SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Friday it has opened a new youth information technology (IT) education center in Ivory Coast as part of an initiative to promote digital literacy and youth empowerment in developing nations. The center in Bingerville aims to address limited access to IT education in the West African [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom on Thursday unveiled its new ESG vision, “Do the Good AI,” signaling a sweeping integration of artificial intelligence across its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. The initiative reflects the company’s ambition to drive both technological competitiveness and social responsibility through AI innovation. The initiative is structured around [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is continuing its tradition of celebrating employees’ children entering school by providing laptops and school supplies, reinforcing its commitment to work-life balance and family support. Since launching the initiative in 2021, LG Electronics has gifted approximately 22,000 laptops over the past five years. Employees can request a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant move to address pressing social issues, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) announced on August 9 that it will host the inaugural Korea Social Value Festa on September 12 at COEX in Seoul’s Gangnam district. The event, which aims to bring together government, private sector, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics celebrated the graduation of students from its LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School in Phnom Penh on July 30, the company announced on August 4. The Hope Vocational Training School is an initiative by LG in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to provide technical education for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Greenpeace, a non-governmental environmental organization, said Wednesday it will file a constitutional petition urging the adoption of a system that requires listed companies to disclose information on their response to climate change. The petition, joined by 167 people as petitioners, will be submitted to the Constitutional Court later in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Samsung Guide Dog School (SGDS) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It was started by the late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was a dog lover. Over the past 30 years, SGDS has increased awareness about disabilities and guide dogs and has become an important part of Samsung’s charitable [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) —Samsung Electronics is taking steps to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices into its upcoming 54th regular shareholders’ meeting. The meeting, scheduled for March 15, will feature efforts to reduce paper usage by replacing mail related to the meeting with electronic announcements. The initiative is expected to save approximately [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean companies spent more than 5 trillion won (US$4.04 billion) in 2022 to help cut air pollution and promote workplace safety as part of their so-called environment, social and governance (ESG) management, a report said Wednesday. The country’s top 100 firms by sales invested 5.44 trillion won [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc. said Monday it had set up the Sustainability Reporting System (SRS) to comprehensively unveil its environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related data. The SRS will disclose the memory chip maker’s ESG strategies, objectives, activities, performance and policies. A variety of ESG information ranging from the point of orientation [...]