Strategy to drive Thailand's development 

The government set a strategy to drive Thailand's development by developing the Bio Economy Circular Economy Green Economy or BCG Model as a national agenda.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment drives the strategy of working according to such policies under the G-Green project to promote green manufacturing, services, and consumption sectors, consisting of Green Product, Green Hotel, Green Office, Green National Park, Green Restaurant, Green Airport and Green Coffee Shop projects.

For target groups in the manufacturing sector such as small enterprises, the service sector, including offices, hotels, restaurants within the national park area and consumers at the public level to change their behavior towards an environmentally friendly society in accordance with the Circular Economy guidelines.

The badge will be given to businesses that have passed the 3 evaluation criteria as follows:

• G Gold - Excellent Level

• G Silver- Very Good Level

• G Bronze - Good Level
From 2013 to 2020, more than 2,062 public and private enterprises have been certified covering 76 provinces across the country, and in 2021, 319 more G-Green logos have been certified from 6 projects, consisting of:

Green Production Project - 33 locations
Green Hotel Project - 68 locations
Green National Park Project - 23 locations 
Green Office Project - 170 locations 
Green Restaurant Project - 20 locations 
Green Airport Project - 5 locations 

However, from participating in the G-Green project, the GREEN OFFICE project has been evaluated and it was found the offices reduce costs caused by reducing energy consumption, reducing waste and pollution, worth up to 299 million baht or an average of 1.4 million baht per office, especially reducing greenhouse gas emissions up to 1715.6 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent (kgCO2e ) or 9.64 percent. This approach also has advantages for the business as it can accumulate carbon credits in the business performance report, especially when sending goods to be sold abroad, which will be promoted more.

The general public or entrepreneurs interested in participating in the G-Green project can contact for details at the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, tel. +66 2298 5653, +66 2278 8400 ext. 1661 or the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion website. www.deqp.go.th

Source: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Tel: +66 2278 8500