Recently, the national standard "General Principles for Assessment of Green Factory" (GB/T 36132–2025) was released and will officially come into effect on December 31, 2025. This standard was proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and developed under the leadership of the China Electronics Standardization Institute. This marks the first revision of the standard since its implementation in 2018, signifying a new phase in China's efforts to cultivate green factories. The updated standard introduces three main changes. First, it clarifies new definitions and connotations, aligning with the latest requirements for green and low-carbon development under new circumstances. It redefines the positioning and direction of green factories by introducing the "New Five Aspects," namely, low-carbon energy, efficient resource utilization, clean production, green products, and intensive land use. Second, it restructures the indicator system, establishing the "New Five Aspects" as the primary indicator framework, supported by extendable secondary and tertiary indicators. The revised system emphasizes quantitative indicators, with a particular focus on energy conservation, carbon reduction, and efficient resource utilization, which together account for up to 60% of the total weighting. Third, it optimizes the evaluation methodology by introducing a quantitative scoring system based on "baseline values" and "leading values." Enterprises will compare their actual data with these benchmarks to derive scores, reflecting their level of green development. This approach ensures more differentiated and practical evaluation results. Green factories play a foundational and guiding role in the green and low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing sector. Moving forward, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will intensify efforts to promote and apply the national standard "General Principles for Assessment of Green Factory." It will develop industry-specific detailed evaluation standards for key sectors with significant potential for energy conservation, carbon reduction, and strong green competitiveness. These standards will provide technical support for accurately "profiling" enterprises, guiding them to focus more on improving key indicators, achieving continuous cultivation, and enhancing the quality and scope of green factories.