Organization Carbon Footprint Reduction of Eastern Asia University

Abstract

This research aims to reduce organization carbon footprint of Eastern Asia University from 2017 to 2019 by specifying the database year, which was 2016, that assessed the organization’s first carbon footprint. As for scope 2, indirect greenhouse gas emissions from electricity usage and scope 3, other indirect greenhouse gas emissions were measured. Result of study found that the organization carbon footprint of Eastern Asia University was 1,182.37 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) with scope 2 and with scope 3, it was 43.93 (tCO₂e). Awareness of management and the collaboration from the faculty, staff, and students of the university in reducing electricity consumption was important according to energy conservation measures. And the guidelines for reducing paper usage in the year 2019, the amount of carbon footprint of the university was reduced in both scopes. The scope 2 carbon footprint of the organization in the year 2019 was reduced by 11.33 percent from the year 2016. The scope 3 carbon footprint of the organization for the year 2019 was reduced from 77.99 percent compared to 2016 which reflected the achievement of another level of helping to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases of education organizations.