Towards a Green Economy and Implementing Environmental Sustainability, National Chung Cheng University USR Team Cultivates Carbon Footprint Checking Seed Teachers
Aug 20, 2022
In response to the global low-carbon economy, "carbon footprint" has become a hot topic. To assist the industry and academia to master the quantitative carbon footprint coefficient model, the calculation and verification of product carbon source emissions, and quickly adapt to the international trend, the Manufacturers Integration Research Center of National Chung Cheng University and the Taiwan R&D Management Managers Association co-organized the "ISO 14067:2018 Carbon Footprint Standard Lead Auditor" course. Among them, a total of 14 teachers from the Department of Membership of CCU and the USR project team participated in the project. They hope to become seed teachers, encourage CCU teachers to integrate carbon reduction and sustainability into teaching practice, and deeply cultivate green economy talents.
"Carbon Footprint" is an important tool for greenhouse gas management. It can help companies evaluate and manage goods or services from a life cycle perspective, from raw materials, production, transportation, use, and final disposal to the amount of greenhouse gases emitted. In 2021, the European Commission will formally propose a carbon border adjustment mechanism, which is related to carbon sinks and border carbon tax (CBAM), hoping to effectively reduce global carbon emissions. In response to global trends, this year’s National Development Council proposed Taiwan’s 2050 net-zero emission path. Not only did the Financial Supervisory Committee announce the sustainable development path, but listed counter companies were required to complete greenhouse gas inventory, and the Legislative Yuan also incorporated climate change into law and net-zero emission goals. Greenhouse gas reduction, and change the management law to "Climate Change Response Law".
The first step in net-zero greenhouse gas emissions is to understand the carbon footprint and emissions of products to formulate effective strategies and manage and design to reduce emissions in the production process. Huang Shiming, director of the Manufacturer Integration Center of CCU, said that CCU USR plans to link "bamboo", a green and sustainable development potential industry, to implement the concepts of carbon footprint sustainability and SDGs in the cultivation of practical talents, the internationalization of the real estate industry, and more. This time, we will conduct the carbon footprint standard leading auditor course, train the team's seed teachers, and respond to the future sustainable USR plan.
Among the students who participated in the course, 14 were teachers from the Department of Accounting and Information Technology and the USR project team. Zhen-Hui Wu, director of the Department of Accounting and Information Technology, said that as the world gradually pays attention to issues such as green economy, climate change, and net zero emissions, the Financial Supervisory Commission gradually requires listed companies to prepare sustainability reports every year, strengthen ESG information disclosure and green audit. It will be an important part of future accounting development, including the verification and calculation of carbon footprint and greenhouse gas. As the first CCS-funded department in China to cultivate accounting and information technology dual-field expertise, she pointed out that the teachers of the department actively participated and learned from professional lecturers, hoping to apply teaching practice to enable students to connect with society Trends to enhance professionalism and competitiveness.
The auditor course lasted for three days and totaled 18 hours. In addition to granting a certificate of attendance, those who pass the test can also obtain a training certificate from the certification body. CCU Manufacturers Center stated that this course is tailor-made for students with a full set of carbon footprint management capabilities. In addition to helping students master international standard requirements, carbon footprint inventory quantification technology, and verification methods, it can also enable enterprises to effectively build carbon footprint information and use Carry out cross-organizational carbon management based on the results of carbon footprint assessment to improve carbon management performance.
