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Building the world’s first Sponge Garden

We’re super proud to partner with Community Gardens Australia to launch the world’s first Sponge Garden. Using Koh’s 100% biodegradable Dish Sponges (made from wood pulp) we’ve designed a layered garden bed. The self watering design reduces water usage and creates a happier home for your plants! The sponges act as water retention, feeding your plant, until being composted over time, breaking down and turning into plant food.

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Unboxing a Smarter Clean

In our journey to make every clean a cleaner choice for the planet, we made a bold switch: transitioning all Koh solutions to Bag-in-Box (BiB) packaging. This change isn’t just about packaging, it’s about purpose. Bag in Box uses up to 85% less plastic than traditional rigid containers. It’s lighter to transport, reducing emissions, and designed for efficient storage and reuse at home. By making this shift across our entire range, we’re significantly cutting down on plastic waste and carbon output, without compromising on quality, convenience, or care.

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Closing the Loop on Plastic

Every Koh order is more than a delivery, it’s a commitment to circularity. For every order placed, we collect and recycle up to three plastic bottles on behalf of our customers. This initiative tackles the plastic problem at its root, redirecting waste from landfills and oceans into responsible recycling streams. By turning consumption into collection, we’re helping reduce the environmental burden of plastic and encouraging a system where packaging doesn’t end up as pollution. It's one small act per order, creating a big impact over time, because clean shouldn’t leave a mess behind.

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Reduce: More people buying less for a bigger impact

We challenge the cleaning industry norms that insist we need a cupboard-full of unnecessary products to effectively clean your home. Koh cleaning solutions are truly universal, doing the job of many so you can do more, with less. Other cleaning brands don’t want you to know that buying less is the very best we can do to protect our planet.

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Designed to Be Reused, Built to Last

At Koh, we’re committed to fighting waste from the ground up, starting with the tools we use to clean. Our cleaning systems are intentionally designed to be reused over and over again, replacing the cycle of disposable tools and poor-quality alternatives that often end up in landfill. By investing in longevity and repairability, we empower customers to clean smarter and reduce their environmental footprint, less waste, fewer replacements, and no single-use plastics.

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Refill, Don’t Rebuy

Koh has successfully transitioned its entire product line to refillable containers, a major step forward in reducing single-use plastic and promoting circular use habits in homes across Australia. Every bottle, spray, and solution is now designed with refillability in mind, allowing customers to top up their existing packaging rather than replacing it. This shift not only minimises plastic waste and landfill contribution, but also reduces the carbon footprint associated with producing and transporting new containers. By encouraging long-term use of durable packaging and offering efficient bulk refills, we’re making it easier than ever for households to clean responsibly, with less waste, fewer emissions, and no compromise on performance.

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Eco-certified, Backed by GECA

At Koh, we believe clean should be better for your home and the planet, which is why we’ve taken action to ensure every single one of our cleaning products is certified by GECA (Good Environmental Choice Australia). GECA is Australia’s most trusted independent ecolabel, assessing products across health, environmental, and ethical criteria. This certification confirms that all Koh solutions are free from harmful ingredients, safe for greywater and septic use, and manufactured with reduced environmental impact, including lower sodium levels to protect soil and water health. It also ensures compliance with ethical labour and sustainable manufacturing standards. GECA certification holds us accountable to the highest standards, because we don’t believe in shortcuts when it comes to clean.

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Clean Clothes, Stronger Communities

In early 2025, Koh proudly donated 1,000 units of our eco-certified Laundry Liquid Pouches to Remote Laundries, a charitable initiative by the Aboriginal Investment Group (AIG) that brings free, purpose-built laundromats to remote Aboriginal communities across the Northern Territory. These laundries do more than clean clothes, they combat serious health issues like scabies, staph infections, and rheumatic heart disease, all of which are linked to overcrowding and limited access to washing facilities. With just a few machines and the right detergent, communities can reduce the spread of parasites and bacteria, supporting healthier homes and stronger futures. Our partnership with Remote Laundries helps ensure consistent access to safe, effective, and environmentally friendly detergent, supporting both human wellbeing and planetary health.

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Accelerating Ambition from the Inside Out

In 2025, Koh team members are participating in the UN Global Compact Ambition Accelerator, a global training and leadership program designed to help companies set robust, science-based climate targets. By joining this cohort, our team is engaging with sustainability leaders across industries to deepen our understanding of net-zero pathways, Scope 1–3 emissions, and the critical role of business in delivering on the Paris Agreement. This action marks an important step in Koh’s internal capability building, equipping our team with the tools, knowledge, and frameworks to drive meaningful climate action. The learnings from this program directly inform our future commitments, including setting a science-based carbon reduction target and scaling low-emission practices across our supply chain. We’re proud to be part of a global community pushing for business to be a force for climate ambition, not just compliance.

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Wear the Change: Planet Pal Tees for Ocean Cleanup

Every Planet Pal T-shirt from Koh isn’t just a style statement, it’s an action toward a cleaner planet. With every purchase, the equivalent of 100 ocean-bound plastic bottles is collected and removed from coastal environments at high risk of pollution. Made from sustainable materials and designed for everyday wear, these tees raise awareness and fund real-world impact. By choosing to wear your values, you're directly supporting waste recovery efforts that protect marine life, reduce microplastic pollution, and keep our oceans cleaner for future generations. Planet Pal isn’t just a mascot, it’s a movement.

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