On July 15, Beijing Guojian Lianxin Certification Center issued "China Green Product Certification" certificates to two companies under the Eagle Group - Foshan Shiwan Eagle Ceramics Co., Ltd. and Foshan Eagle Technology Co., Ltd. This means that the green, healthy, environmentally friendly and high-quality ceramic tile products of Eagle Brand Group are highly recognized.
On July 29, at the National Green Building Materials Product Certification and Promotion Application Exchange Conference, Guangdong Hongwei Ceramics Industrial Co., Ltd., Guangdong Hongyu New Materials Co., Ltd., Foshan Gaoming Best Ceramics Co., Ltd., Foshan Gaoming Shuncheng Ceramics Co., Ltd., Fujian Huatai Group Co., Ltd. and Foshan Gaoming Anhua Ceramic Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. were awarded the first batch of green building materials product certification enterprise certificates issued by the State Inspection and Quarantine Group.
Hongyu’s “Green Certificate”
I believe sharp-eyed readers will find that the certificates obtained by the above two brands are different. What is the difference between "green product certification" and "green building materials product certification"? What role does each have? It all starts with the CEC green product certification activities.
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CEC Green Product Certification Activities
In order to implement the "Overall Plan for the Reform of the Ecological Civilization System", in December 2016, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Establishing a Unified Green Product Standard, Certification, and Labeling System" and proposed the establishment of a unified green product standard, certification, and labeling system. system. Subsequently, relevant departments and agencies began to promote and implement green product certification.
As the name suggests, "green products" refer to products that meet environmental protection requirements during the entire life cycle, are harmless or less harmful to the ecological environment and human health, consume less resources and energy, and are of high quality. So how do you get the “green product” label?
The applicable scope of green product labeling includes the followingCategory three:
(1) Certification Activity 1: The certification body conducts certification for products listed in the national unified green product certification catalog based on the standards in the green product evaluation standard list and in accordance with the green product certification rules formulated and issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation. Activity.
The logo style of CEC Green Product Certification Activity 1 is:
(2) Certification Activity 2: The State Administration for Market Regulation and relevant departments of the State Council jointly promote unified green attributes involving resources, energy, environment, quality (such as environmental protection, energy saving, water saving, recycling, low carbon, regeneration, organic, Restriction of the use of hazardous substances, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "green attributes") certification system, certification activities carried out by certification agencies in accordance with the clear certification rules and evaluation basis of the relevant system.
The logo style of CEC Green Product Certification Activity 2 is:
Express packaging green product certification, RoHS certification
Green building materials product classification certification
(3) Certification activity three: Self-declaration of green attributes and other conformity assessment activities jointly implemented by the State Administration for Market Regulation and relevant departments of the State Council.
In other words, "green product certification" and "green building materials product certification" both belong to a category in CEC green product certification activities; and "green building materials products" have one-star, two-star, and three-star graded certifications. The higher the star, The more, the higher the gold content of the certificate.
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Why classify building materials products separately
As mentioned above, "green product certification" was proposed in December 2016, and "green product certification""Green Building Materials Product Certification" was proposed in the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting Green Building Materials Product Standards, Certification, and Labeling" jointly issued by five ministries and commissions including the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in December 2017. .
I believe everyone has doubts. Why is "green product certification" first chosen to be implemented in the field of building materials products, and why is "green building materials product certification" a separate category of certification?
Li Chunjiang, director of the Certification and Supervision Department of the National Certification and Accreditation Administration at the time, explained this: Green building materials products account for a large proportion of all green products. Among the 13 unified green product standards released in the first batch, more than half were green building materials products. . Choosing the field of building materials products as a breakthrough point is to promote the implementation of a unified green product certification system in various fields through a point-to-point approach, which will have strong demonstration significance and promotion effect.
Not only that, the three characteristics of building materials products also pave the way for "green building materials product certification" to be listed as a separate category of certification.
First, the building materials products are large in volume and wide in scope, and the technical infrastructure such as certification product standards, inspection, testing and evaluation is relatively complete, which plays a strong demonstration role;
Second, there are phenomena such as repeated certification and multiple evaluations in the green building materials product market. Promote the establishment of unified green building materials product certification standards, certification and labeling systems, integrate various certification and evaluation matters, and separate them into a unified green product system. It seems necessary to include other certification and evaluation systems;
Third, unified green building materials product certification is conducive to the development of green buildings, conducive to saving resources, reducing carbon emissions, and is conducive to the living health of the people.
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What exactly does "green certification" do?
In summary, both "green product certification" and "green building materials product certification" are based on the "Overall Plan for the Reform of the Ecological Civilization System of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council" and the "General Office of the State Council on Establishing Unified Green Product Standards, Certification, and Opinions on the Labeling System", a unified certification system jointly implemented by the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Enterprises can only use the "Green Label" if they obtain a "Green Certificate" issued by a certification agency approved by the State Administration for Market Regulation. The "green certificate" and "green label" can be said to be a stepping stone for national municipal engineering procurement. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a document stating: “Green building materials should be the first to be used in government-invested projects, key projects, municipal public projects, green buildings and ecological urban areas, prefabricated buildings and other projects.”
For companies engaged in the field of construction and sanitary ceramics, obtaining "green certification" has the following benefits:
1. Enter the government green procurement list and obtain government orders;
2. Reduce the generation and discharge of pollutants and promote waste recycling;
3. Save energy, save raw materials, and avoid fines and sewage fees;
4. Get extra points in company bidding;
5. Adapt to the trend of green consumption and improve the competitive advantage of enterprises;
6. Provide confidence to customers and potential customers and reduce customer scrutiny of product quality;
7. Meet market access requirements and increase market share;
8. Through green building materials product certification, you can confirm your commitment to improving environmental behavior to the outside world and establish a good corporate image.
Take the "Announcement on the Recruitment of Ceramic Tile (Board) Enterprises" issued by Hebei Xiongan New District as an example. The six non-mandatory promotional requirements in the document mention: "Promote the priority to use Chinese green product certification/green building materials Products with product certification/three-star rating for green building materials/national green design products/China Environmental Labeling Certification (Ten-Ring Certification)”. It can be seen that the two certifications of "green products" and "green building materials products" have the same effect in actual use.
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How to further study the certification rules
On September 28, 2020, the awarding ceremony for the first batch of certified enterprises in China’s green product certification, hosted by the Certification and Supervision Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation, was held in Beijing. At the event, the Certification and Supervision Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation announced to the public the first list of China's green product certification agencies, the format of the "China Green Product Logo" and the public information platform, accepting extensive public participation.With and supervision. Three certification agencies including Guojian Lianxin Certification Center announced a list of some of the companies that have received "China Green Products" certification, among which a total of 26 ceramic companies were on the list. The list is as follows:
Guangdong New Mingzhu Ceramics Group Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900001
Mona Lisa Group Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900002
Qingyuan Jianyi Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900003
Guangdong Bode Precision Building Materials Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900004
Guangdong Dongpeng Holdings Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900005
Jiangxi Hemei Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900006
Guangdong Summit Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900007
Guangdong Jinyitao Ceramics Group Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900008
Guangdong Baiqiang Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900009
Guangdong Tianbi Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900010
Guangdong Qingyuan Mona Lisa Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900011
Guangdong Zhonghong Chuangzhan Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900012
Guangdong Haosheng Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900013
Foshan Sunshine Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900014
Guangdong Xinruncheng Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900015
Guangdong Huiyuan Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900016
Yangxi Bode Precision Building Materials Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900017
Foshan Sanshui New Pearl Building Ceramics Industry Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900018
Jiangxi Weimei Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900019
Guangdong Qianghui Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900020
Foshan Oceano Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900021
Guangdong Gold Medal Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900022
Guangdong Hongtao Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900023
Guangdong Honghai Ceramics Industrial Development Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900024
Guangdong Xinyipai Building Materials Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900025
Guangdong Huiya Ceramics Co., Ltd./02520CGP0900026
But on June 4 this year, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration issued the "Announcement on the Release of Green Product Certification Implementation Rules" (2021 No. 7), which revised the "Green Product Certification Implementation Rules for Artificial Panels and Wooden Flooring" The 12 first batch of green product certification implementation rules have been revised. The green product certification implementation rules announced this time focus on building materials products, including artificial panels and artificial floors, coatings, sanitary ceramics, architectural glass, furniture, thermal insulation materials, waterproof sealing materials, ceramic tiles, wood-plastic products, etc.
The "Announcement on the Release of Green Product Certification Implementation Rules" (2021 No. 7) also abolished the first batch of green product certification implementation rules announced in the 2020 Certification and Accreditation Administration Announcement No. 6. Certification agencies approved to carry out green product certification should implement certification and issue certificates in accordance with the new rules. Valid certification certificates that have been issued before can continue to be used. The conversion of certification certificates is completed through natural transition methods such as expiration of certificates, product changes, and standard version changes.
In order to better promote the certification work of "green building materials products", the Green Building Materials Product Certification Technical Committee plans to establish an information working committee and solicit expert group members from the society. The scope of expert collection and selection includes: professional associations in the building materials industry, local associations, scientific research institutions (including colleges), green building materials certification agencies and other industry experts; building materials or construction enterprise technical chief engineers or relevant responsible persons and other corporate experts; journals, websites, newspapers , TV stations, new media and other media experts. The deadline for solicitation is August 20, 2021.
