NEWS & EVENTS
Meet Our Partners: Future Focus is Using Authentic Sustainability to Unlock Business Potential
Earlier this year, GECA teamed up with the phenomenal folks at Future Focus to deliver a webinar designed to help accelerate business impact through an authentic, rigorous, data-backed sustainability strategy. We recently spoke to Ellie Field about Future Focus’s origins and values as well as the challenges and opportunities for Australian businesses wanting to embed sustainability into their company.
Join GECA in Driving the Transition to a Circular Economy at AWRE 2024
The Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE) brings together policymakers, professionals, educators, and industry thought leaders to share ideas and solutions for a cleaner, more sustainable future.
Dive Into Sustainability: 4 Must-Read Publications
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!
Join Us at the ESG Procurement Conference 2024!
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!
Busways Strengthens Environmental Commitment by Procuring GECA Certified Products
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.
ACCC Releases 8 Principles to Guide Businesses' Environmental Claims
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.
Gift with Confidence: The Power of Choosing Certified Products & Services for a Meaningful Christmas
Most of us want to help protect the environment. After all, we only have one planet, and the time for action is now. But, with so many environmental claims and messages out there, it can most certainly be confusing. So here are some simple ways to identify credible claims!
Gift with Confidence: The Power of Choosing Certified Products & Services for a Meaningful Christmas
Most of us want to help protect the environment. After all, we only have one planet, and the time for action is now. But, with so many environmental claims and messages out there, it can most certainly be confusing. So here are some simple ways to identify credible claims!
Message from the CEO – FY23 A Year in Review
Our new CEO, Josh Begbie, reflects on the highlights of the past financial year and introduces our FY23 Annual Review as a celebration of impact, collaboration and licensee leadership.
GECA is Proud to Support the 35th National Banksia Sustainability Awards
Entries close soon for the highly anticipated 35th National Banksia Sustainability Awards, which recognise and celebrate positive environmental outcomes. As independently certified trailblazers and innovators, we encourage all of GECA's lifecycle ecolabel licensees to enter.
GECA Releases New Position Statement on Making Recycled Content Claims
At GECA, we know it is essential to be clear and precise when making environmental claims to ensure people can confidently make informed decisions. We've published a new position statement aligned with current best practices on making recycled content claims.
'Nature Positive' Is More Than Planting a Few Trees
Have you heard the phrase “nature positive”? It’s suddenly everywhere. The idea is simple: rather than continually erode the natural world, nature positive envisions a future with more nature than we have now.
Welcome to GECA's New Assurance Provider - Tonkin + Taylor
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tonkin + Taylor as an approved Assurance Provider for the GECA ecolabelling program.
New Research Reveals Key Industry & Policy Interventions To Enable a Circular Economy in Australia
New research by Monash University’s BehaviourWorks Australia, identifies where policy-makers and industry can intervene to reduce Australia’s material footprint.
Armstrong Flooring First to Achieve VinylCycle Verification
Armstrong Flooring is the first to achieve a GECA Claim Authentication for their Cove Fillet product as part of the VinylCycle Label.
GECA Licensees Encouraged to Apply for the 2023 APCO Annual Awards
APCO's Annual Awards are back, with applications for the 2023 awards closing soon. This year, the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is embarking on an exciting new journey, with significant strategic changes designed to elevate the APCO Awards to new heights. As leaders in the space, we encourage our GECA licensees to participate.
Meet the Newest Members of Team GECA!
Team GECA is beginning an exciting new chapter as we farewell Michelle Thomas and welcome three new staff members.
InfraBuild's Momentous First GECA Certification a Win for Australia's Built Environment
InfraBuild has gone through the rigour of a third-party assessment to show that their reinforcing bar and reinforcing mesh products are better for people and the planet. They are the first ever to certify under GECA's Steel & Steel Products ecolabel standard!
InfraBuild's Momentous First GECA Certification a Win for Australia's Built Environment
InfraBuild has gone through the rigour of a third-party assessment to show that their reinforcing bar and reinforcing mesh products are better for people and the planet. They are the first ever to certify under GECA's Steel & Steel Products ecolabel standard!
Join Us at the Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo 2023
The Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE) is returning to Sydney in 2023, and we're excited to be exhibiting at the premier event for Australia's waste, recycling and resource recovery sector. Come and visit us on 26 - 27 July at the ICC Sydney.