During the period of April to November, 2011, 27 Green Mark Working Group meetings and 8 Green Mark Review Committee meetings were held; a total of 598 information technology product Green Mark usage applications were reviewed, with 578 applications approved and 10 rejected; and 10 products were added or revised after on-site audits. In this fiscal year, most of the products approved for Green Mark usage are computer systems, multi-function devices, notebook computers, monitors, printers and toner cartridges. This result clearly reflects that government’s current green procurement requirement is still the major driving force for manufacturers’ applying for Green Mark usage. Product categories with the most applicants are also the categories with the highest government green procurement spending, such as the consumerables and computer systems. When compared with the last three years, this year's main reason for rejection of applications are quite simple, as some 90% of them are due to products’ not meeting relevant Green Mark requirements themselves, whereas other widely seen reasons in past years, such as illegal factories and poor quality test reports have greatly reduced. In terms of processing Green Mark usage applications for information technology products during the April-November period (based on statistics for the 4th to the 11th Review Committee meetings), the average processing times (in days) are: 113 days (from applicant’s submission of application to approved/rejected for use of Green Mark), 60 days (from sending applicant request for additional materials till receiving materials), 12 days (EDF’s processing time including document review, review of additional materials, to schedule and complete on-site audit), and 41 days (from completion of EDF’s initial review to Green Mark Review Committee’s decision on approval/rejection).

Ecolabelling, Green Product, Green Consumption, Green Procurement, Government Procurement Law