Woori Financial Group Completes 2nd 'Forest of Life' at Eoul Elementary School in Anseong, Gyeonggi

by Kim Hyojin

Published 04 Dec.2020 10:42(KST)

Woori Financial Group held the completion ceremony for the 'Woori Financial Life Forest' No. 2 on the 3rd at Eoul Elementary School in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province. Attendees including Hwang Gyumok, Executive Director of Woori Financial's Public Relations and Brand Division (5th from the left), Shin Junhwan, CEO of Life Forest (4th from the left), and Ha Younghee, Principal of Eoul Elementary School (6th from the left), are posing for a commemorative photo. (Photo by Woori Financial)

Woori Financial Group announced on the 4th that it held the completion ceremony for the 'Woori Financial Life Forest' No. 2 at Eoul Elementary School in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province on the 3rd.

The ceremony was attended by Hwang Gyumok, Head of Woori Financial's Public Relations and Brand Division, Shin Junhwan, CEO of the Life Forest Foundation, and Ha Younghee, Principal of Eoul Elementary School, among others.

Since July, Woori Financial has gathered opinions from Eoul Elementary School students and staff, as well as local residents, throughout the entire process including planning, design, and full-scale establishment.

The total area developed is 4,400㎡, and it was planted mainly with 34 large trees, 1,776 shrubs, and 4,853 herbaceous plants, focusing on native species and species effective in reducing fine dust and urban heat island effects.

A Woori Financial official said, "We hope that through the Woori Financial Life Forest, students and local residents can receive education in a pleasant environment and relax comfortably," adding, "We will continue to promote eco-friendly social contribution projects linked to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) management to fulfill the financial sector’s environmental and social responsibilities."