• 2005
• July. The Korea Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (KIEST) became a legal entity. September. Korea Eco-products Institute (KOECO) became a legal entity.
• 2008
• August. Decision was made to merge KIEST and KOECO.
• 2009
• January. Development of and Support for Environmental Technology Act partly amended and promulgated. April. The Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Industry (KEITI) launched.

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• Planning, evaluation and management of environmental technology development. Nurturing environmental businesses and assisting exports. Training specialist manpower. Collection and distribution of information on environmental industry and technologies. Promoting production, sales and distribution of green products. Promotion of green management.

KEITI, Global Leader of Green Technology and Industry. The Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI) is a semi-governmental entity founded in accordance with the Development of and Support for Environmental Technology Act, aiming to improve the quality of life of Koreans in addition to contributing to the economic progress of the country by supporting the development of green technologies and procurement of green products as well as nurturing the environmental industry into a strategic export sector. To attain these goals, the institute provides diverse services such as planning, assessment and management of development projects for environmental technologies, nurturing environmental businesses and providing them with export supports, running an assessment and certification system of hi-tech green products, training specialist manpower, encouraging low-carbon green management and collecting and distributing information on environmental technologies and industry. At the same time, the organization helps the Korean environmental businesses reinforce their international competitiveness by implementing export assist programs, in response to the government is policy of developing the industry into an export workhorse. We at the KEITI pledge to keep working hard so that the institute can grow into a world-class specialist organization in the field of fostering environmental industry technologies, and hope for your continued support and cooperation. Thank you very much. Kim, Sang-il / President KEITI