Encourage members of private sector to adopt and practice green purchasing;
Provide useful and instructive information to interested members on green purchasing consideration (e.g. policy formulation, strategy and principles), processes and step-by-step procedures;
Introduce different categories of GREEN products available in Hong Kong market;
Facilitate the discussion on identifying GREEN products in Hong Kong market; &
Enhance the communications between GREEN suppliers and purchasers.
 

Any one who wants to acquire "know-how" details on implementation of green purchasing, and latest information of environmentally preferable products for your office.

 
Date:

1st Workshop: 24th April 2009 (Friday)
2nd Workshop: 15th May 2009 (Friday)
3rd Workshop: 12th June 2009 (Friday)

Theme: 1st Workshop :Green Furniture & Green Photocopiers
2nd Workshop:Green Lighting & Green Paper
3rd Workshop:Green Paint & Green Packaging
Time: 13:45 to 17:00
Venue: Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre
Address:
Room 4907, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese (supplemented with Mandarin and English)
Fee:

Free of charge
[A refundable Registration Fee of HK$ 50 per person for each Workshop is required. The Fee (by cheque payable to "Green Council Limited") will be returned to the participant during the Workshop.]

Registration:
Please return the completed the Registration Form and the cheque by POST to Room 710, New World Tower I, 18 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong at least 5 working days before the workshop.
Number of Seats: A maximum of 70 participants (first-come-first-serve)
   
 
Time
Rundown
13:45 – 14:00 Registration
14:01 – 15:40

Steps for establishing and implementing the Green Purchasing policies and strategies (by a speaker from a local GP-implementing corporate)
How to identify, select and purchase GREEN products in Hong Kong market (by TWO product experts)

15:41 – 16:05

Group discussion and experience sharing – facilitated by GP and GREEN product experts, participants will be divided into groups to find out the practical "know-how" ways for choosing and using GREEN products in the daily lives.

Click here to download the rundown of the coming Workshop.