SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – On September 19, just days before South Korea’s Youth Day, environmental activists and young people gathered in the heart of Seoul to sound the alarm on the climate crisis and call for a more sustainable economic model. The demonstration, organized by Greenpeace Korea, took place at Star Square near Sinchon [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that parts of the Baekdudaegan protected areas, a crucial ecological corridor on the Korean Peninsula, are being deforested for commercial forestry plantations. In a report titled “Unprotected Protected Areas,” released ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Greenpeace found that 74,947 hectares of South [...]
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, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study found that four out of every 10 Instagram accounts belonging to large companies in South Korea were found to be posting misleading environmental content, a practice known as “greenwashing.” This often confuses consumers, making them think the companies are more environmentally friendly than they actually are. [...]
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, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Greenpeace on Monday set up a large prop depicting a forest fire in front of the COEX convention center in Seoul, where the opening ceremony for the 15th World Forestry Congress took place, urging attendees to stop forest destruction. The international environmental group set up two props carrying the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An international environmental group gave a low score to the South Korean food industry’s efforts in dealing with plastic. The Seoul branch of Greenpeace published a report on Tuesday that analyzed the efforts of the country’s five major food companies — CJ Cheiljedang Corp., Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ottogi [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The size of high temperature areas in South Korea has more than doubled over the past nine years, international environmental organization Greenpeace said Thursday, calling for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse defines any land locations where the average midday surface temperature exceeds 30 C in August as [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Model penguins have appeared in landmarks around Seoul as part of Greenpeace’s efforts to raise awareness of climate change and overfishing, which have put animals at the South Pole in danger. A penguin model holding a briefcase first appeared in front of Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Gate in January, before making appearances [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. were among the least environment-friendly IT companies worldwide in terms of their use of renewable energy and harmful chemicals, a report by Greenpeace showed Tuesday. The two South Korean electronics companies each scored a “D-” and a “D+” in overall grades for [...]