Green Purchasing is an essential step in creating a
sustainable society, by leveraging spending power and purchasing
environmentally preferable goods and services. To promote Green Purchasing,
the Japan Environment Association (JEA) serves as the secretariat
of the Green Purchasing Network, composed of businesses, governments
and consumers.
The JEA serves as the secretariat of the Green Purchasing Network (GPN), which
promotes purchasing environmentally preferable goods and services.�@
Composed of more than 2900 member organizations including corporations, local
autonomous bodies, consumer groups and environmental NGOs, the GPN promotes
the ideas and practices of green purchasing, draws up purchasing guidelines
for each type of product, opens databases of environmental information on various
products, holds seminars and study meetings, and awards commendations to organizations
that have excellently performed in implementing green purchasing.
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