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The Future will be Sustainable

The Future will be Sustainable

The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) received seed funding from the Circular Economy Business Support Fund as part of the Circular Economy Business Innovation Centre (CEBIC) in early 2023. CEBIC is delivered by Sustainability Victoria on behalf of the Victorian...

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US chemical industry spends $110m to prevent PFAS legislation

US chemical industry spends $110m to prevent PFAS legislation

Analysis of federal lobbying documents by Food and Water Watch finds industry targeted dozens of pieces of legislation. The Australian Furniture Association understands that US chemical industry likely spent over $110m during the last two election cycles deploying...

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Vapes. Cocaine. Crystal Meth. PFAS.

Vapes. Cocaine. Crystal Meth. PFAS.

All of these products and substances are or will be subject to regulation and enforcement.  The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) recently completed a significant piece of work investigating the role of chemicals in furniture and the importance of considering the...

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The Future of Sustainable Furniture and Fit Out Procurement

The Future of Sustainable Furniture and Fit Out Procurement

The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) received seed funding in early 2023 from the Circular Economy Business Support Fund as part of the Circular Economy Business Innovation Centre (CEBIC).   CEBIC is delivered by Sustainability Victoria on behalf of the...

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The Future of Sustainable Furniture and Fit Out Procurement

The Future of Sustainable Furniture and Fit Out Procurement

The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) received seed funding in early 2023 from the Circular Economy Business Support Fund as part of the Circular Economy Business Innovation Centre (CEBIC).   CEBIC is delivered by Sustainability Victoria on behalf of the...

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Australian Government Sitting on $355 million

Australian Government Sitting on $355 million

The Australian Furniture Association AFA is disappointed to learn that the federal welfare department has paid more than half of the total amount of money spent on office furniture across all government agencies. According to a report from the Australian National...

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MONEY. MEMBERS. MARKETING. MEDIA. & MEN.

MONEY. MEMBERS. MARKETING. MEDIA. & MEN.

Australia has highly gender-segregated workforces. Women are overrepresented in low-paid and insecure jobs and highly underrepresented in other industries, such as manufacturing. This is partly due to entrenched stereotypes about the type of careers that men and women...

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