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</form></div> </nav><div class="container"> <div class="wrap-outer"> <div class="wrap-inner">  <div class="dropdown nav__on-this-page"><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">On this page <strong class="caret"></strong></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu--on-this-page"> <li><a href="#tech">Green tech in action</a></li> <li><a href="#history">History</a></li> <li><a href="#structure">Structure</a></li> <li><a href="#charter">Charter</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="content"> <h1>About WIPO GREEN</h1> <div class="main"> <p class="lead">WIPO GREEN, an interactive marketplace that connects technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions, was established by the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/" target="_blank">World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)</a> in 2013.</p> <p>WIPO GREEN consists of an online database and network that brings together a wide range of players in the green technology innovation value chain, and connects owners of new technologies with individuals or companies who might be looking to commercialize, license or otherwise distribute a green technology.</p> <p>In this way, we help not only to accelerate innovation and diffusion of green technologies, but also contribute to the efforts of developing countries in addressing climate change.</p> <h2 id="brochure">Brochure</h2> <p>English <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_greenflyer.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN brochure"/> </a>| French <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/fr/wipo_pub_greenflyer.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN brochure, French"/> </a> | Spanish <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/es/wipo_pub_greenflyer.pdf"><img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN brochure, Spanish"/></a> | Arabic <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/ar/wipo_pub_greenflyer.pdf"><img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN brochure, Arabic"/> </a> | Chinese <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/zh/wipo_pub_greenflyer.pdf"><img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN brochure, Chinese"/></a> | Russian <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/ru/wipo_pub_greenflyer.pdf"><img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN brochure, Russian"/> </a> | Portuguese <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/pt/wipo_pub_greenflyer.pdf"><img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN brochure, Portuguese"/> </a></p> </div> <div class="complementary"><video width="400px" height="150" tabindex="0" poster="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/images/wipo_green_600.jpg" preload="none" controls="controls"> <source type="video/ogg" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/wipogreen/about_wipo_green.ogg"/> <source type="video/webm" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/wipogreen/about_wipo_green.webm"/> <source type="video/mp4" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/wipogreen/about_wipo_green.mp4"/> </video> <p class="secondary">Video: Find out more about what WIPO GREEN is, why we need it, and how it helps in practical terms.</p> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--three line"> <h2 id="tech">Green technology in action</h2> <p>Browse the <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/en/network/resources.html">full list of resources (articles, case studies, reports, etc.) related to green technology</a>.</p> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4174" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/images/african_entrepreneurs_600.jpg" alt=""/></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Courtesy of Tech Innov)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4174" target="_blank">WIPO GREEN - 2016 Year in Review </a></h3> <p>This report provides an overview of WIPO GREEN activities in 2016, including new Partners, events, East Africa matchmaking project, Database and Network highlights, and more.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_951_6.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/images/wipo_ecosan_600.jpg" alt="An Ecosan waterless toilet"/></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Eco Sanitation Ltd.)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_951_6.pdf" target="_blank">Case study: Improving sanitation with Ecosan waterless toilets</a></h3> <p>This WIPO GREEN case study takes an in-depth look at the technology solution to rural sanitation needs developed by South African company Eco Sanitation Ltd. – a waterless toilet sanitation system that converts human waste into dehydrated, compostable material.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2016/06/article_0003.html" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/images/wipomag_2016-06-art3_600.jpg" alt="African entrepreneurs lead the way in climate change adaptation"/></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Courtesy of Tech Innov)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2016/06/article_0003.html" target="_blank">African entrepreneurs lead the way in climate change adaptation</a></h3> <p>This WIPO Magazine article features two examples of technologies being developed by African innovators to tackle local environmental challenges. Both were featured at the WIPO GREEN co-organized technology exhibition at COP 22 in Marrakesh, Morocco in November 2016.</p> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--three line"> <div class="col"> <h3 id="history">History</h3> <p>WIPO GREEN traces its origins to WIPO’s discussions with the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.jipa.or.jp/english/" target="_blank">Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)</a> and other industry partners, who were keen to establish a mechanism that would inject transparency into green technology markets, particularly for developing countries. A pilot database of green technologies available for license or sale was established by WIPO in 2012, which was followed by the formal <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2013/article_0025.html" target="_blank">launch of WIPO GREEN</a> and its network in November 2013.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <p>WIPO GREEN is governed by the Advisory Board and the Secretariat under the rules laid out in the WIPO GREEN Charter <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/en/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN Charter"/></a>.</p> <p>The WIPO GREEN Advisory Board is comprised of <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/en/network/partners.html">Partners</a> and WIPO, and guides the activities of WIPO GREEN. The Board is a consultative and counselling body, which does not exercise any influence over WIPO's overarching programs and budget.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <h3 id="charter">Charter</h3> <p>All partners of WIPO GREEN must endorse in writing the WIPO GREEN Charter and abide by its principles.</p> <p>English <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/en/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN Charter"/> </a> | French <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/fr/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN Charte"/> </a> | Spanish <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/es/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN Carta"/> </a></p> <p>Portuguese <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/pt/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN Carta"/> </a> | Russian <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/ru/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, Хартия - «ЗЕЛЕНАЯ ВОИС»"/> </a> | Chinese <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/zh/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, title goes here"/> </a></p> <p>Arabic <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/ar/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, الميثاق WIPO GREEN"/> </a> | Japanese <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/docs/ja/charter.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180717193426im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/sites/www3/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, WIPO GREEN 憲章"/> </a></p> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="tools"><h4 class="d-hide t-hide">Tools</h4> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/area.jsp?area=green">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen-database/signin.htm">My Account</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/portal/en/" target="wipoW">WIPO</a></li></ul> </div></div> </div> <footer role="contentinfo"><div class="contentinfo__inner"> <a href="/web/20180717193426/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/en/" class="self m-hide" title="WIPO GREEN"></a> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/accessibility/en/" target="wipoW">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180717193426/http://www.wipo.int/tools/en/disclaim.html">Terms of use</a></li> </ul> <a class="u-line-top u-display-block t-hide d-hide flyout__span" href="#wipo-int">Back to top ↑</a> </div> </footer><script src="/web/20180717193426js_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/plugins2016-min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20180717193426js_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/main2016-min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20180717193426js_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/webfonts/ss-standard.js"></script> <script src="/web/20180717193426js_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/wipo.js"></script></body></html>