Indicator guidelines for the Green Office Standards (GOS) of Thailand

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The objective of this research article is to promote the establishment and
certification of the Green Office Standards (GOS) in Thailand by providing its
indicator-guidelines, categorized into six groups having specific aims in the work
procedure, including (1) Preparation of policies, planning work procedures,
and perpetual improvement; (2) Awareness creation through communication;
(3) Consumption of energy and other resources; (4) Management of generated
waste in the office; (5) Safeguard of the office environment; and (6) Selection of
eco-friendly products in office procurement. This research used Ethnographic
Delphi Future Research method, where the researchers selected 17 members as
a panelist of an expert group to consider their opinion and advice. GOS is important
as it aims to minimize resource usage in the daily work operation, to reduce CO2
emission from offices’ work procedure that produces an impact on the environment.
The result of the research led to the creation of GOS indicator guidelines, to help
offices that have aspirations to become certified holders of GOS certificates, and
finally concluded that the formulation of indicator guidelines of the GOS was
successful in awarding the GOS to organizations in Thailand that participated and
followed the norms according to the indicator guidelines prepared by the GOS
Management of Thailand. Following these six groups of indicator guidelines will
help to create an eco-friendly green sustainable environment for the future world too.