CF is one of these parties and negotiates and concludes collective agreements on behalf of its members. In the private sector CF signs agreements with up to 80 employers' organisations. Representatives at the local level negotiate and conclude agreements on behalf of their members. The local CF branches at individual companies also act on behalf of members of other academic associations. CF is more than a union CF's work to promote higher technical education and research in Sweden is arranged via contacts with decision-makers, by taking part in official committees of enquiry and acting as a reference organ.
CF organises seminars and debates on engineering topics.
CF is one of the organisations behind Engineers for the Environment and is a co-founder of Baltic Eco, which aims to clean up the Baltic Sea. CF's environmental fund awards annual grants to projects which improve the physical environment in Sweden and its near vicinity. The association also awards the Polhem Prize, Sweden's most prestigious technical award, for an innovation of high technical engineering art, which has achieved commercial success. CF is one of the main organisations behind the Institute for Company Management, IFL, and the Technical Museum. International cooperation CF is active within several organisations on the international arena.