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2023/4/13
Nanhua University Recipient of the University Social Responsibility (USR) Green Campus Award from Global Views Monthly Magazine Forging a Path toward a Carbon-neutral Campus by 2028
The recipient of the Global Views Monthly magazine’s ‘4thUniversity Social Responsibility Awards’ was announced on April 11, 2023. There were 120 participants this year vying for seven award categories, which included: ‘Ecological Excellence’, ‘Local and Inclusive’, ‘Industry and Innovation, ‘Well-being and Lifestyle’, ‘Talent and Learning’, ‘Green Campus’, and ‘University Sustainable Report’. Nanhua University has always placed great emphasis on sustainable development initiatives and University Social Responsibility (USR) projects. It was therefore an honor to receive the ‘Green Campus Award’, which provided an even greater impetus to reinforce our commitment to reaching the goal of attaining a carbon-neutral campus by 2028. By adhering to workable policies and actions such as monitoring, reduction, and substitution strategies to reach carbon neutrality, we look forward to achieving the PAS 2060 standard by 2027.
President Tsong-Ming Lin said: “The climate change crisis caused by greenhouse gases requires urgent action if we stand any chance of lowering the global temperature. At the 2015 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) adopted the Paris Agreement in which countries agreed to limit the rise of temperature to within 2°C”. In Taiwan, the Legislative Yuan on January 10 passed its third reading of the ‘Climate Change Response Act’, which set the goal of reaching zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. Nanhua University has been leading from the front in terms of policies related to the environment and climate. In 2016, we established the Sustainability Center, and in 2017 we started to offer the Master Program in Green Technology for Sustainability. The goal of the program is to nurture talents both local and abroad, specializing in sustainable development. Over the years, the University has been implementing green campus policies and putting the reduction of carbon footprints into practice. Moreover, we have set up systems that reuse rainwater and recycled water for irrigation, implemented green office policies, green cafeteria regulations, as well as recycle and reuse policies. In particular, all kitchen wastes are made into compost and reused at the Sustainable Farm on campus. In 2019 and 2022, the University undertook an extensive carbon footprint verification process. The annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of the floor space of each building on campus was only 62 kWh in 2021. In the future, the University will be converting to solar power to provide for our own energy needs. Furthermore, we will be embarking on a tree-planting/reforestation campaign to create a carbon sink, with the goal of becoming a carbon-neutral university by 2028.
Nanhua University first received the University Social Responsibility (USR) ’Model Community Network Award’ from Global Views Monthly Magazine in 2022 for the USR project titled ‘Connecting Dalin Township with the World – Integrating the Local Community and Expanding the Slow City Initiative’. This year, we received the ‘Green Campus Award’ for the project titled ‘Forging a Path toward a Carbon-neutral Campus’. In terms of sustainable development, Nanhua University self-regulates all related initiatives such as reducing our carbon footprints and increasing carbon sinks. Moreover, we assist enterprises to self-regulate their carbon reduction policies and goals. The University is proud to put policies into practice that has real effects on climate change, as well as play a role in contributing toward carbon reduction. It is a great honor for Nanhua University to be a recipient of these awards, as it gives us further impetus to strive for a better future.
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