IGPN - International Green Purchasing Network

Global Activities

Matrix of Global Activities for Green Purchasing
NGOs without label operations (alphabetical order)

  • CSCC - China Standard Certification Center   > details
  • GPN - Green Purchasing Network   > details
  • Green Purchasing Network Malaysia   > details
Organization Information
  CSCC - China Standard Certification Center Green Purchasing
Network (GPN)		 Green Purchasing Network Malaysia
Type of Organization NPO NGO NGO
Region China Japan Malaysia
Program Name/Main Activity management and
implementation of the
certification for
environmental-friendly
product		 Public and Private sector
Green Purchasing		 Survey of industry
and hotels
Location/
Office where the program is managed		 Beijing, China Tokyo, Japan Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Green Purchasing Activities
  CSCC - China Standard Certification Center Green Purchasing
Network (GPN)		 Green Purchasing Network Malaysia
General Guidelines/Principles
(which apply to all areas 'in general')		 unavailable ""Green Purchasing Basic Principles"
Established in Nov 1996 and
Revised in June 2001"		 unavailable
Checklist/Guidelines//
Specifications/Criteria		 Criteria for 9 product
categorie
 15 Product Categories
Supplier Checklist
Hotel Checklist
 unavailable
Product List/Database 9 products in 9 categories "GPN Database" with over 10,000 Products listed online
"Eco-Challenge Database"		 unavailable
Suppliers List/Database unavailable Suppliers listed within the "GPN Database" unavailable
Environmental Label (ISO), Other (EnergyStar) Does not conduct Label
Operations		 Does not Conduct Label Operations Does not Conduct Label
Operations
Training Course/Tools (market related) [Generally intended for
auditors, consulters, testers
and purchasers]		 Guidance for Green Purchasing
Activities Tool		 unavailable
Education Materials/Tools (non-professional) unavailable Expo Panels, Adult Consumers,
Children's Guide		 Power point slides on
general awareness
Events General annual meeting,
Product exbitions,
Eco-Products Expo 　　		 Forums once a year
Workshops 6 per year
International Conference 2004		 In collaboration with
ENSEARCH and INTAN Eco-Products Exhibition
2004
Research (market)/Surveys (awareness) Government Energy Efficiency Procurement Annual Survey on Green
Purchasing Activities and the Effect on Suppliers		 Conducting a survey to
find out the levels of understanding on Green Purchasing amongst
industry and hotels
Good Practices/Case Studies for purchasing unavailable Government case studies
Annual Best Practice Awards		 unavailable
Newsletter Monthly Bimonthly "GPN News"
with Over 4,000 Readers		 unavailable
Related Laws/Regulations
(i.e. "Green Purchasing Law")		 Implementation of Government
Energy Efficiency Procurement		 Japanese Green
Purchasing
Law (June 2000)		 currently there is no legislation on green purchasing
Other
  CSCC - China Standard Certification Center Green Purchasing
Network (GPN)		 Green Purchasing Network Malaysia
Measurement/Evaluation Method unavailable Measures the Market Impact
of Green Purchasing Activities based on Annual Suppliers Survey Data		 unavailable
Publications unavailable unavailable unavailable

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