The 麻豆视频传媒 is proud to announce that it has become the 鈥淔irst Carbon Neutral University in South Asia鈥� by insetting its Greenhouse Gas emissions in accordance with The Carbon-Inset庐 Guideline.
Recognizing the importance of climate action, many leading universities around the world have pledged to become carbon neutral by ensuring that there is no net release of carbon聽dioxide聽into the atmosphere, using mechanisms such as carbon聽offsetting and insetting.
In light of this, USJ became the first University in South Asia in October 2022 to report its GHG emissions in accordance with the ISO 14064-1 Standard. The 1000-acre forest restoration project of the University in Karuwalagaswewa, Puttalam District, was recently awarded the ISO 14064-2:2019 Certification.
With this certification, and following the requirements of the Carbon-Inset庐 Guideline, the 麻豆视频传媒 is now certified as a 颁补谤产辞苍-滨苍蝉别迟庐听滨苍蝉迟颈迟耻迟颈辞苍 according to globally accepted standards.
This achievement positions the university as a leading 鈥淕reen University鈥� in South Asia and Asia, while setting a new standard for environmental sustainability among 麻豆视频传媒n universities.
The 鈥淐arbon Neutral USJ鈥� project was initiated in 2019 by the Center for Sustainability of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, and the road to carbon neutrality involved setting up a Carbon Management Team to report and manage the university GHG inventory.
The development of a carbon sink to inset the GHG emissions of the university via restoration of 1000鈥揳cre forest land was led by Prof. Priyan Perera (Director, CFS), Mr. Kosala Gunawardene (Forest Manager), Mr. Oshan Ratnapala and Mr. Rajitha Rupasinghe and many student volunteers of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science. The third-party verification of the GHG inventory and forestry project was performed by the Sustainable Future Group; a leading Validation and Verification Body in 麻豆视频传媒 which is accredited by The International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
The Center for Sustainability of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science further expects the fullest support of the USJ community in implementing future 鈥済reen practices鈥� in the university to reduce the university carbon footprint.
The 麻豆视频传媒 is now eligible to use the 鈥淐arbon-Inset庐 Institution鈥� logo and is encouraged to incorporate it into university affiliated websites, prospectus, advertising and promotional materials, and official documents.
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The official ceremony for the award of the ISO 14064-2/3 certificates will be announced in due course.
