The Centre for Appropriate Technology Limited (CfAT) is an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)-incorporated not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee. CfAT operates under a corporate group structure, which comprises of parent company CfAT, and subsidiaries Ekistica Pty Ltd and CfAT Satellite Enterprises Pty Ltd. Both the parent company and its subsidiaries share similar missions and values around ‘people and engagement, innovation and excellence’.
CfAT is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI)-controlled business with a majority ATSI Membership, Board and Chairperson. CfAT has a core commitment to providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal people, who comprise 50% of its staff.