In response to the trend of low-carbon buildings, in addition to considering the functions of building materials such as thermal insulation, aesthetics, durability or seismic resistance, on the basis of compliance with laws and regulations and reasonable costs, in recent years, new projects will give priority to the procurement of materials that have passed the certifications of green building materials, water saving, energy conservation and environmental protection labels, etc., and the amount of purchases that meet green standards in 2022 and 2023 will be 714 million NTD and 1.027 billion NTD respectively, an increase of 43.8% over last year.
From 2024 onwards, RTC will strengthen the promotion of green procurement, and in order to ensure that the project process is environmentally friendly and sustainable in the process of selecting suppliers for quotation, all manufacturers are required to fill in the green procurement questionnaire in detail. The Green Procurement Questionnaire will be used to assess whether the products or services provided by the manufacturer meet specific environmental certification standards and the degree of environmental impact.
Manufacturers should clearly list in the questionnaire any green certifications owned by their products or services, including the “Green Building Materials Label”, “Environmental Protection Label”, “Water Saving Label”, “Energy Saving Label”, “Energy Saving Label”, “Renewable Energy” certified by the National Renewable Energy Certification Center, and “Green Products for Resource Recycling” reviewed and approved by the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In addition to providing green certification information, manufacturers also need to explain the proportion of green procurement amount in their overall business, which helps RTC understand the manufacturer’s investment in sustainable products and services, and serves as an important reference index for evaluating manufacturers’ bids. After the award of the bid, RTC requires the manufacturer to provide relevant certification documents and provide statistics on the amount of green procurement after the completion of the project to prove the manufacturer’s commitment to sustainable procurement.
In addition, in order to further promote the transparency and responsibility of sustainable procurement, RTC will complete the declaration of the green procurement amount of the previous year on the green procurement declaration platform of the Ministry of Environment in January each year, which will help track RTC’s environmental performance in the selection of suppliers and inquiry, and promote the environmental awareness and practice of manufacturers, and the green procurement amount of RTC in 2023 will be in line with the ” 112 Private Enterprises with a Green Procurement Amount of More than 5
Million NTD”, and was publicly commended and awarded by the Environmental Protection Bureau of Taipei City Government.
