User Networks in Asia
Asian Prodcutivity Organization
The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) is a regional intergovernmental organization. Its mission is to contribute to the socioeconomic development of Asia and the Pacific through enhancing productivity. The meaning of productivity has evolved and expanded over the years from simply producing quality products at minimum cost to the improvement of the quality of life for all. The character of the APO is nonpolitical, nonprofit, and nondiscriminatory.
In 1994 the APO launched teh Green Productivity program. This is in line with the 1992 Earth Summit recommendations that both economic development and environmental protection would be key strategies for sustainable development. With the support from the government of Japan the APO introduced GP as a practical way to answer the challenge of sustainable development.
The objective of the APO's GP program is to enhance productivity and simultaneously reduce the negative impacts on the environment. It seeks to realize this objective by propagating GP consciousness.
The APO published 2 brochures to promote the use of Ecomapping in the framework of the Green Productivity Programme :
Greening on the Go: A Pocket Guide to Green Productivity : Based on the original Train the Trainer Manual for Green Productivity. Lynn Johannson of Canada was commissioned by the APO to produce this pocket guide as a user friendly tool (©APO ISBN: 92-833-70457).
APO Handbook on Green Productivity : The content for this handbook originated in the Asian Productivity Organization's (APO) Training Manual on Green Productivity as the Manual for 5-Day Training Program (©APO ISBN: 92-833-70465).
These PDF are available here.
Link to the APO.
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