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POSTECH
Environmental

POSTECH is committed to upholding
environmental sustainability through policies
and student-led initiatives.

Environmental Sustainability

POSTECH’s Environmental Sustainability

POSTECH is committed to upholding environmental sustainability through policies and student-led society activities related to environmental sustainability.
POSTECH operates several committees for the environment, as mandated by POSTECH’s regulations. Moreover, a QA/QC manual has been drafted and implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Sustainability and Climate Action Policy
POSTECH’s Sustainable Procurement / Investment
Procurement
  • POSTECH has implemented an ‘Unusable Asset Recycling Policy’ to sustain environmental sustainability. This policy allows for the disposal or elimination of unusable assets after confirming their recyclability.
  • POSTECH has established a purchasing policy related to ethical responsibility to prevent unfair dealings with suppliers. Additionally, POSTECH strives to fulfill its social responsibility through initiatives such as the introduction of a ‘Subcontracting Co-payment system’ and prioritized contract agreements with social enterprises.

Investment POSTECH has guidelines for the operation of the profit business fund.
This contains POSTECH’s sustainable investment policy. In the part of the fund management principles, it mentions that ESG factors can be considered for investment targets. Also, the factors are mentioned in the list of considerations for ESG investment.

Emission
2025 Emission Report
2025 Emission Report 테이블
(tCO2e) Scope 1 Scope 2 Total
POSTECH 1,443 32,595 34,038

2024 Emission Report
2024 Emission Report 테이블
(tCO2e) Scope 1 Scope 2 Total
POSTECH 1,329 31,432 32,762


Environmental Education

POSTECH sustainable course guide

POSTECH provides various courses about environmental sustainability.
Please refer to the file 'List of Environmental Sustainable Courses ('23–'26)' for information on the sustainable courses offered from the 2023 to 2026 academic years.  

POSTECH Sustainability Degree guide
  • Environmental Science and Engineering: MS & PhD
  • Ferrous & Eco Materials Technology in GIFT (Graduate Institute of Ferrous & Eco Materials Technology): MS & PhD
  • Battery Engineering in GIFT (Graduate Institute of Ferrous & Eco Materials Technology): MS & PhD
  • Interdisciplinary minor in Environmental Science & Engineering: Minor degree
  • Interdisciplinary minor in ECO-Friendly Energy: Minor degree

Environmental Research

POSTECH’s Sustainable Research Center

POSTECH has 13 environmental sustainability-related research centres as below, and the number of dedicated FTE (Full-time Equivalent) staff for each center is indicated within parentheses below.

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Last Updated Date: April 10, 2026