Monday, June 8, 2015

#CII launches Green Product Certification for India

CII has launched ‘GreenPro’ Green Product Certification for India. As part of this initiative, CII has inked an MoU with UL (Underwriters Laboratories).CII estimates that the market potential for certified green products would be about USD 300 Billion by 2025.


Parasu Raman R, Chairman, Green Products & Services Council & Founding Chairman, IGBC said “GreenPro will facilitate Indian industry to come up with innovations in green products and enable India emerge as a global leader in green businesses.”
Suresh Sugavanam, Managing Director and Vice President of UL South Asia said,  “Through this partnership we bring our global experience in developing standards and running such programs.That helps further the cause of the Indian industry and the consumer to be green”.Concrete blocks made by Zuari cement has received the first ‘GreenPro’Green Product Certification in India.