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Piyachanoke Limpabandhu Advisor to Industry Minister Kingdom of Thailand APEC SME Ministerial Meeting 7 September 2013 Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia Globally Green Enhancing international competitiveness through environmental protection Thailand Going Green Fifteen-Year Alternative Energy Plan --Ministry of Energy 3rd SME Master Plan 2012-2020 --Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Green Industry Project --Ministry of Industry Thai RoHS Standard --Thai Industrial Standard Institute World’s first factory for biodegradable plastic --PTT Plc and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Eleventh Five Year Plan 2012-2016 Thailand will “transition to a green economy and a society that is environmentally friendly.” Green Industry Project The Green Industry Project aims to promote and encourage SMEs to operate their business in a way that is friendly to the environment. Businesses must be socially responsible and environmentally friendly, and should improve continuously in order to become part of a low-carbon society. Under the Ministry of Industry Focused on manufacturers at all levels of supply chain Both SMEs and Large Companies targeted Green Industry Objectives Ensure a good image and reliability of the industry Create job opportunities related to conservation of the environment Create marketing opportunities by making use of “green” value of the products and their production processes Support the development of green businesses to increase green GDP Green Industry Levels Green Industry Incentives and Results Direct Benefits 5-Year Fee Exemption Reduction of Income Tax Green Procurement Green Loans Indirect Benefits Green Directory Green Consumption Public relations for Green Industry Usage of Green Industry Mark Participation in Policy Making Process Some Results Thus Far 3 >5000 2,501,319 # of years the # of Factories # in kilotons of Carbon project has certified in Dioxide (ktCO2) been running Levels 1-5 mitigated per year Green Industry Thank you. Questions? Mr. Piyachanoke Limpabandhu Advisor to Minister, Ministry of Industry Ministry of Industry Rama VI Road Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400 Thailand