2025 knowledge sharing webinar of the International Green Purchasing Network-IGPN was held visually on June 19th. Participants from national Green Purchasing Networks (GPN), IGPN Council and IGPN Advisory Board, invited guests from UNEP, FAO, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Western Cape Government GIZ Thailand office, Mengniu Group attended this meeting. The meeting was hosted by the IGPN Secretariat, China Environmental United Certification Center–CEC.
Mr. Chen Yanping, Chair of IGPN, presented his speech in the opening remarks, “IGPN promotes sustainable procurement practices and the prevail of environmentally friendly products through its featured "Green Purchasing Network" model, and implements the process of achieving the Sustainable Development 2030 Goals. Hope focus on high priorities, accelerate the transformation toward sustainable consumption and production patterns through IGPN solution on "Sustainable procurement and environmentally friendly products”.
During the meeting, IGPN collaborated with UNEP One Planet Network Sustainable Public Procurement Programme launched the Initiative on carbon label-based supply chain management innovative practice cases collection, with the endorsement from Dr. Francini van Staden, UNEP One Planet Network Sustainable Public Procurement Program Co-lead (Directorate Sustainability, Western Cape Government), Ms. Fayeza Farzana, UNEP One Planet Network Secretariat Sustainable Public Procurement Program coordinator, aims to identify the policies, measures, means and results of supply chain management innovation practices using carbon label under its carbon market mechanisms in different countries or regions, promote knowledge sharing among members, summarize experience and increase its application.
Meanwhile, Mr. Gakuji FUKATSU, secretariat general of Japan GPN, recapped the green purchasing award and winning cases toward decarbonization, Ms. QIAN Yali, senior manager of sustainable development department, Mengniu Group shared the practices for green supply chain decarbonization. In addition, Ms. Luana Swensson, Policy specialist for sustainable public procurement of Food and Agriculture Organization introduced sustainable public procurement in food sector; Ms. Fayeza Farzana, SPP program coordinator of UNEP One Planet Network Secretariat, presented the flagship initiative on mainstreaming circularity in the construction sector through sustainable public procurement.
Follow up, Mr. ZHU Shu, regional director of ICLEI East Asia vice chair of IGPN, celebrate the news that GIZ joined IGPN advisory board member, Ms. Kanchanatetee Vasuvat, Community Manager of GIZ Office Bangkok expressed the expectation and outlined future engagement and recommendations on IGPN development.
Since CEC holds the IGPN Secretariat in 2018, it consistently works on the IGPN operational and members’ collaboration activities. Stated by Mr. LIU Zunwen, CEC general manager, in the summary speech, “Next, IGPN Secretariat will collect, summarize and select outstanding practical cases as scheduled in the initiative, at the meantime, we will also continuously deepens collaboration with members, practice the "Green Purchasing Network" model, link the global innovative thought and advanced methods, stimulates and promote demands for environmentally friendly products, which accelerate sustainable consumption and production transition.”
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