The world of Tzu Chi December 2020(Vol.129)

TZU CHI 129 41 The 13th TCSA (Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards) prize-giving ceremony, organized by the Taiwan Academy of Corporate Sustainability, was held at the Grand Hotel in Taipei on November 18, 2020. 252 corporations participated, reflecting a 28% rise from last year’s total. Tzu Chi Foundation won the Corporate Sustainability ReportAward (Gold) [the governmental and non-profit sector] and the Best Practices Award (the Social Inclusion award) with the Tzu Chi Foundation Sustainability Report 2018-2019 . This is the first year Tzu Chi participated and it also emerged as the only award-winning charity organization in Taiwan. Taiwan 2020.11.18 TCSA: Tzu Chi Awarded the Corporate Sustainability Report Award The 6th Tzu Chi Forum, themed “Future Earth and Green Initiatives”, was held on November 14, 2020, at Xindian Tzu- Chi Jing Si Hall in Taiwan. The two-day forum consisted of four keynote speeches, five discussion sessions and four action summits. It attracted participants from the industry, government and academic sectors, religious foundations, non-profit organizations, environmental groups, Tzu Chi volunteers and other attendees who are passionate about environmental protection and global sustainability. The main objective of the forum was to interact, discuss, reach a consensus and act collectively on a series of green initiatives, thereby creating a promising future for the Earth. In the face of the pandemic, Master Cheng Yen compassionately expressed, “We humans must begin to come to our senses. Hurry up. Repent to the heavens above and express our gratitude to the earth beneath.” Taiwan 2020.11.14–15 Tzu Chi Forum, Looking Out for the Earth Global News