Oct

24

The Stepwise EPD project

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The overall objective of the Stepwise EPD project, a EU-funded CRAFT-project, is to develop a method for stepwise environmental product declarations suitable for SMEs, so that also smaller companies can join emerging markets for “environmentally superior” products and services. The project runs during 2005 and 2006.

The aim is that the Stepwise EPD method should be a way to make a first low-cost step into any national or international EPD programme. The method is being tested in ten SMEs in Denmark, Latvia, Portugal and Sweden. Research institutes in respective country will aid the SMEs with the life cycle assessment and the EPD.  The assumption that doing an EPD furthers both sales, through opening for green marketing possibilities, and product environmental performance, through identifying eco-design options, is being investigated and discussed.

Read more at the Stepwise EPD website

Oct

20

GEDnets 13th meeting held in Seoul, Korea

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GEDnet held its 13th meeting in Seoul, Korea on October 17-19. The meeting was hosted by KOECO, the Korean Eco-Products Institute.

The discussions focused on various matters linked to harmonisation between programmes and EPDs. One important issue is the development of PCR documents for different product categories, by a systematic approach - another issue the preparation of a GEDnet training pacakage for capacity building.

The GEDnet meeting was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of GEN - the Global Ecolabelling Network - and the two networks also had a joint meeting to discuss future cooperation.

The next GEDnet meeting will be held in China, in conjunction with the annual ISO/TC 207 plenary meetings in Beijing, at the end of June 2007.

Oct

17

GEDnet contributes to Green Marketing Conference in Seoul, Korea

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On October 17, 2006, GEDnet chariman Dr. Sven-Olof Ryding, gave a presentation at the Green  market conference “New business opportunities in worldwide green markets” in Seoul, Korea.

Download the presentation (pdf, 800 kB)

The objective of the conference was to inform and raise awareness of Korean industry officials and distributors regarding international market trends, and effective domestic and foreign green marketing strategies and available instruments worldwide. The conference was attanded by around 200 representatives from industries, academia, consumer groups interested in green markets and GEDNet and GEN (Global ecolabelling network) member representatives and invited guests.

The Green marketing conference was arranged by:
The Ministry of Environment Korea (MOE)
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI)
Korea Eco-Products Institute (KOECO)
Korea Environmental Management Association (KEMA)