GECA Certification

As part of our ongoing mission to Build Futures Through Sustainable Steel, InfraBuild now has Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) certification for a select range of our reinforcing bar and reinforcing mesh products.

In May 2023, select reinforcing bar and reinforcing mesh products manufactured by InfraBuild to AS/NZS 4671 (referred to as “InfraBuild’s Reinforcing Bar and Mesh Products”) were independently certified as meeting the requirements of GECA's Steel & Steel Products (SSPv1.0i-2019) lifecycle ecolabel standard.

GECA is a recognised Product Certification Initiative within the GBCA’s Green Star rating tools. Products certified by this initiative may contribute to a project’s Green Star rating through the Responsible Structure credits.

GECA's Steel & Steel Products (SSPv1.0i-2019) Certification has a Responsible Product Value (RPV) of ≥ 15.

As such, our GECA Certification can support either a ‘Credit Achievement’ or an ‘Exceptional Performance’ outcome in the Responsible Structure credit within the GBCA’s ‘Green Star Buildings’ ratings tool.

The GECA certification for InfraBuild’s Reinforcing Bar and Reinforcing Mesh Products is valid for three years from the date of certification.

What is GECA?

The GECA certification scheme, following internationally recognised ISO 14024 principles, is an Australian not-for-profit multi-sector lifecycle ecolabelling program.

The independent assessment to obtain the GECA ecolabel independent tick is a robust process underpinned by rigorous standards, which look at impacts across a product's entire lifecycle, from the extraction of raw materials to the end of its life and conformance to the applicable GECA standards is assessed by a third-party assurance provider.