Eco Choice Aotearoa
Held and in scopeProfile
- Self-description: "Eco Choice Aotearoa is the country's official ecolabel", operating "for more than 30 years". "Eco Choice Aotearoa identifies products and services which are genuinely environmentally preferable and safe for you and your family."
- Geography: New Zealand.
- Linkages: Global Ecolabelling Network member; TCO Development; formerly known as Environmental Choice New Zealand (both names appear in our corpus documents).
- Source: ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz, accessed 2026-08-27.
Authored profile, compiled 2026-08-27. Every self-description is quoted from the body's own website or its own published document, with the source against the quote.
- Operator
- New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust
- Requirements held
- 721
- Documents held
- 15
- Market side
- Supply
- Namespace
- schemes
Standards held
| Standard | Version | Status | Published | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Building Products | EC-62-25 | current | 2025-10 | 42 of 46 held |
| Building Insulants | EC-25-25 | current | 2025-06 | 52 of 56 held |
| Carpets and Rugs | EC-63-25 | current | 2025-10 | 63 of 86 held |
| Concrete | EC-43-18 | current | 2023-06 | 31 of 33 held |
| Construction and Demolition Waste Services | EC-59-19 | current | 2023-06 | 45 of 46 held |
| Flat and Long Steel | EC-41-25 | current | 2025-06 | 41 of 47 held |
| Furniture, Fittings & Flooring | EC-32-25 | current | 2025-06 | 40 of 50 held |
| Heating and Cooling Products | EC-61-25 | current | 2025-10 | 39 of 47 held |
| Paints | EC-07-25 | current | 2025-06 | 21 of 30 held |
| Plaster and Plasterboard Products | EC-19-22 | current | 2024-12 | 41 of 48 held |
| Plastic Products | EC-06-19 | current | 2026-05 | 29 of 32 held |
| Portland Cement and Portland Cement Blends | EC-42-19 | current | 2023-06 | 21 of 25 held |
| Pre-painted and Resin Coated Metal Products | EC-57-25 | current | 2025-12 | 43 of 58 held |
| Recycled rubber products | EC-18-17 | current | 2023-06 | 17 of 21 held |
| Textiles, Skins and Leather | EC-31-12 | current | 2012-01 | 72 of 96 held |
Requirements counts the clauses in the product view. Where a standard holds more, the rest fall on a service, a company or a project rather than on a product.
Recognition
Who recognises this scheme16
| Recognised by | Reference | What is recognised | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognised by Australian Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement PolicySESP tender evaluation guidance - products | Table 1 | Examples of good practice product ecolabels and sustainability certifications · Eco Choice Aotearoa · FFE | New Zealand's official ecolabel assessing environmental impacts of products. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Building Insulants (EC-25-17) · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Furniture, Fittings, Floorings (EC-32-17) · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Paints (EC-07-18) · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Pre-painted and resin-coated steel products (EC-57-16) · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Carpets and Rugs (EC 63-22) · RPV 10-14 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 10-14. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Heating and cooling products (EC-61-25) · RPV 10-14 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 10-14. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Plasterboard and Plasterboard Products (EC-19-22) · RPV 10-14 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 10-14. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Pre-painted and resin-coated metal products (EC-57-23) · RPV 10-14 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 10-14. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Aluminium building products (EC-62-25) · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Building Insulants (EC-25-25) · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Carpets and Rugs (EC-63-25) · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Flat and Long Steel (EC-41-25) · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Furniture, Fittings, Flooring (EC-32-25) · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Paints (EC-07-25) · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Pre-painted and resin-coated metal products (EC-57-25) · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/sustainable-building-products/ (2026-09-13): Eco Choice Aotearoa: 'has achieved an RPV of 15 under the NZGBC and GBCA Responsible Products Framework, recognising Best Practice'. Stated of a certified product rather than of a named standard, so it does not fix any one entry's figure. |
Read the 721 requirements held for Eco Choice Aotearoa
Counts on this page are generated from build 2026-10-05-0439.