EPA-107-K102-03-A049

107

8,552 千元

管制考核及糾紛處理-推廣環保產品及綠色消費

2018/02/01

2018/12/31

林建宏

管考處

林高慶

財團法人環境與發展基金會

科技計畫

環保標章、規格標準、追蹤查核

Green Mark, Criteria, Tracking and Audit

陳靖原

張耀天

03-5910008#32

nick@edf.org.tw

在去年度蒐集國內外資訊上，發現各國環保標章計畫近年來新增規格標準速度有減緩之趨勢，主要著重於現有規格標準之修訂及整併，我國今年除了修訂及整併規格標準以外，於新增項目主要因應民情增加卜特蘭水泥1項新增產品項目，於檢討修正環保標章規格標準案共完成洗衣機、墨水匣、二段式省水馬桶、塑膠類藥用輸液容器、工商業用清潔劑、原生碳粉匣、家用清潔劑、餐館業及滅火器等9項修正產品項目，另外配合國際GHS標準執行(10項)與塑膠件鉛含量(44項)包裹式修正，共完成54項產品標準更新。而於驗證及追蹤查核部分，主要以風險管理概念，隨機抽查完成339件之產品抽樣檢驗、353件產品之販售場所查核，如發現違規，最重可處停止廠商環保標章使用權。本年度執行查核均符合要求，產品抽驗有13件產品不符合規定，民眾檢舉計有49件產品未符合要求，均以按相關行政規則處理。在宣傳推廣上GEN會員四分之三以上的環保標章計畫被各國政府採購所承認，各國搶進數位化、移動化環保標章相關資訊等等，並持續透過大型採購者力量要求供應商生產符合相關綠色規範之產品，以共同提升環保標章之認知度。 參與全球環保標章網路組織(GEN)活動方面，本年度於107年於德國-柏林舉辦之全球環保標章( GEN )年會，由於我國近年持續進行產品環境效益評估，故除應德國Oeko-Institute邀請，參與該組織執行之第一類環保標章效益研究外，亦受邀就我國近年於環保標章效益之研究提出報告，成功展現我國之技術領先性。於董事會競選成功以第二高票再次取得二年制董事一席，而為維持我國技術領先形象。在未來推動民間綠色消費方面，應參考國外成功經驗並透過形象獎勵或實質經濟誘因，創造回饋以維持業者合作意願。並持續進行現有標準修訂，廣納意見開發新標準，以避免舊式標準不符合市場實際需求。對於推廣申請標章產品方面，可配合各縣市環保局輔導政策邀請各環保局及其輔導單位參加輔導業者申請說明會，使其了解如何輔導業者進行申請，和申請時會遇到的問題和相關的操作內容，由中央教育向地方外推展以鼓勵業者申請環保標章。並藉機活化今年度所篩選出之卜特蘭水泥、空氣清淨機、省電燈泡、LED燈泡等具有龐大市場潛力的相關標準。 由於今年度陸續修正環保標章的4個重大核心規範，為持續宣導環境保護產品申請制度、推廣規範與獲證後管理制度，僅僅是公布修訂作業要點並無法有效率的將資訊散播傳達，建議可針對與申請業者相關之要點辦理說明會，加強業者申請標章與取得環保標章後之管理觀念，同時宣導企業正確環境宣告方式與產品持續符合之管理作法。 整體計畫依照收集國外資訊、參與國際活動、研修相關標準、獲證產品管理、說明推廣活動等面向維持環保標章之公正性與符合性，以持續增加機關與民眾對環保標章之信賴感。

環保標章、規格標準、追蹤查核

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107年-環保標章-期末報告(定稿)

2019/2/1 上午 12:00:00

One of the project’s tasks involves the continuing collection of information regarding the implementation of domestic and foreign ecolabeling programs. After last year’s information gathering exercise, it was observed that many ecolabeling programs have slowed down in introducing new product criteria, and instead focused more on revising and integrating existing product criteria and standards. For this year’ Green Mark Program implementation, in addition to revising and integrating existing product criteria, the introduction of new product criteria has focused on introducing a new product related to consumers’ demand which is the Portland cement. Nine existing product criteria have also been revised, including clothes washers, ink cartridges, dual flush toilets, plastic intravenous fluid containers, industrial and commercial cleaning products, original toner cartridges, household cleaning products, restaurants, and fire extinguishers. In addition, a total of 54 product criteria have been updated to incorporate new requirements related to the international GHS standard (10 product criteria), and lead content of plastic parts (44 product criteria). While performing follow-up surveillance activities related to certified Green Mark products, the project’s emphasis has been on the risk management concept and random sampling. During the year, a total of 339 products have been randomly sampled, while inspections have been conducted for 353 products at their retail sites. If non-compliances are observed during the surveillance activities, the most severe penalties are usually the termination of license holder’s right to use ecolabels on non-conforming products. All products inspected onsite were found to be in conformance, while 13 randomly sampled products and 49 consumer-reported products were found to be non-compliant, and penalized according to processes stipulated in relevant administrative regulations. With regard to promotion of Green Mark Program, it is widely known that over three-quarters of GEN members' ecolabeling schemes have been recognized by their respective government’s public procurement program, and that these programs have been endeavoring to disseminate ecolabelled product information through digital means and mobile devices, as well as continue to demand suppliers’ provisions of green products meeting ecolabeling requirements through the pressure of large-scale purchasers, in order to enhance the awareness of ecolabels among all stakeholders. Regarding participation in the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) activities, Environment and Development Foundation (EDF) (implementation organization of the Green Mark Program) representatives attended the 2018 GEN Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Berlin Germany. As EDF has been continuously working on the evaluation of ecolabeled products’ environmental benefits in recent years, it has been invited by Germany’s Oeko-Institute to participate in the institute’s research on the environmental benefits of implementing Type I ecolabelling programs. Mr. Chin-Yuan Chen, Vice President of EDF, was also asked to present the results of EDF’s research on the environmental benefits achieved through implementing the Green Mark Program, and successfully demonstrated Taiwan’s technological leadership in this area. During the AGM’s election for the board of directors, Mr. Chen also won the second-highest votes, and got elected to serve another two-year term as the Director of GEN’s Board, and will be able to maintain Green Mark Program’s image of technical excellence. In order to promote private sector’s future green consumption, Green Mark Program should refer to successful experiences of foreign ecolabelling programs, and create incentives for the industries’ willingness for cooperation through offering rewards of good corporate images or real economic incentives or subsidies. The Program should also continue to revise the existing product criteria and develop new product criteria which incorporate stakeholders’ comments, so as to avoid the issues that existing product criteria not meeting the actual needs of the market. For promotion of greater applications for Green Mark product status, representatives from local environmental protection bureaus and potential Green Mark applicants should be invited to information seminars on Green Mark application process, so that both local environmental officials and potential applicants may know how to initiate the pre-application consultation and conduct actual application process, and understand the issues which may come up during the application and proper process to resolve these issues. Through organizing and attending these information seminars, central government officials will be able to encourage local officials in promoting the applications of Green Mark status. Moreover, several product categories selected for their great market potentials, including Portland cement, air cleaners, energy-saving light bulbs and LED light bulbs, can also be promoted during these seminars through introducing the contents of respective product criteria. As the four major core requirements of Green Mark product criteria have been revised continuously this year, it is observed that in order to continue implementing the Green Mark application scheme, promoting awareness of product criteria, and managing surveillance activities of ecolabeled products, simply revising the guidelines on implementation of Green Mark Program is not enough to ensure effective program implementation and information dissemination. It is recommended that information seminars be held to dissemination essential requirements of relevance to potential Green Mark applicants, management of application process and certified Green Mark products be further enhanced, and the management practices for conducting ecolabled product’s proper environmental claims and continuing conformance to relevant requirements be actively promoted. The overall implementation of the project has focused on collection of foreign ecolabelling related information, participation in international activities, development and revision of relevant standards and criteria, management of certified products, and green consumption information dissemination and promotion activities. The purposes of conducting these activities are to maintain the integrity and conformity of Green Mark, so as to continuously improve the trust of the public institutions and private consumers to the Green Mark ecolabel.

Green Mark, Criteria, Tracking and Audit