New guidelines introduced for the so-called “green industry”

GI 3 Green System: Industrial factories must conduct self-assessments under the Thailand i4.0 Checkup to measure their readiness for Industry 4.0 and the DIW Safety Application and ensure compliance with safety regulations. In addition, factories must demonstrate reduced greenhouse gas emissions through their environmental plans and continuously develop these plans.

GI 4 Green Culture: Industrial factories must achieve Green Industry Level 3 and CSR-DIW Continuous or CSR-DPIM Continuous certification or undergo an audit for compliance with social responsibility standards (TIS 26000-2553 or ISO 26000-2010). They must also prepare reports on the organization’s carbon footprint and implement measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that demonstrate continuous improvement under normal conditions.

GI 5 Green Network: Factories certified to Green Industry Level 4 must promote a green supply chain. If the supply chain has significant environmental impacts, it must be GI Level 3 or higher. Non-factory operations with environmental impacts must implement measures to control or reduce those impacts, propose a plan to achieve carbon neutrality or net zero emissions, and demonstrate income distribution to communities with an average satisfaction rate of at least 80%.

Activities to promote the new guidelines include public outreach, training and seminars to prepare entrepreneurs, development of information systems and implementation of the new guidelines. DIW will work with agencies that offer benefits to companies with GI Level 3 or higher certification, including investment, public procurement and facilitation of machine registration.

Work is also underway to improve access to credit from government financial institutions. There are currently 62,979 registered factories, of which 56,221 are certified under the Green Industry program, representing 89%. Of these, 49,094 are at GI Level 1, 3,155 at GI Level 2, 3,450 at GI Level 3, 454 at GI Level 4, and 68 at GI Level 5.