永續發展已成為大學不可或缺的核心議題，亦為國立東華大學大家長徐輝明校長積極推動的校務治理軸線之一。為協助東華大學教職員生及位居花蓮的企業、關注永續議題的社會大眾更認識永續管理國際趨勢和管理標準，且能於瞭解後，再找到自己持續深耕或精進的永續議題，永續發展中心籌備處邀請領導力企業管理顧問公司王聖源總經理兼首席顧問師、鄭瑜皓經理及蕭百淳經理，自113年2月20日起至113年3月12日止，舉辦免費永續管理師系列三部曲之實體暨視訊工作坊，內容含括ESG（環境、社會、治理）國際永續趨勢潮流、GRI (Global Reporting Initiative)、TCFD (Climate-related Financial Disclosures)及SBT (Science Based Targets)等，共計吸引158人次參與。
於「第一部曲：永續報告書重要篇章–認識永續管理標準–GRI」，鄭瑜皓經理與大家分享「永續管理師」在政府主管機構、任職企業、利害關係人、外部查證單位、顧問公司等所需負責的項目，並再介紹編製永續報告書時，可參考的架構-GRI準則，以及如何經由利害關係人問卷結果鑑別報告書之重大主題。
然而，為什麼企業或大學需編製與發布永續報告書呢？由「第二部曲：認識ESG國際永續趨勢潮流」王聖源總經理為在場的59位參與者解惑。經解析相關名詞、闡述ESG（環境、社會、治理）發展現況、聯合國永續發展目標 (UN SDGs)，和分享精選優質企業永續報告書內容架構，讓大家更明瞭ESG國際永續趨勢潮流，並更加認識1本永續報告書需蘊含的內容。
「第三部曲：ESG報告書新篇章-TCFD及SBT」則由蕭百淳經理，簡明與48位參與者一起面對氣候變遷議題和可能對我們的影響，分享世界各國和臺灣的減碳目標與承諾、碳管理相關標準，及企業或大學如何因應「碳」議題，為減碳，企業正在進行的項目。
透過工作坊，我們不僅增進對ESG、GRI、TCFD和SBT等相關標準和框架的瞭解，更重要的是，我們提供實用的知識和工具，支持參與者在自身領域中能更適宜地應對永續管理的挑戰。於徐輝明校長的大力支持下，我們會持續舉辦類似工作坊，為促進永續發展做出更多積極的貢獻。
Sustainable development has become an indispensable core issue for universities, and it is one of the key axes of university governance actively promoted by President Hui-Mi Hsu of National Dong Hwa University. In order to assist faculty, students, and businesses in Hualien, as well as the general public concerned with sustainable issues, in gaining a better understanding of international trends and standards in sustainable management, and to help them identify sustainable issues for further cultivation or improvement after understanding, the Provisional Center for Sustainable Development invited Edsion Wang, General Manager and Chief Consultant of the Leadership Management Consulting Co., Ltd., along with Manager Yu-Hao Cheng and Manager Pai-Chun Hsiao, to conduct a series of three free workshops on sustainable manager, both in person and online video, from February 20th to March 12th, 2024, attracting a total of 158 participants.
In the first part, titled ” Key Chapter of Sustainability Report – Understanding Sustainable Management Standards – GRI”, Manager Yu-Hao Cheng shared with the participants the responsibilities of “Sustainable Manager” in government regulatory agencies, corporate roles, stakeholders, external verification units, consulting firms, and introduced the framework of GRI guidelines that can be referenced when compiling sustainability reports, as well as how to identify material topics of reports through stakeholder questionnaire results.
However, why do companies or universities need to compile and publish sustainability reports? This was clarified by General Manager Edsion Wang in the second part, titled “Understanding International ESG Sustainability Trends”. By decoding relevant terms, explaining the current development of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance), United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and sharing the content structure of selected high-quality corporate sustainability reports, participants gained a clearer understanding of international trends in ESG sustainability and a deeper awareness of the content required in a sustainability report.
The third part, “New Chapter in ESG Reporting – TCFD and SBT”, led by Manager Bai-Chun Hsiao, addressed climate change issues and their potential impact on us, sharing carbon reduction targets and commitments from various countries and Taiwan, carbon management-related standards, and how companies or universities respond to the “carbon” issue and projects underway for carbon reduction, with 48 participants. Through these workshops, we not only enhanced understanding of ESG, GRI, TCFD, and SBT standards and frameworks but more importantly, provided practical knowledge and tools to support participants in better addressing the challenges of sustainable management in their respective fields. With the strong support of President Hui-Mi Hsu, we will continue to hold similar workshops, making more positive contributions to promoting sustainable development.
