SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — To bring higher satisfaction to customers and to protect the environment, South Korea’s banking industry is changing how new year calendars for customers are distributed. Woori Bank, for example, made its 2023 calendar using eco-friendly paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. To ensure easy recycling, the triangular stand [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Busan Co., a budget carrier unit of Asiana Airlines Inc., said Thursday it has launched eco-friendly flight initiatives, including the deployment of aircraft mounted with highly efficient new engines. The company announced that the BX 747 flight from Incheon to Bangkok will be operated under the eco-friendly theme [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An environmental regulation banning plastic bags in large retail stores will be expanded to convenience stores starting this week while the use of disposable cups, cutlery and other items will be prohibited at restaurants and cafeterias, officials said Wednesday. The ban on plastic bags, currently applicable to stores with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Thursday it has finished testing an onboard carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (OCCS) unit. The new system has been tested on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier and is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, DSME [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government will additionally ban Grade 4 diesel vehicles, the second lowest in the country’s five-tier emission standard, from the city’s central areas starting in 2025 with a goal of dramatically reducing air pollutants, the mayor said Wednesday. Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced the measure as part of a broader [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean steel giant POSCO emitted the largest amount of greenhouse gases among local companies over the past five years, accounting for about 10 percent of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions, data showed Sunday. According to data that Rep. Lim Lee-ja of the ruling People Power Party received [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of disposable cups consumed at major cafe and fast food chains topped 1 billion last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a report showed Tuesday. According to the environment ministry report submitted to Rep. Lee Joo-hwan of the ruling People Power Party, the number of disposable plastic and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has slipped by one notch to fifth place in Greenpeace’s 2022 auto environmental guide that analyzed the decarbonization efforts by the top 10 global carmakers. The annual report released Thursday by Greenpeace East Asia ranks the top 10 global automakers after assessing them in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chemical company SK Chemicals Co. said Tuesday that it had teamed up with local toothbrush maker KNK to jointly develop the nation’s first toothbrush made from chemically recycled plastic material. Chemically recycled plastic refers to the material that is made by breaking down and returning waste plastic [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group filed a complaint against Starbucks Coffee Korea on Friday in connection with giveaway picnic bags found to contain toxic chemicals. The company came under fire in July after formaldehyde, a carcinogen, was detected in “summer carry bags,” which it provided to customers who purchased 17 drinks [...]