As GECA continues to evolve its purpose-led impact, CEO Josh Begbie shares his reflections from the Social Impact Summit 2025. In this piece, Josh explores key takeaways from the summit—particularly the importance of embracing imperfect but meaningful approaches to measuring social impact—and outlines how GECA is applying these insights as part of its impact journey.

GECA is proud to showcase that fourteen of our standards are recognised by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) under their Responsible Product Framework for the Green Star Buildings V1 rating tool—a testament to our enduring commitment to sustainability in the built environment.

At GECA, we’re passionate about empowering professionals and individuals to make informed choices for people and the planet. If you want to recharge this summer while expanding your understanding of sustainability – we’ve got you covered! From actionable strategies to groundbreaking innovations, we’ve curated 11 essential reads to inspire your journey toward a better future.

Much is happening across the sustainability space right now, particularly under the umbrellas of circular economy, human rights and climate action. Here are four key publications to add to your reading list to keep up with the latest developments!

At GECA, we know that embedding ESG into procurement will benefit your bottom line and help you manage supply chain risk - it's a win for your business, the planet, and the people on it. So, we're proud to be a supporting partner of this year's ESG Procurement Conference in Sydney!

GECA applauds Australian bus operator Busways for impressive environmental gains through new sustainable cleaning practices implemented at 19 Busways sites in New South Wales and South Australia.

Today, the ACCC published eight principles to help businesses ensure that environmental marketing and advertising claims about their products or services are clear and accurate and do not mislead consumers.

New research by Monash University’s BehaviourWorks Australia, identifies where policy-makers and industry can intervene to reduce Australia’s material footprint.

GECA is an industry partner of Design Show Australia 2023, with GECA certified products and services highlighted at the event this June in Melbourne.

Local and international circular economy leaders will take to the stage at this year’s inaugural Circularity conference. This new circular economy event, brought to you by Planet Ark’s ACE Hub, will delve into the latest research and real-world case studies to drive actionable change towards a more circular future in the Asia Pacific.

We're proud to be an Industry Partner of Design Show Australia, the nation's largest and most significant exhibition for interiors, architecture and fit-out solutions – and home to Australia's Next Top Designer showcase and the prestigious Design Editor's Choice Awards.

At GECA, we know that creating a more sustainable and prosperous future requires us to invest in genuinely symbiotic, transparent and circular supply chains. We sat down with the Supply Chain Sustainability School's CEO, Hayley Jarick, to unpack what they do and how their platform can benefit everyone at every point along the supply chain.

At GECA, we know that there's no such thing as sustainability without considering the treatment of people across your supply chains. One way to begin your journey in improving social sustainability in your company is to undertake a high-level assessment of social risks across your company's global supply chains using a Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) method.

Team GECA was thrilled to join, exhibit, and be a supporting partner at the first DesignBUILD x Total Facilities joint expo!

The Business Council of Sustainable Development (BCSD) Australia, of which GECA is a proud member, is launching the first-ever survey on Australian business sentiment and its long-term plans to drive transformative change across their business operations and impacts on society.

Join GECA as we present and exhibit at Sydney Build, Australia's largest construction, architecture and infrastructure expo. Now in its sixth year, Sydney Build has become the best-attended B2B construction tradeshow in Australia.

At GECA, we are proud to have developed over 25 lifecycle ecolabel standards for a wide range of product and service categories. However, regional leadership in the built environment has been a significant driver behind many of our products and services. In this article we explore which building schemes are going strong in Australia, and how they relate to GECA.

The launch of the new VinylCycle label, represents a collaborative partnership between the Vinyl Council of Australia and GECA to verify recycled PVC content claims, encourage uptake of recycled PVC and product design innovation.

At GECA, we're celebrating the Global Week to #Act4SDGs (17-28 September), which in preparation for the COP 26, aims to inspire, mobilise and connect people, networks and communities from every part of the world to act on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It's a wonderful opportunity to reignite the conversation on how everyone can embrace the SDGs for a fairer future. We're also keen to share how we have embedded the SDGs in our work at GECA.

When you don’t have experience with sustainable purchasing or an understanding of the complex issues surrounding it, it can be challenging to know what criteria to include in a sustainable procurement policy document or which products and services meet all those criteria. So, we’ve put together this handy guide to help get you started!