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Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA)

All Shaw Contract products using EcoWorx or EcoLogix backing with EcoSolution Q fibre have been awarded the Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) eco label.

Transparency to Make Good Choices

Since 2000, Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) has been dedicated to enabling architects, specifiers, procurement professionals and consumers to make good choices for their clients and the environment.


This transparent 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 eco labelling.

Shaw Contract's Certified Products

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GECA 50-2011 v2 

Carpets Standard

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.

The following products have all been assessed against the GECA 50-2011 v2 Carpets standard and certified:

  • EcoWorx Carpet Tile with EcoSolution Q Yarn
  • EcoWorx Broadloom Carpet with EcoSolution Q Yarn
  • EcoWorx Performance Broadloom Carpet with EcoSolution Q Yarn
  • EcoWorx NT Carpet Tile with EcoSolution Q Yarn
  • EcoLogix Carpet Tile with EcoSolution Q Yarn

GECA Certificates

Download our latest GECA Certificates here

GECA & The Green Star Program

Shaw Contract modular and broadloom products are certified by ‘Good Environmental Choice Australia Limited’ (GECA) with the highest level of certification (‘GECA 50-2011 v2’).

This certification is recognised as a ‘Level A’ rating, under the Green Building Council of Australia’s (GBCA’s) Assessment Framework for Product Certification Schemes- Green Star. This allows Shaw Contract’s products to achieve maximum product scores in three areas of the Green Star rating tools – Flooring Materials, PVC and Indoor Environmental Quality.


Learn More About Shaw Contract & Green Star