SK Telecom Supports Elderly Meals During Seollal... Practicing ESG Management

Meal Boxes Delivered to 230 Elderly in Yeongdeungpo
Program Runs Until End of April

SK Telecom announced on the 14th that it will operate the senior meal delivery program, "One Meal Sharing On(tact) Project." The photo shows an employee of the social enterprise Happy Dosirak, collaborating with SK Telecom, delivering meals to elderly care recipients in the Yeongdeungpo area. Photo by Happy Dosirak employee

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] SK Telecom practiced ESG management by delivering warmth through lunchbox support for vulnerable elderly people during the Lunar New Year holiday.

SK Telecom announced on the 14th that it started delivering lunchboxes to 230 elderly people in the Yeongdeungpo area during the recent Lunar New Year holiday and plans to continue the meal support program for the elderly until the end of April.

This meal support activity by SK Telecom is part of the ‘One Meal Sharing Ontact Project’ relay promoted at the SK Group level. SK affiliates, local governments, institutions, and social enterprises that sympathize with SK have been quickly advancing the ‘One Meal Sharing Ontact Project’ considering that many free meal centers have suspended operations due to the impact of COVID-19.

On the afternoon of the 8th, SK Telecom delivered lunchboxes to elderly people in the Yeongdeungpo area for the first time. The purpose was to provide lunchboxes before the Lunar New Year so that the elderly could spend the holiday without worrying about meals. The lunchboxes, provided twice a week, consist of side dishes designed for balanced nutrition including protein and vegetables, and are prepared to be easy to chew, maximizing convenience for the elderly.

The lunchbox support project is carried out together with the social enterprise ‘Haengbok Dosirak,’ which promotes lunchbox projects supporting neighbors facing food insecurity, and the social venture ‘EatMaple,’ which supplies meals to the elderly and hospitals. In addition, reusable containers for healthy meals and side dishes are collected after the elderly finish their meals, thoroughly cleaned, and recycled to minimize plastic waste generation.

SK is seeking solutions to social problems through ESG management tailored to each company’s characteristics, with the determination to start practicing what companies can do immediately amid new social issues caused by climate change and the pandemic.

Woo-ung Hwan, Head of SK Telecom’s ESG Innovation Group, stated, “We will continue to make practical efforts to help neighbors struggling with basic necessities due to the COVID-19 impact and to protect the safety of socially vulnerable groups through our ICT services.”

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