GTZ Organizes Clean Production and Green Technology Colloquium

GTZ organized a colloquium on “Cleaner Production and Green Technology: How to Supply Eco-efficiency Services to Thai SMEs” at the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) on April 30, 2008.  The colloquium featured lectures on clean production and green technology development, focusing on the results of a feasibility study on eco-efficiency services in Thailand”.

Clean production technology is the continuous development and improvement of production, service and consumption processes to minimize human health risks and environmental impacts by utilizing resources including water and energy effectively and minimizing wastes.  SMEs can benefit from the use of clean production and green technology because eliminating pollution at source is the most effective approach and helps minimize waste treatment costs and produce environmentally-friendly products.