ASrIA - Carbon Disclosure Forum 2010 in Taipei

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Carbon Disclosure Forum 2010 in Taipei

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Time:	13, April, 2010, 9:00~12:00
Venue:	Ambassador Hotel No.63 Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104 Taiwan (R.O.C.)

BCSD and ASrIA are pleased to invite you to attend the Carbon Disclosure Forum 2010 in Taipei.

This Forum is designed to assist your organisation to develop a strategy and response to climate change related risks and opportunities. If your company has received a disclosure request from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) the forum will provide an introduction to the CDP and guidance on how to respond. The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world. Last year, over 2,500 of the largest companies globally reported via CDP in 2009 to a group of over 475 institutional investors. This year, 534 investors with combined assets of $64 trillion have signed the CDP request for information from 45,000 companies worldwide. In the Taiwan sample, there are 38 companies in the 2010 Asia ex-Japan CDP list. The financial sector has continued to take climate change issue into account even in the financial downturn.

Furthermore, several of Taiwan’s competitors have become more active recently. ASrIA organized a well attended event in Singapore in March which brought together senior executives, business managers and investors from Singapore and around the region to focus on the business case for responding to climate change. Singapore companies are now on the path to respond to this issue. South Korea, another competitor of Taipei, will hold Cop18 in 2010 showing their ambition to assume a key role in this field. Presumably in the next few years, they will make great strides in climate change issues.

In addition, although no solid conclusions came out of Cop15 the international process has led many countries , such as China and America, to accelerate their response to this issue and introduce policies to reduce carbon emissions. The impact on every company will therefore continue to grow.

Facing this situation, Taiwan’s economical, environmental and industrial sectors all need to get together to respond to this international trend.

Full agenda here

Chinese Information

Please register here

For further details on the 2010 Forum, please feel welcome to contact:
Mara Chiorean, Project Manager, Mara@asria.org, (852) 2982 1272

Host

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) ( www.cdproject.net )
The UK based Carbon Disclosure Project is a key global resource for assessing the risks presented by climate change and for benchmarking management initiatives. CDP has been systematically gathering data from corporates since its founding in 2000. ASrIA manages the Asia Ex-Japan sample on behalf of CDP. Backed by the largest investor coalition in the world (475 international investors with US$55 trillion assets under management were signatories to the CDP in 2009), the CDP questionnaire will be sent in 2010 to over 4500 listed companies world-wide, including over 500 companies in Asia ex-Japan. An overview of the investor led CDP initiative is here: https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/Programmes/Pages/CDP-Investors.aspx

Organisers

Taiwan Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD-Taiwan) ( www.bcsd.org.tw/ )
The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Taiwan (BCSD-Taiwan) is a non-profit organization composed of big Taiwan companies from more than ten sectors. It was established in May of 1997. The member companies not only actively improve eco-efficiency for their own part, but also support the Council in raising the awareness of sustainable development and promoting the concept and best practices of environmental protection and resource management in Taiwan.

Goals

To cooperate with enterprises in supporting pertinent national policy, regulations and infrastructure that will ensure economic and environmental sustainability.
To encourage business to play an increasingly active role in elevating their environmental performance as well as adopting eco-efficient practices.
To accumulate relevant environmental protection and natural resource information for business and public access.
To organize and undertake activities which support the above objectives.

Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) ( www.asria.org )

The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) is a not for profit, membership association dedicated to promoting corporate responsibility and sustainable investment practice in the Asia Pacific region. ASrIA's members include investment institutions managing over US$4 trillion in assets, however membership is open to any organization which has an interest in sustainable investment.

ASrIA's goal is to build market capacity for SRI. We provide insightful, up to date and accessible information on the development of SRI in Asia and globally. We have also become the platform for different sectors within the community to exchange information and perspectives on SRI, and to take practice forward. ASrIA also acts as a regional partner for CDP in Asia.

Sponsor

Acer Foundation (http://www.acerfoundation.org.tw/af.aspx?tabid=1)

The Acer Foundation was formed to assist the industry in building core competencies to ensure success in today's competitive world markets. Taking reference from Acer's experiences, core competencies of companies in developing countries should center on high-tech management and effective globalization efforts. Therefore, Acer Foundation's major orientation aims to provide assistance in these two areas to such companies.

The Acer Foundation was officially registered in Taiwan in July 1996. Major financial support comes from the Acer Group companies. The initial capitalization was NT$200 million (approx. US$7.3 million), donated by Acer Inc., a core member of the Acer Group. The Acer Foundation operates under the supervision of a board of directors consisting of fifteen directors and three supervisors. Among the Board members, six directors and two supervisors were invited from outside the Acer organization. Among this select group are a Nobel prize winner in chemistry plus well-known professors in the fields of business management, computer science, economics, finance, and human resource development. Chairman of the Board is Stan Shih, who is also the Chairman and CEO of the Acer Group.

Objectives of the Foundation are threefold. First, to transfer valuable experience through the collection and dissemination of successful case studies regarding technological development and business management. Second, to improve global competitiveness by providing training, services and consultation in technology development and business management. Third, to magnify the benefits resulting from the first two objectives by publishing articles, and/or by sponsoring various awards, seminars, special programs, and events in universities and research institutions.

To collect and disseminate successful case studies, the Foundation works with reputable research institutes and universities. In addition, to help companies obtain positive results right from the start, the Foundation will draw upon the successful experiences from the Acer Group, especially relating to its globalization, organization evolution, human resources development, and technological advancement.