the environment, health and safety academy (ehsa) presentation at wri’s ghg accounting workshop...

The Environment, Health and Safety Academy (EHSA)Presentation at WRI’s GHG Accounting Workshop

March 23, 2010Joyce Peters

Background of EHSA in China

Our Approach

• Partner with local government & a recognized Chinese institution (Lingnan College at Sun Yat-Sen University)

• Leverage MNC expertise in development and follow-up

• Create platform for training delivery to factory managers & enterprise leaders that can be scaled-up

Guangdong Province, China

Result: EHSA is increasing pool of qualified EHS

professionals, not just creating one-off courses

GuangdongGuangdong

JiangsuJiangsu

Two of China’s Industrialized Provinces

• Working with Guangdong Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to establish a national certification protocol

• Focuses on immediate needs that lay foundation for future EE/GHG work

EHS Certification and Platform Potential

Adding Clean Energy & GHG Accounting

• Train 4,000 factory managers per year in cutting edge EE, RE, & GHG management;

• Field test, customize, and disseminate new GHG protocol standards & tools;

• Embed EE/GHG course in national certification protocol in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources & Social Security

Will combine the training resources of ISC’s EHS Academies in Guangdong and Jiangsu with WRI’s global leadership in GHG accounting and measurement to:

Successes of Model

Focused • Relevant • Efficient Experienced • Endorsed •

Networked• Fully functioning EHSA in Guangdong

since September 2009

• Second EHSA funded by USAID and GE

• 1,600 people trained to date

• 600 factory managers trained to date, 88% report positive change

• 200 people have completed full curriculum

Challenges/Needs for GHG Accounting

Challenges:

• Needs are Massive and Immediate

• Coordination with Chinese partners

• Chinese Government Support & Sensitivities

Needs:

• Explanation why GHG accounting and measurement is relevant

• Standard & Comprehensive Approaches that are carefully and explicitly tailored to Chinese context

Questions?