Organised by HKIE-EVD
Programme
Highlights:-
"Ecolabelling" is a
voluntary method of environmental performance certification and labelling that
is practised around the world. An ecolabel identifies products or services
proven environmentally preferable overall, within a specific product or service
category. There are different classifications of label, and The International
Organization for Standardisation (ISO) has identified three broad types of
voluntary labels, with ecolabelling fitting under the strongest Type 1
designation.
In contrast to "green"
symbols, or claim statements developed by manufacturers and service providers,
the most credible Type 1 labels are awarded by an impartial third party for
specific products or services that have been independently determined to meet
transparent environmental leadership criteria, based on life-cycle
considerations.
The Green Council, a local non-profit
organisation and certification body established in 2000, launched the only Type
1 ecolabel in Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Green Label Scheme (HKGLS), to certify environmentally
preferable products in the market.
Speaker
Mr. Steven Choi, Head of
Certification (HKGLS) of Green Council
Mr. Choi is actively involved in
the HKGLS, which is the first independent and voluntary scheme in Hong Kong for
the certification and recognition of environmentally preferable products. Mr.
Choi is the assessor and coordinator of HKGLS, and he advanced HKGLS in terms
of its criteria development, marketing and promotion. He delivered
presentations on green purchasing at numerous seminars.
Registration & Enquiries
The seminar
will be conducted in Cantonese with English Slides.
The
seminar is free of charge with maximum of participants of 80. For registration, please complete the online
enrollment form in EV Division website (http://ev.hkie.org.hk/). Successful applicants will be notified before
the event. For enquiries, please contact
Mr Norman Cheng at 94676833. Attendance
certificate will be awarded after seminar.