With the sustainability tide approaching, it is critical to reduce carbon emissions. The "Training Course for Climate Action Managers of TWSE Listed Companies" will be co-hosted by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (the TWSE), the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE) and the benchmark universities in northern, central and southern Taiwan. The first part of the course will officially begin on March 20 at Tamkang University's Office of Continuing Education. Sixty representatives from TWSE-listed companies and dozens of school faculty members will gather to actively engage in the learning of net zero concepts and strategies.

 

The Taiwan Stock Exchange is pro-actively promoting the ESG ecosystem to aid Taiwanese companies in promptly establishing carbon reduction goals in response to climate change and international concerns over sustainability-related issues. In particular, fostering ESG talents should be a top priority. In the first half of this year, TAISE will collaborate with Tamkang University, Tunghai University, Cheng Shiu University and other benchmark universities in northern, central and southern Taiwan to co-host the "The "Training Course for Climate Action Managers of TWSE Listed Companies," link private organizations and schools that input momentum into sustainable development and cultivate talents to support enterprises in attaining sustainable development goals of greenhouse gas management," thereby contributing to Taiwanese enterprises’ international competitive niche.

 

At the training commencement ceremony, Ambassador Chairman Eugene Chien, Ph.D. of TAISE stated that the Financial Supervisory Commission's vision for promoting the "Green Finance Action Plan 3.0" is, "integrating financial resources to support the net-zero transformation," which encompasses five major promotion priorities, such as promoting carbon inventory and climate risk management of financial institutions, developing guidelines for identifying sustainable economy activities, promoting ESG and climate-related information integration, strengthening sustainable financial profession training and collaborating on gathering a net zero consensus. In addition, all the TWSE/TPEx-listed companies have been requested to complete the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory before 2027 and verify it by 2029. Ambassador Eugene Chien, Ph.D., expresses appreciation to the TWSE and the private sector for their efforts to achieve net zero emissions. In light of the scarcity of this type of talent, he also urged students to engage in serious learning and exchanges to become the seeds of climate action in their respective organizations, thereby contributing to the sustainable growth of Taiwanese businesses.  

 

According to the TWSE, the "2050 net zero emissions" goal has been incorporated into Taiwanese legislation and the Financial Supervisory Commission has also launched the "Sustainable Development Pathway for TWSE-Listed Companies’" policy. The Taiwan Stock Exchange encourages private organizations and schools to contribute to sustainable development. The burden on businesses to respond to greenhouse gas reduction and net zero emissions is expected to be alleviated through fostering talent planning, gaining a stronger understanding of various regulatory norms and practices pertaining to carbon management, thereby hastening businesses' acquisition of related knowledge and implementation strategies. It is hoped that ESG will become an international competitive niche for Taiwanese enterprises.

 

Four models-"Domestic and Foreign Climate Governance, Polices and Regulations," "Regulations on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies," "Climate Change Adaptation and Disclosure of Financial Information" and "Net Zero Sustainability Initiative and Green Financial Regulations"—make up the content, which is tailored to the needs of TWSE-listed companies. The three-day, 20-hour intensive course prepares students to not only feel the pulse of net-zero emission trends but also to specifically plan net-zero pathways and actions by covering everything from international and domestic regulatory frameworks and standards to practical cases. The "Training Course for Climate Action Managers of TWSE-Listed Companies" kicked off today in Taipei; in April and May, classes will be successively held at Tunghai University in Taichung and Cheng Shiu University in Kaohsiung. In addition, in response to the immediate needs of TWSE-listed companies, the TWSE  has already begun planning courses for the second half of the year and are giving serious consideration to establishing online classes, expanding the number of participants and comprehensively training climate action managers of TWSE-listed companies, with the ultimate goal of establishing a firm foundation in the concept of sustainable development, thereby promoting and advancing the goal of sustainable development in Taiwan.