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?