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GEDnet
| JEMAI is a member of Global Type III Environmental
Product Declarations Network (GEDnet), which is an international non-profit organization
of Type III environmental declaration organizations and practitioners established
in 1999. GEDnet was established on a Japanese initiative. The purposes of GEDnet
are to encourage exchange of information and experiences between practicing parties
and to discuss key issues in developing programs. |
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The current participants are from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Republic of South Korea, and Sweden.
The main activities are:
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To discuss the basis for procedures of Type III environmental
declarations |
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To discuss the practical application of LCA methodology
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To create information platform of Type III environmental
declarations (guidebook, web page, PSR comparison etc.) |
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To provide theoretical and practical information for
private/public, national/international organizations |
GEDnet has spent much time and effort on disseminating information around the
world on Type III environmental declaration. GEDnet has developed an "International
guide to environmental declaration of products" in 2002. Due to their continuous
efforts, GEDnet has obtained the Liaison A status of ISO/TC207/SC3 (eco-labelling)
and appointed one expert to WG4 (Type III environmental declarations). GEDnet
intends to achieve mutual recognition between Type III programs in the near future.
The main activities are only briefly described here. To keep updated on events,
it is recommended to follow the news on the GEDnet web page (see link below).
http://www.gednet.org/
Asian workshops
Asian collaboration of Type III was begun in February
2002. LCA experts from six countries took part in a first workshop. JEMAI organized
the workshop. The objectives were:
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To demonstrate the significance of eco-labels |
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To provide general concepts and framework regarding Type
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To present information regarding implementation of existing
Type III programs |
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To discuss possibilities for the development of Type
III eco-labels in Asian countries
Some of the key issues were identified during the workshop. |
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Most countries are still in the phase of introducing
systems for eco-labelling Type I and Type II. |
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How to overcome barriers in establishing Type III programs
in terms of technical aspect, administrational aspect, and awareness issue |
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Financial problems |
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Lack of experts; researchers, staff in companies |
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Users (Consumers) education |
The second workshop was held in Thailand, October 2002, co-hosted by Thai Industrial
Standards Institute (TISI) and Thailand Environmental Institute (TEI). Participants
were from China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesian and Thailand.
JEMAI plans to set up an Asian wide interrelationship initiative regarding Type
III environmental declarations, providing training, workshops, and partnerships.
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