1. NCUE’s declaration of sustainability development 
The President of NCUE signed the “Commitment to Sustainability Development of National Changhua University of Education” in September 2022
2. On 29 September 2020, in the presence of members of the Occupational Safety and Health Committee, the President of NCUE signed the ‘Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Policy of National Changhua University of Education’. It specifies the following: to build a sustainable and green university, faculty, staff, and students at NCUE should fully comply with the relevant laws and regulations, participate in educational programmes, maintain campus security, prevent accidents, cherish the environmental resources, act on energy conservation and carbon reduction, and commit to pollution prevention and continuous improvement. As a member of the global village, everyone should fulfil their responsibilities to build an ecological campus free of accidents and pollution. 
Please refer to appendix 12.4.1A-Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Policy, as well as the Centre of Protection and Occupational Safety and Health’s website for posting laws, regulations, and rules applying to faculty and staff: appendix 12.4.1A

Picture caption: NCUE President signing the ‘Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Policy of National Changhua University of Education’.

Picture caption: Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Policy of National Changhua University of Education.

3. In response to relevant national policies, NCUE will complete the addition of solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of each building of NCUE by the end of July 2022, with a total capacity of 2171.625kW for Jin-De Campus and 571.5kW for Bao-Shan Campus. In addition to reducing the net load of the buildings, in some scenarios (such as off-peak months) the building can be fully dependent on solar photovoltaic electricity. Given the reduced electricity current of the distribution lines, line loss can be reduced by about 3% and energy efficiency can be improved. Moreover, solar panels can block direct sunlight from the roof. According to research data, they can reduce the heat energy of direct sunlight on the roof by 38% and reduce the temperature of the roof by 2.8°C. With the building’s improved overall temperature environment, air conditioning use can be reduced to improve energy efficiency. The planning and design drawings (partial) of the building’s rooftop solar photovoltaic panels in Jin-De Campus and Bao-Shan Campus in 2021-2022 is shown in Appendix 12.4.1B-Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Building Panels Planning and Drawings in Jin-De and Bao-Shan.

4. NCUE held second-hand markets and received over 500 donated items with a total sale of over ten thousand dollars. 
Please refer to Appendix 12.4.1C - Second-Hand Markets. 

5. NCUE organized the adoption of abandoned bicycles. Altogether, 43 bikes were adopted in 2019, 30 bikes in 2020, and 31 bikes in 2021.
Please refer to Appendix 12.4.1D - Adoption of Abandoned Bicycles.

6. NCUE library runs a second-hand book donation platform. A total of 198 second-hand books were donated in 2019, 289 in 2020, and 219 in 2021. 

Appendices (including supporting documents):

• 12.4.1A - Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Policy (latest version)
• 12.4.1B - Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Building Panels Planning and Drawings in Jin-De and Bao-Shan.
• 12.4.1C - Second-Hand Markets
• 12.4.1D - Adoption of Abandoned Bicycles
• 12.4.1E - Claiming Library Second-Hand Books
• 12.4.1F ‒ NCUE Commitment to Sustainability Development