It really is a time of changing market expectations as we enter the 21st Century in Australia. Strong competition from international markets, increased pressures for expensive production technology, price competition and quality assurance led management practice promise to reshape the players in many industries. Prominent in these market drivers is the environmental expectations of consumers, governments, the international markets, financial and risk management institutions and business to business purchasing expectations. The Good Environmental Choice label is designed to help industry realise the benefits of good environmental practice and design making them sustainable and competitive into the future.

General Procedures For Product Certification

The initial application phase provides a number of benefits to clients. It is designed to give the producer/service provider a general assessment of the product and a clear overview of the steps needed to achieve certification for their particular product type. The timeline for this assessment is between 3 weeks - 2 months. The cost is set at $400 (+ GST) per application.

• An assessment is undertaken by the program deriving the following
  information for manufacturer.
• An initial indication of whether the product or service is likely to receive
  Australian Environmental Choice Certification.
• What will be the cost of this evaluation.
• What is the scientific and other information necessary for the certification.
• What are the project management procedures to be used for this evaluation.
• What is the timeframe for this evaluation.

A certification contract and the proposed assessment project plan addressing the above information is issued to the applicant at this stage if there is merit in proceeding with a full evaluation.

If you would like to enquire further about certification of your products or services please visit the GECA website at the following link, http://www.geca.com.au/Applicationdetails.htm