[Photo] Jongno-gu Wins Minister of Environment Award at 2020 Sustainable Development Awards

Kim Young-jong, Mayor of Jongno District (fourth from the left), took a commemorative photo with employees on the 20th to celebrate the award.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) received the Minister of Environment Award at the award ceremony of the ‘2020 Sustainable Development Awards Contest’ hosted by the Ministry of Environment and organized by the National Council for Sustainable Development on the 19th.

The Sustainable Development Awards aim to discover and spread excellent cases that practice the Sustainable Development Goals in four categories: individuals, public-private cooperation, companies, and local governments.

Jongno-gu applied in the local government category under the theme ‘Sustainable Jongno, where tomorrow embracing history and nature is happier,’ and was selected as the final excellent case through two rounds of evaluation and a nationwide online vote.

The district established an ordinance on sustainable development in 2018, launched a committee to lay the foundation for sustainable development, and in 2019, created a sustainable development division and built a related implementation system through discussions with a policy participation group composed of residents.

Jongno-gu’s sustainable development goals consist of 17 region-specific goals corresponding to the 17 goals adopted by the UN, 55 detailed targets to achieve them, and 196 unit projects.

This year, the district has been actively implementing the ‘Sustainable Development Practice Project,’ launched the nation’s first ‘Eco-friendly Printing Guidelines,’ promoted the ‘1-1-1 Lifestyle Practice Movement’ to reduce one ton of greenhouse gases per person annually, and carried out ‘Reducing Digital Carbon Footprints’ to spread the value of sustainable development.

Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, “This award is even more valuable because it is an achievement created together with the residents. We will continue to develop sustainable development measures that anyone can practice and feel in daily life to make Jongno a place where not only the current generation but also future generations can be happy.”

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