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May 18, 2026
This fiscal year, 2026, marks 30th anniversary of GPN Japan. Since our founding, our membership has grown from 73 organizations to approximately 1,300 today (including companies, local governments, and private organizations). In addition to publishing and disseminating environmental information on approximately 13,000 products through “Eco-products Database”, we have now held “Green Purchasing Award” 26 times, which recognizes innovative initiatives.
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the warm messages of congratulations we have received from IGPN Secretariat and IGPN members around the world.
On February 10, 2026, we held a symposium to commemorate our 30th anniversary. Attention of a society is focusing on the role of “procurement” as one approach to solving the challenges on sustainability, as the sustainability expected of companies and organizations continues to deepen. We held this event as an opportunity to cultivate collaboration and co-creation among industry, government, academia, and the public and to aim for the next level of sustainability looking ahead the next decade. We welcomed over 200 participants across Japan.
In the keynote address, the speaker provided an outlook for the future based on sustainability trends over the past decade. In the subsequent panel discussion, experts in the circular economy, regional finance, supplier engagement, sustainability management, and the Green Transformation (GX) shared specific case studies, insights, and key concepts aimed at achieving carbon neutrality. In addition, participants also contributed to the discussion by responding to an online survey during the panel discussion, we were able to discuss together in the venue.
Following the symposium, we held a networking reception to facilitate interaction among participants. GPN Japan will continue to provide the latest information on sustainability, while also planning and implementing initiatives that enable our members to participate in our activities and build their new networks.
More details please access the program of the event from the JPN Japan website here (Japanese).
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May 6, 2026
The textile industry is one of the sectors with the greatest environmental and social impacts globally, with China accounting for a significant share in both the production and consumption stages of the value chain.
This case study report is an outcome of the project “Sustainability in the textile value chain, promoting Ecolabel and Sustainable Public procurement”, implemented by China Environmental United Certification Center (CEC), which is affiliated with the Environmental Development Center (EDC) under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China. The project adopted a value chain analysis approach and a life cycle assessment (LCA) concept to develop the Ecological Textile Technical Specifications, systematically integrating criteria on climate change, biodiversity, pollution control, and social impacts. The project organized multiple promotion activities for standard interpretation and the adoption of sustainable procurement, and conducted pilot assessments in three well-known Chinese textile enterprises. These efforts have effectively advanced the green and low-carbon transformation of China’s textile enterprises.
The activities were supported by the EcoAdvance project, a collaborative effort between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GIZ, and Öko-Institut, receiving financial support from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) through the International Climate Initiative (IKI).
Download the report at here.
More details at One Planet Network knowledge center.
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