Good Environmental Choice Australia

Welcome to Good Environmental Choice, Australia's Leading Certifying Body for Sustainable Products more

About GECA

Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) is an independent, not for profit organisation that runs the Environmental Choice Australia Ecolabelling Program.

GECA’s Mission

Why do we exist?

GECA helps people choose products and services that are better for the environment.

What do we do?

GECA develops independent, robust environmental standards and tools against which products and services can be certified, and provides expert advice on sustainable production and consumption in consumer and commercial markets.

What difference do we make?

By making it easier to choose environmentally preferable products and services, GECA helps reduce the demand on natural resources, and reduces the risk to the community and the environment

Click here to find out more about our membership of the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN),history and objectives.

Licencee Testimonial

Fuji Xerox Australia
"This award [GECA Ecolabel] from an independent body, assesses a product's environmental performance based on strict criteria.
It shows that Fuji Xerox processes are conceived with environmental criteria at the forefront of their development, and it reinforces the company's strong commitment to environmental sustainability... This Ecolabel gives us a point of difference."
Nadia Curcuruto
Product Marketing Manager

See Fuji Xerox's GECA Licence here.

GECA, The GBCA and Green Star
GECA is recognised under the Green Building Council of Australia's (GBCA's) program for Product Certification Schemes. This means that building fitout products (flooring, panel boards, carpets, loose furniture and fittings) that are GECA certified can earn Green Star points for Green Star projects. Read More...

GECA ANNOUNCEMENT
Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) is proud to announce important changes to its ecolabelling program as it launches the GECA Certification Scheme Rules from 1 April 2011.
The Scheme Rules are a set of operational guidelines that detail how the GECA Ecolabel and Certification process will operate from 1 April 2011; as well as how GECA, its auditors and licensees will work together. The Scheme Rules provide transparent, robust and comprehensive rules for the operation of GECA’s Environmental Choice Australia program. more

GECA Licensee of the Month: Bauwerk Colour!!

BAUWERK was created with a vision to produce exemplary modern lime paint in harmony with nature. BAUWERK Paint allows walls to breathe and helps to maintain a healthy micro-climate. It protects against the weather and adverse pollutants. It strengthens and protects masonry surfaces by maintaining alkaline levels. Being completely mineral based, BAUWERK Paints are non-flammable, 100% UV stable and have a very low surface tension. BAUWERK Paints will not blister or peel, being a natural material it will simply wear thinner over time

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The Story of Electronics

Perfect timing for our licensee Fuji Xerox Australia, with the release of the Story of Electronics http://storyofstuff.org/electronics/ - a great little animation from the good people at The Story of Stuff.