COFOSS - Coalition For Sustainable Solutions

Join COFOSS to reduce the environmental impacts of consumer electronic and home appliance products and its packaging in Australia.

"We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations." _{- Blythe Danner}

"If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, re-designed or removed from production." _{-Pete Seeger}

"We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly." _{-Anne Marie Bonneau}

Our Focus

The Coalition for Sustainable Solutions (COFOSS) exists to reduce the environmental impacts of consumer electronic and home appliance products and its packaging in Australia. Our mission is to lead collaborative, industry-wide initiatives that accelerate product and packaging stewardship in Australia’s consumer electronics and home appliance sector - through policy advocacy, education, awareness, and strategic partnerships.

COFOSS operates under a collaborative governance model, bringing together retailers and suppliers across Australia to support industry-wide progress on sustainability. The organisation is governed by a representative Board, which ensures strategic oversight, accountability, and alignment with COFOSS’s Constitution and not-for-profit purpose.

PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP

Support members to identify and address product stewardship gaps across consumer electronics and home appliances, driving adoption of circular economy principles and extended producer responsibility.

PACKAGING STEWARDSHIP

Support the adoption of sustainable packaging solutions across the CE and HA sector, with a focus on eliminating problematic materials and improving recovery rates.

EDUCATION, AWARENESS & PARTNERSHIPS

Equip members, partners, and consumers with the knowledge needed to drive behaviour change, regulatory readiness, and informed sustainability decisions.

POLICY ADVOCACY & HARMONISATION

Represent the sector with one voice to inform policy and regulatory frameworks that are nationally consistent, globally aligned, and reflect the complexities of CE and HA supply chains.

"The opportunity to do more to tackle the environmental impact of CE and HA products and packaging is bigger than any one business can achieve alone. COFOSS has the potential to make real and lasting changes when it comes to CE and HA products and packaging."
– Kurt Hegvold, Managing Director, Electrolux ANZ and Inaugural Chair of COFOSS