Yangcheon-gu Wins '2020 Minister of Environment Award for Eco-friendly Consumption'... 70% Green Product Purchase Rate

Mandatory Use of Green Products, Purchase Review System, Support for Targeted Education, and Various Policies to Promote Green Product Purchases Recognized for Efforts to Foster Eco-Friendly Consumption Culture...Achieved 70.1% Green Product Purchase Rate in 2019

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) received the 'Minister of Environment Commendation in the Eco-friendly Consumption Category' at the '2020 Eco-friendly Technology Promotion and Consumption Activation Government Awards' ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Environment on the 13th.

The 'Eco-friendly Technology Promotion and Consumption Activation Government Awards,' hosted by the Ministry of Environment, recognize public institutions and companies that have contributed to the purchase and distribution promotion of eco-friendly products and the spread of an eco-friendly consumption culture, aiming to promote sustainable growth.

The consumption category award received by Yangcheon-gu was determined by comprehensively evaluating efforts and management systems for spreading eco-friendly consumption, such as the purchase performance of green products that minimize energy and resource input as well as greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions, promotion, and campaigns.

Yangcheon-gu has been striving to create an eco-friendly consumption culture by implementing various policies to promote the purchase of green products, including mandatory use of green products, green product purchase review system, establishment of special conditions for purchase contracts, and education on mandatory green product purchasing for all employees.

In particular, the district enacted the Green Product Purchase Promotion Ordinance to strengthen the obligation to promote green product purchases, implemented the green product purchase review system, and actively established a dedicated organization for green purchasing, thereby increasing the purchase rate of green products and receiving recognition for these achievements.

Over the past four years, Yangcheon-gu's green product purchase performance has steadily increased, achieving an excellent record with a final green product purchase rate of 70.1% of total purchases in 2019.

Additionally, this year, the district was the only one among 226 local governments nationwide to be selected as an excellent institution for public green purchasing implementation by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute.

Mayor Kim Soo-young stated, “The district’s award is the result of the collective efforts of all public officials. Recognizing the seriousness of environmental pollution such as plastic is the starting point for purchasing green products. We will strengthen Yangcheon-gu’s position as an eco-city that conserves the environment and realizes sustainable development through various policies and promotions to spread a low-carbon lifestyle culture not only in public institutions but also in the private sector.”

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