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system of CSC is being continuously improved moving towards full computerization
and a paperless system.
Moreover, Wu uses the safety auditing system as an example to explain how the
necessary information and knowledge are searched through the environment-related
databases to reach the environmental goals. According to WU, CSC usually makes
routine checks and audits and then uploads the fi nal results on the internal informa-
tion system. This forms the training material for future use creating knowledge and
increasing the benefi ts of KM. For environmental protection and true environmental
benefi ts, CSC observes environmental policies and continually strives to make the
factory greener and improve the ecological environment and environmental quality.
Environmental knowledge will be accumulated by learning stored in the environmen-
tal manual and shared via the intranet after completion of the pollution prevention
projects or EM projects. Moreover, tacit knowledge will also be transformed into ex-
plicit knowledge and stored as electronic fi les or in the manual such as the transforma-
tion of presentations into media fi les or presentation articles. In the accumulation of
environmental knowledge and environmental education, CSC conducts environmental
training and provides abundant information on the courses which employees can also
download from the internet.
Environmental Knowledge Sharing
According to the attributes and features of environmental knowledge and information,
knowledge sharing can be classified as:
• Latest information: CSC usually shares the latest information in meetings and
in conferences;
• Special information for a specific person/position: Different environmental in-
formation and knowledge is passed on via documents or Emails to a specific
person or particular positions;
• General information: General information is posted on the electronic bulletin
board to share with all employees of CSC.
The CSC shares environmental knowledge and information with external and in-
ternal teams through the regular meetings and conferences which encourages employ-
ees to be more interested in the environmental work of the company. With regards to
external teams, CSC usually exchanges environmental opinions and new technologies
with the CPC Corporation, Taiwan Power Company and the Formosa Plastics Group
as for internal teams, environmental protection and pollution control information is
widely circulated through conferences in order to improve environmental knowledge
sharing and achieve the organization environmental goals. Wu, President of the Labor
Union of CSC, emphasizes that there is no secret in the skills and techniques of envi-
ronmental protection and industrial safety issues. Moreover, a successful and respon-
sible enterprise should be concerned about its social and environmental responsibility,
contribute to environmental infrastructure development, integrate resources and take
action towards attaining global sustainability. The CSC has developed metadata, a fi le
system defi ned as the data about the data in the knowledge database system. It includes
that description of content, fi le size, author, publication date, and physical location is