This report aims to examine the incentive mechanisms designed to promote the implementation of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in Korea and certain countries in the Asian region, including Japan, China and Malaysia, and also to propose measures to accelerate the adoption of GPP in Thailand, which the Thai government may wish to take into consideration.
In this report, incentives for GPP encompass all the mechanisms that are in place to encourage procurement officers, procurement agencies, producers and suppliers to consume and produce environmentally-friendly products and services. These mechanisms are limited to laws, policies and initiatives that are established by governments with a clear legal basis. Where the incentives are undertaken by the private sector, the Implementing Agency has tried to ensure that such measures have been provided consistently.