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The Positive Procurement Pledge
As the global marketplace increasingly looks for solid sustainability credentials, GECA is challenging businesses, government agencies, industry groups and NGOs around the world to elevate themselves above the greenwash.
Our soon-to-be-launched Positive Procurement Pledge will give organisations, both big and small, the chance to stand out from the competition and demonstrate leadership and innovation within their sector.
Pledgers will be recognised and rewarded for taking robust positive actions across their supply chain. Those looking for quality suppliers will be able to see who is really doing the right thing. Coming soon!
The GECA Pod is coming to Sydney Indesign
We’re excited to introduce Materials in Mind, a 20 ft (13sqm) used container that has been modified into a beautiful and educational space showcasing a range of GECA certified sustainable building materials and furnishings.
Visitors can interact with the pod via the built-in educational elements, which outline the key environmental, health and social issues associated with different building materials, and by leaving behind their wish for the planet on a wishing tree.
The exhibit will be located near Mafi's showroom in Alexandria for the duration of Sydney Indesign.
GECA is proud to be a Strategic Partner for this year's Sydney Indesign. See you there!
11-12 August, Sydney
Featuring GECA certified materials and products from: Kebony (Mafi) (pictured above), Astec Paints, BGC Plasterboard, Spectrum Floors, Regupol, Decor Systems, Grass-Cel, and Zenith Interiors.
Additional thanks to The Bold Collective for their amazing help with the project!
Tomorrowland: Building for a Sustainable Future
Join us at 'Tomorrowland: Building for a Sustainable Future', an event by The Fifth Estate and co-designed with GECA and Pollinate. It's the summit that will examine key issues and provide insights and tools to enable business to sort the futuristic from the likely and the probable, what’s likely and what’s not.
New technologies and sophisticated, sustainable materials are set to transform the building and construction industry. With this comes an increasingly intense focus on the supply chain and whether it meets sustainable and ethical standards. How do we do business under the pressure of such rapid change? How do we design for the unknown?
An event not to be missed for property executives, design professionals, manufacturers of sustainable materials and procurement professionals on what they need to know about building technologies and materials for the future.
19 September, Sydney.
Sustainable Procurement and the Chain of Responsibility
Interested in learning more about sustainable procurement? The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) is offering a brand new course in sustainable procurement, which will provide you with the knowledge and skills to develop a sustainable procurement policy and plan, and improve supply chain visibility.
The course is supported by GECA and is suitable for sustainability, procurement, and business professionals. It covers supply chain risks and offers extensive case studies to illustrate examples of pro-active supply chain management.
24 October, Melbourne.
Welcome to GECA: Grass-Cel
If you like the idea of turf driveways that will stand up to wear and tear, Grass-Cel® is for you - and they are now certified with GECA! Grass-Cel® offers an aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sensitive alternative to usual driveway and parking area materials, providing a secure foundation for cars and service vehicles. The hexagonal cells can be filled with topsoil to create turfed areas, or with pebbles that are resistant to movement. This is the same product too, that will be used for the green roof of the GECA Materials In Mind pod.
The Banksia Awards
Entries are now open for the 2017 Banksia Awards!
The Banksia Sustainability Awards are the longest-running sustainability awards in Australia and reward Australian individuals, communities, businesses and government for their innovation, achievement and commitment to sustainability. Find out more and enter today - entries close on August 1.
The Sustainability Awards
For over a decade, Architecture & Design has held the Sustainability Awards, an awards program devoted to sustainable building.
GECA's Kate Harris is one of the judges this year - because GECA, like Architecture & Design, believes sustainability should be the primary requirement for all building design and the major measure of architectural achievement. Enter today.
Global Purposeful Leadership Summit
Leaders who are purely focused on the market value miss the chance to drive even greater business value by utilizing purpose to bring meaning to employees’ work, a key driver of employee engagement. Identifying this gap presents an opportunity— and responsibility—for leaders to approach purpose more holistically, to optimize value for employees, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
The Global Purposeful Leadership Summit will inspire and support leaders in creating purposeful organisations - use the promotional code 'GECA' for your 10% discount!
20-22 September, Sydney
4th International Green Interior Awards Celebration
Come and celebrate the inspiring, fabulous designers, manufacturers and students, from around the world, who put their heart and soul into creating interior projects and innovative products that respect the health of people and our planet. Buy tickets now.
6pm, Thursday 27 July, Sydney