Good Environmental Choice Australia News Update

Let the GECA website work 4 You

GECA has partnered with creative powerhouse Digital Eskimo to create a great new website to better serve the needs of all those wanting to know more about ecolabelling and product certification- sound like someone you know?

Well, we want our website to do the hard work for you!

So, we invite all building, design and sustainability professionals, current GECA licensees, potential licensees, procurement people and beyond to tell us what resources, information and functions you would like to see by participating in the GECA Website Survey.

Just 7 minutes or so of your time now could save you hours in the future!

Click to start the GECA Website Survey here. (thanks!)

The PM looked AM in the eye...

..during the Hon. Julia Gillard's Carbon Tax speech at Green Capital's recent Sydney event,'The Long Carbon Journey'.

Yes! GECA's Anne-Marie Byrne joined many big picture people from politics, business and sustainability in applauding Ms Gillard for taking real action on carbon through legislation. However it's clear that the road ahead will be rocky.

See the Prime Minister's speech and Q&A session, as well as the ensuing panel discussion with Robert Purves of Sustainable Business Australia, Miriam Lyons from the Centre for Policy Development and The Climate Institute's John Connor, here or via the Green Capital website.

GECA in the media and at SID

GECA's recent media and event highlights include:

The August edition of InDesignMagazine- Australia's largest interior architecture magazine- features a full page on the value of the GECA Ecolabel.

GECA's ad on the InDesignLive website - in the lead up to the iconic SaturdayInDesign (SID) event on August 19/20 - resulted in increased traffic to the GECA website. The ad showcased licensees Verosol, Shamburg + Alvisse, Regupol, KnIght Group, Forbo, Korban Flaubert and Aspect Furniture.

GECA congratulates the InDesign team for yet another great year of their iconic event: SaturdayInDesign, held on Aug 19/20. This is a wonderful forum for showcasing how sustainable practices are being developed and adopted.

GECA people in attendance (Judy and Sara - see story in side bar, right) enjoyed catching up with several licensees on the day.

bmag, Brisbane's largest lifestyle magazine, featured an article (pictured,above) on May 24, about the marketability of furniture and fittings with environmental credentials, citing that some 'EcoChic'-type retailers list GECA-certification amongst their selection criteria for stock.

To see these and more, click to 'GECA in the Media' .

Coming up - GECA will feature in InClean Magazine's 'sustainability' issue in September, and in the August/September issue of Awards Magazine.

In other news

GECA Sydney Office Open Day during Green Building Week 2011!

GECA will celebrate World Green Building Week (September 19-23) by holding an open day at our Sydney Office. Come in and see us at 15 Belvoir St, Surry Hills, on Wednesday, September 21.

We'll be showcasing the many wonderful licensees who donated generously to our office fit out!

Great meeting you at SaturdayInDesign!

GECA's CEO Judy Hollingworth and BDM Sara Castillo had a great day at SaturdayInDesign. They were thrilled to see so many incredible GECA certified items on display and how proud licensees are of their products.

Judy and Sara were able to catch up with a number of GECA Licensees including representatives from AWM, CSM Office Furniture, Jardan, Zenith Interiors and Corporate Culture, to name a few.

They were inspired by the ingenious use of environmentally preferable materials in design. It is clear that where there is a will to make a significant improvement in environmental impact, there is a way!

Welcome New Licensees

GECA Welcomes our two new licensees Robinson Scott International and DeDeCe.

Robinson Scott International sells bamboo flooring in a range of colours, sizes and manufacturing styles. They service customers throughout Europe, Australasia and the USA, including Market Leaders such as Home Depot.

Dedece focuses on quality interior design products. More than any other Australian company (still in existence today), Dedece is credited with the ongoing awareness and influence of international product design in Australia.