🏆 2026 Case Competition: CCU Chemical Engineering Team Wins First Prize
The Amundi Sustainable Investment Research Center (ASIRC) at the College of Management, National Chung Cheng University, held the final round of the 2026 Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Report Case Study Competition at the Chin Cheng Auditorium on September 16. First Prize went to a team from CCU's Department of Chemical Engineering for its analysis of Yang Ming Marine Transport, earning NT$80,000. The ESG Practice Forum followed in the afternoon, deepening the exchange on sustainability through both student research and industry practice.
Winners
First Prize · NT$80,000Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University
Case company: Yang Ming Marine Transport
Second Prize · NT$50,000Department of Accounting Information, Takming University of Science and Technology
Case company: Taiwan Cooperative Bank
Third Prize · NT$30,000Joint team from the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, and the Bachelor Program of the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Chung Hsing University
Case company: Cheng Loong
Honorable Mention · NT$10,000 per teamThree teams
About the Competition
This year's competition focused on five companies: Innolux, Yang Ming Marine Transport, Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Cheng Loong and Far Eastern Department Stores. It drew 44 teams with 113 participants from 31 universities and colleges across Taiwan, representing 54 different academic departments.
After a written review in the preliminary round, 10 teams advanced to the finals. Analyzing the companies' sustainability reports from an investor's perspective, the finalists offered recommendations on each company's sustainability performance, investment value and areas for improvement.
Judges and Guests
The final-round judges were Liao Wei-chih, Manager at Amundi Taiwan; Chen Yi-liang of Hsing Kang Sustainability Services Co., Ltd.; Li Chieh-wen, Senior Executive Vice President of the Sustainability Transformation Services team at Deloitte Taiwan; and Dr. Huang Yi-hsun of Yu Cheng Sustainability Co., Ltd. Guests in attendance included Dean Lien Ya-hui of the College of Management; Professor Chen Ming-chang of the Department of Business Administration; Professor Hsieh Chia-chun of the Department of Accounting and Information Technology; and Professors Fang Hui-chen and Lai Hsi-fang of the Department of Business Administration.
Dean Lien welcomed the teams from universities across Taiwan and thanked Professor Chen for fostering the exchange and partnership between CCU and Amundi over the years, which continues to advance sustainable investment research and talent development. Professor Chen recalled that the partnership began some six or seven years ago through CCU's International EMBA program. He thanked the Dean and colleagues across the university for their long-standing support, and expressed his hope that the event will continue in the years ahead to deepen students' understanding of sustainable investment.
