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Piyachanoke Limpabandhu
Advisor to Industry Minister
Kingdom of Thailand
APEC SME Ministerial Meeting
7 September 2013
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Globally Green
Enhancing international competitiveness through
environmental protection
Thailand Going Green
Fifteen-Year
Alternative
Energy Plan
--Ministry of Energy
3rd SME Master
Plan 2012-2020
--Office of Small and
Medium Enterprise
Promotion
Green Industry
Project
--Ministry of Industry
Thai RoHS
Standard
--Thai Industrial Standard
Institute
World’s first
factory for
biodegradable
plastic
--PTT Plc and Mitsubishi
Chemical Corp.
Eleventh Five Year Plan 2012-2016
Thailand will “transition to a green economy and a society
that is environmentally friendly.”
Green Industry Project
The Green Industry Project aims to promote
and encourage SMEs to operate their
business in a way that is friendly to the
environment. Businesses must be socially
responsible and environmentally friendly,
and should improve continuously in order to
become part of a low-carbon society.
Under the Ministry of Industry
Focused on manufacturers at all levels of
supply chain
Both SMEs and Large Companies targeted
Green Industry Objectives
Ensure a good image and reliability of the industry
Create job opportunities related to conservation of the environment
Create marketing opportunities by making use of “green” value of
the products and their production processes
Support the development of green businesses to increase green
GDP
Green Industry Levels
Green Industry Incentives and Results
Direct
Benefits
5-Year Fee Exemption
Reduction of Income Tax Green Procurement
Green Loans
Indirect
Benefits
Green Directory
Green Consumption
Public relations for Green Industry
Usage of Green Industry Mark
Participation in Policy Making Process
Some
Results
Thus Far
3
>5000
2,501,319
# of years the
# of Factories
# in kilotons of Carbon
project has
certified in
Dioxide (ktCO2)
been running
Levels 1-5
mitigated per year
Green Industry
Thank you.
Questions?
Mr. Piyachanoke Limpabandhu
Advisor to Minister, Ministry of
Industry
Ministry of Industry
Rama VI Road
Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi
Bangkok 10400 Thailand