Indicator guidelines for the Green Office Standards (GOS) of Thailand
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2025-10-01
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24523151
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2-s2.0-105030687409
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Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences
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46
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4
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Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences Vol.46 No.4 (2025)
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Aroonsrimorakot S., Laiphrakpam M. Indicator guidelines for the Green Office Standards (GOS) of Thailand. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences Vol.46 No.4 (2025). doi:10.34044/j.kjss.2025.46.4.12 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/115484
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Indicator guidelines for the Green Office Standards (GOS) of Thailand
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Abstract
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 CO<inf>2</inf> 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. © 2025 Kasetsart University.