GECA – Good Environmental Choice Australia

GECA (Good Environmental Choice Australia) is a not-for-profit organization limited by guarantee. GECA manages a Type 1 (the highest level) Ecolabel program in accordance with ISO 14024 “Environmental Labels and Declarations” and it is the owner of the Good Environmental Choice Australia Ecolabel.

Since 2000 GECA has been dedicated to enabling architects, specifiers, procurement professionals, and consumers to make good choices for their clients and the environment. GECA’s scheme was the first of its kind in Australia and has more Australian-certified products than any other scheme. GECA empowers architects, builders, designers, and consumers to have confidence in their purchasing decisions and trust GECA-certified products to be healthier, safer, and better for the environment.

 GECA says, “Everyone’s a winner with GECA. GECA’s ecolabel on your products and services provides an independent tick to specifiers and purchasers that your products and services are better for the environment and reduce their impact on human health.”

GECA is an Australian member of Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN, please refer to the website: https://globalecolabelling.net/), a non-profit organization that sets the global benchmark for ecolabel excellence. GEN has 37 members across nearly 60 countries. Membership is a rigorous and independently verified process, making it a powerful trust indicator. GEN members support each other with shared knowledge, networks and resources. This makes it simple for governments and businesses to cut through greenwashing, make better decisions, and stimulate the global market for sustainable goods and services. GEN is the leading network of the world’s most robust ecolabels.  

 GECA developed an effective relationship with the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA, please refer to the website: https://new.gbca.org.au/). and produced over 50 standards for sustainable performance across the life cycle in around 40 different product categories. GECA has developed its own rigorous standards, following ISO 14024 principles for global best practices in Eco-labeling, which are then independently assessed by third-party Assurance Providers. 

Website address: https://geca.eco/