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green procurement

Introduction
Definition

The act of procuring Eco-Product and services Through the procurement of Eco-Product, an enterprise can conform to trade-related environmental regulations, increase environmental accomplishments and customer reliability, and hence, improve the environmental friendliness of the products.

Objective

To meet customer demand for Eco-Product and achieve the greening of the supply network by obtaining environmentally friendly raw subsidiary material.

  • Achieve compliance with the European Parliament's Directive on Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) which bans the use of six toxic substances (Pb, Cd, Cr+6, Hg, PBBs, PBDEs) by 2006
  • Ban the use of CFC, which damages the ozone layer during the production process
Roadmap
  • Step 1 (~'03): design the green procurement system
  • Step 2 (~'04): set green procurement methods and ban hazardous substances
  • Step 3 ('05~): raise competency through green supply networks
Green Procurement Audit procedure
Target of audit
  • On-Site Audit: Supplier of materials containing banned substances
  • Documentary Audit: Suppliers of materials not containing banned substances
Forming audit teams

Procurement, ESH and Development (Quality) Department

Audit appraisal
  • For Suppliers of materials not containing hazardous substances : System part only
  • For Suppliers of materials containing hazardous substances :
    • System: Eco-administration system
    • Operation: Hazardous material management system
    • Process: Material/product management
  • Additional points are given to suppliers with ISO14001 certification
Audit Results
  • Eco partner: to be selected as a preferred supplier for next contract, green procurement document with reduced standards is required
  • General supplier: to submit green procurement document for all contracts

Green Procurement Audit procedure