Date: 26 November, 2018, 09:30-16:00
Venue: Century Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Purpose:
- This Workshop is organized to stress the necessity and benefits for the public and private sector to participate in GPP by sharing the experience of UNEP, Korea and presenting Thailand’s current status.
- The outputs from the Project, three Green Cart criteria and the Recommendation Report on Incentive Mechanisms for GPP will be shared to gather opinions of the stakeholders.
Hosted by: Pollution Control Department (PCD), Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), UN Environment (UNEP) and Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI)
Target audience: Manufacturers and suppliers of the environmentally-friendly products and services; government officials from the line ministries; public and private experts.
Language: Thai-Korean simultaneous translation will be provided
Tentative Program
09:15-09:30
Registration
09:30-09:40 (10 min)
Opening remarks & Group Photo:
- Greetings and opening of the workshop
- Speaker :
Mr. Pralong Dumrongthai, Director General, Pollution Control Department
Mr. Dongwook Lee, Director, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute
Dr. Mushtaq Memon, Regional Coordinator, UN Environment
09:40-10:00 (20 min)
Introduction of Asia Pacific GPP Partnership Project and its Future Project:
- Introduce the progress made in the Project, the objective of the Workshop, and the overview of the future Project.
- Speaker : Ms. Aran Chae, Researcher, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute
10:00-10:35 (30 min)
Global Trend of Green Public Procurement:
- Introduce the importance of GPP by providing international background (SDGs, 10YFP, etc.), trends and case studies, with special focus on the benefits for the public and private sector.
- Speaker : Dr. Mushtaq Memon, Regional Coordinator, UN Environment
10:35-10:55
Coffee Break
10:55-11:30 (35 min)
Korea’s Experience in Implementing GPP:
- Introduce the Korea’s experience, methodologies and outcomes of GPP by public organizations, with special focus on the benefits for the public and private sector.
- Speaker : Ms. Hyunju Lee, Senior Researcher, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute
11:30-12:00 (30 min)
Benefits and Roles for the Companies to Participate in GPP:
- Introduce the benefits that GPP-participating companies can have in Thailand, the best practices, and the roles companies should have in fostering the Green Market.
- Speaker : Representative from PPT Public Company Limited (TBC)
12:00-13:30
Lunch Break
13:30-14:10 (40 min)
[Outcomes of the Project ①]
Green Cart Criteria for the Building & Construction Materials:
- Introduce the developed final draft criteria; proceed opinion-gathering on the criteria and needs assessment on the future criteria development.
- Speaker : Mr. Hyunjin Chang, Senior Researcher, Smart Eco
14:10-14:30
Coffee Break
14:30-15:10 (40 min)
[Outcomes of the Project ②]
Incentives to Promote GPP Implementation – Recommendation Report:
- Introduce various incentive mechanisms to promote GPP implementation in the benchmarked countries, and assess the needs, opportunities and barriers to introduce specific measures in Thailand.
- Speaker : Mr. Hyunjin Chang, Senior Researcher, Smart Eco
15:10-15:50 (40 min)
Current Status and Future Plans for GPP in Thailand’s Construction Sector :
- Introduce the current status of GPP in Thailand, present the progress and the remaining tasks, and proceed opinion-gathering to further foster the implementation of GPP by public and private sector.
- Speaker : Mr. Janejob Suksod, Director, Pollution Control Department
15:50-16:00
Closing
