority is identifying and eliminating chemicals of concern - including PFAS - from Australia's furnishing supply chain. Through its dedicated Chemicals of Concern Working Group and the FPAS chemical transparency module, AFISC enables manufacturers and retailers to track, disclose, and phase out hazardous substances. This work protects human health, reduces environmental contamination risk, and prepares industry for emerging domestic and international chemical safety regulations.

Industry Advocacy for Circular Procurement and Stewardship

AFISC actively advocates for greater transparency, circular procurement practices, responsible sourcing, and improved end-of-life outcomes across the furnishing sector through government engagement, industry submissions, working groups, and cross-sector collaboration. Together with the Australian Furniture Association (AFA), AFISC has contributed to national discussions and submissions relating to circular economy frameworks, sustainable procurement, chemicals of concern, product stewardship, illegal logging reforms, and product transparency initiatives. This advocacy work helps strengthen industry capability while supporting more practical and nationally consistent approaches to sustainability and circularity.

AFISC Commitments

AFISC is committed to supporting a more sustainable and circular future for the Australian furnishing industry through collaboration, product stewardship, and responsible resource recovery initiatives. Key milestones and commitments include: - Leading the development of FurnitureDNA, a digital product passport initiative that improves transparency, traceability, and sustainability reporting across the furniture supply chain. - Supporting the transition to a circular economy through improved product durability, repairability, reuse, and recycling outcomes. - Working with industry and government to reduce landfill waste, increase resource recovery, and encourage more sustainable manufacturing practices. - Helping businesses meet evolving sustainability and Environmentally Sustainable Procurement (ESP) expectations through practical tools, education, and industry guidance. AFISC remains focused on delivering measurable environmental outcomes and driving long-term sustainability across the Australian furnishing sector.

About AFISC

  • Status
  • Employees
  • 5 - 25
  • Industry
  • Furniture
  • Country
  • Australia