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HomeIntroductionASEIC

The ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center(ASEIC) was established in 2011 to promote cooperation of green growth in Europe and Asia, with a particular emphasis on enhancing eco-innovation of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in both regions. Agreeing on the importance of SMEs as main engines of innovation and growth, Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) member countries joined together to establish ASEIC as an international platform for spreading eco-innovation principles and practices among SMEs and assisting them in harnessing the new business opportunities that arise out of such principles and practices.

About ASEM

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is a biennial meeting which was officially established in 1996 at the first summit in Bangkok, Thailand as an exclusive Eurasian forum to enhance relations and various forms of cooperation between the 28 members of the European Union (EU) and its commission, 21 Asian countries including the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its secretariat, and the individual countries of China, Japan, and South Korea.
The initial ASEM partnerships in 1996 consisted of 15 EU member states and 7 ASEAN member states plus China, Japan, South Korea and the European Commission. ASEM then gradually expanded their scope of partnerships. Currently the total ASEM membership is 53 partners.

The 11th ASEM Summit
(2016, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia)
No enlargement
The 10th ASEM Summit
(2014, Milan Italy)
2 new members

Croatia and Kazakhstan

The 9th ASEM Summit
(2012, Vientiane Lao DPR)
3 new members

Bangladesh, Norway and Switzerland

The 8th ASEM Summit
(2010, Brussels Belgium)
3 new members

Australia, New Zealand and Russia

The 7th ASEM Summit
(2008, Beijing China)
No enlargement
The 6th ASEM Summit
(2006, Helsinki Finland)
6 new members

Bulgaria, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania and the ASEAN Secretariat

The 5th ASEM Summit
(2004, Hanoi Vietnam)
13 new members

Cambodia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lao DPR, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Myanmar , Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia

The main components of the ASEM process rest on the following three so-called pillars
· the Political Pillar
· the Economical Pillar
· the Social, Cultural and Educational Pillar

In general, the process is considered by the parties involved to be a way of deepening the relations between Asia and Europe at all levels, which is deemed necessary to achieve a more balanced political and economic world order. The process is enhanced by the biennial meetings of heads of state, alternately in Europe and Asia, and biennial meetings of Foreign Ministers as well as political, economic, and socio-cultural meetings and events at various levels.

ASEM Member States
  • Asia
  • Europe
Country Government / Others Name Link
Australia Government Department of the Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/
Others
Bangladesh Government Ministry of Environment & Forests http://www.moef.gov.bd/#
Others
Brunei Darussalam Government Ministry of Development http://www.mod.gov.bn/ms/Theme/Home.aspx
Others
Cambodia Government Ministry of Environment http://www.moe.gov.kh/
Others
China Government Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China http://english.mep.gov.cn/
Others
Laos PDR Government Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.moic.gov.la
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment http://monre.gov.la/
Others Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry http://www.laocci.com
Malaysia Government Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.nre.gov.my/en-my/Pages/default.aspx
MOSTI http://www.mosti.gov.my/
Others SIRIM http://www.sirim.my/
Mongolia Government Ministry of Environment and Green Development http://www.mne.mn/
Others
Myanmar Government Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry http://www.moecaf.gov.mm/
Others
New Zealand Government Ministry for the Environment http://www.mfe.govt.nz/
Others
India Government Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change http://envfor.nic.in/
Others
Indonesia Government KUKM http://www.depkop.go.id/
BKPM http://www7.bkpm.go.id/
Badan Litbang Pertanian http://www.litbang.pertanian.go.id/
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Others
Pakistan Government Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency http://environment.gov.pk/
Others
Philippines Government Departmet of Environment and Natural Resources http://www.denr.gov.ph/
DTI http://www.dti.gov.ph/
Others
Russia Government Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation https://www.mnr.gov.ru/english/
Others
Singapore Government Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources http://www.mewr.gov.sg/
SPRING http://www.spring.gov.sg/Pages/Home.aspx
Others ASEF http://www.asef.org
Japan Government Ministry of the Environment https://www.env.go.jp/en/
Others IGES http://www.iges.or.jp/en
Kazakhstan Government Ministry of Environment and Water Resources
Others
Thailand Government Ministry of Natural Resources and Environemt http://webeng.mnre.go.th/main.php?filename=index#language
Others
Vietanam Government Ministry of Natural Resources and Environemt of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam http://www.monre.gov.vn/wps/portal/english
Agency For Enterprises Development http://en.business.gov.vn/
Others
Korea Government Ministry of Environment http://www.me.go.kr/home/web/main.do
Others
Country Government / Others Name Link
Austria Government The Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management http://www.bmlfuw.gv.at/en.html
Others UNIDO http://www.unido.org
Belgium Government Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment http://www.health.belgium.be/eportal/index.htm
Others
Bulgaria Government Ministry of Environment and Water of Bulgaria http://www.moew.government.bg/?&lang=en
Others
Croatia Government Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection http://www.mzoip.hr/en/
Others
Latvia Government Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia http://www.varam.gov.lv/eng
Others
Lithuania Government Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania http://www.am.lt/VI/en/VI/index.php
Others
Luxembourg Government Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure http://www.developpement-durable-infrastructures.public.lu/fr/index.php
Others
Malta Government Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Envrionment and Climate Change http://environment.gov.mt/en/Pages/mdsec%20main.aspx
Others
Netherlands Government Ministry of Infrastructure and the Envrionment http://www.government.nl/ministries/ienm
Others UNU-MERIT http://www.merit.unu.edu/
Cyprus Government Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/agriculture.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument
Others
Czech Republic Government Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic http://www.mzp.cz/en
Others
Denmark Government Danish Ministry of the Environment http://eng.mim.dk/
Others Danish Ministry of Education http://eng.uvm.dk/
Estonia Government Ministry of the Environment http://www.envir.ee/en
Others Republic of Estonia Ministry of foreign affairs http://vm.ee/en
EU Others Eco-Innovation Observatory(EIO) http://www.eco-innovation.eu/
EU Delegation http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/south_korea/index_en.htm
EU Commission http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
EU Switch-ASIA(MEET BIS Cambodia) http://www.switch-asia.eu/projects/meet-bis-cambodia/
EU Switch-ASIA http://www.switch-asia.eu/
Finland Government Ministry of the Environment http://www.ym.fi/en-us
Others
France Government Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/
Others ADEME http://www.ademe.fr/
Germany Government Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,Building and Nuclear Safety http://www.bmub.bund.de/en/
Others German Watch germanwatch.org
HSF http://www.hss.de/english.html
Greece Government Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment & Energy http://www.ypeka.gr/Default.aspx?tabid=37&locale=en-US&language=el-GR
Others
Hungary Government Ministry of Rural Development http://www.kvvm.hu/index.php?lang=2
Others
Norway Government Ministry of Climate and Environment https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kld/id668/
Others
Poland Government Ministry of the Environment http://www.mos.gov.pl/?j=en
Others
Portugal Government Ministry of Environment Spatial Planning and Energy http://www.portugal.gov.pt/en/the-ministries/ministry-of-environment-spatial-planning-and-energy.aspx
Others
Rumania Government Ministry for Environment, Waters and Forests http://www.mmediu.ro/
Others
Slovakia Government Ministry of Envrionment of the Slovak Republic http://www.minzp.sk/en/
Others
Slovenia Government Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning http://www.mop.gov.si/en/
Others
Spain Government Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment http://www.magrama.gob.es/en/
Others
Sweden Government SIDA http://www.sida.se/english
Ministry of the Environment and Energy http://www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-of-the-environment/
Others
Ireland Government Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government http://www.environ.ie/en/
Others
Italy Government Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea http://www.minambiente.it/
Others
Switzerland Government Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energyand Communications http://www.uvek.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en&
Others
United Kingdom Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Others University of London http://www.lon.ac.uk