SK Energy Receives Prime Minister's Award at the 28th Korea Logistics Awards Ceremony

SK Energy, the petroleum business subsidiary of SK Innovation, received the Prime Minister's Award at the '28th Korea Logistics Awards Ceremony' held during the '2020 Logistics Day Commemoration' on the 30th of last month.

The ceremony, hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and organized by the Korea Integrated Logistics Association and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, included awards for contributors to the development of South Korea's logistics industry and the presentation of certificates for outstanding logistics companies. Considering the COVID-19 situation, the event was conducted non-face-to-face and was accessible via online streaming.

Since 2006, SK Energy has been operating 'NaeTruck House,' the first facility in Korea dedicated to improving the welfare of truck drivers, currently managing 21 locations nationwide. NaeTruck House provides comprehensive services related to logistics brokerage, refueling, and vehicle maintenance for truck drivers, as well as personal services such as rest areas, parking, and food and beverages.

Truck drivers bear a significant responsibility in South Korea's logistics sector but are exposed to poor working conditions and various accident risks. Especially due to numerous regulations and difficulties in expanding parking and rest facilities, they remain in welfare blind spots.

This Prime Minister's Award recognizes SK Energy's differentiated services for truck drivers and its social value creation achievements, including solar power generation utilizing idle land at NaeTruck House sites.

An SK Energy representative explained, "NaeTruck House is a new-concept logistics service introduced by SK Energy in 2006. Starting with the Gwangyang NaeTruck House, our 15 years of efforts to improve the welfare of truck drivers nationwide have been acknowledged."

SK Energy plans to expand the NaeTruck House business to 2.5 times its current scale by 2040, operating 50 sites nationwide. Based on this, it aims to further solidify its position as the sole largest truck driver rest facility operator in the country.

Additionally, in response to the increasingly diverse customer base including hydrogen and electric vehicles, SK Energy will pursue a deep change to transform the current services into an 'eco-friendly integrated energy station' encompassing renewable energy such as solar power, electric vehicle and LPG charging, and hydrogen production and charging.

Im Su-gil, Head of Public Relations at SK Innovation, stated, "NaeTruck House is a business model that creates social value alongside economic value as part of SK Energy's growth strategy in platform business. Through this deep change adding eco-friendliness, we will further enhance SK's key strategic direction of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) management values."

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