Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA)

Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA)

Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) runs Australia's only independent, not-for-profit, multi-sector ecolabelling program and is the only Australian member of the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN).

This certification program develops standards against which products and services can be independently audited by JAS-ANZ accredited conformance assessment bodies (CABs). Standards are developed following ISO 14024 principles for global best practice in ecolabelling.

GECA's scheme enables consumers to choose from thousands of certified products and services and have confidence that they have a lower impact on the environment and human health and address important social considerations.

Learn more: Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) website

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA)'s standard is verified by an independent organization (third party) following ISO 17021 Management system certification, ISO 19011 QMS and EMS auditing (and auditor qualifications), ISO / IEC Guide 65 Product Certification, All verifiers are JAS-ANZ accredited.

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Ltd.

Member of

GEN, ISEAL, ISO

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

None.

Organization type: 271203

Member of: 2009 Financial Report available online

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Ecolabel details | What are the characteristics of the standard(s) related to this ecolabel?

Applicable life cycle and supply chain phases
Social and environmental attributes
Mutual recognition with other ecolabels
Standard details, including standard document, review frequency

Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

Standard development and management process
Standard-setting norms followed for development of the ecolabel's standard
Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
Audit / surveillance requirements
Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?