An online training course on Green Productivity (GP) was implemented by the APO Secretariat from 7 to 11 April 2025. The course explained various elements of the APO GP framework, enhanced the competency of participants in becoming APO-certified GP specialists, and broadened participants’ understanding of GP implementation methodologies.

Thirty-seven participants from 11 APO members gained insights from three resource persons from India, Norway, and Thailand. The resource persons provided theoretical training on GP methodologies, tools and techniques, and management systems. They also gave an overview of APO-GPS 201:2023 Requirements for Green Productivity Specialists, the certification scheme and competency standard for GP specialists.

The training also included a hands-on exercise on material flow cost accounting and group work on bottle manufacturing, allowing participants to apply their learning through data analysis and GP tools and techniques.