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Green Purchasing is to purchase environmentally preferable products and services, taking into consideration the necessity, not only quality and price, from environmentally conscious businesses.
Promoting Green Purchasing will allow us to create Green Market and encourage businesses to develop environmentally preferable products and services through the market and promote environmental management. Green Purchasing has a power to change a society as well as business behaviours.
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Principle 1.
Consider Necessity: Consider whether a product is needed before purchasing it.
Principle 2.
Consider the Life-Cycle of Products and Services: Consider the various environmental impacts from the overall life cycle of a product, including those incurred through a service provided - from extraction of raw materials to disposal - when making a purchase
Principle 3.
Consider Supplier Efforts: Select products and services offered by suppliers who make a conscious effort to reduce their environmental load.
Principle 4.
Acquire Environmental Information: Actively gather information on products, services and their respective suppliers, and employ that information when making purchasing decisions.
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