Jincheol Kim, Head of Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, Participates in 'GoGo Challenge' Campaign

Next Candidate: Kim Jin-hyung, CEO of Korea ANL, and Yoo Se-geun, President of the Foreign Companies Association, Nominated

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Kim Jin-cheol, Commissioner of the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, participated in the ‘GoGo Challenge’ campaign on the 31st to reduce plastic use in daily life and reaffirmed his commitment to practicing a plastic-free lifestyle.

The ‘GoGo Challenge Practice Movement’ was started as a social media (SNS) relay campaign by former Minister of Environment Cho Myung-rae on January 4th.

The campaign involves promising one action to avoid and one exercise to do in order to reduce plastic use in daily life, and nominating three next participants.

Kim Jin-cheol, Commissioner of the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, joined the campaign after being nominated by Song Soo-geun, President of Kaywon University of Art and Design.

Commissioner Kim posted on social media (SNS) a pledge with the slogan, “Minimize the use of disposable products! Strictly follow separation and disposal!” promising to reduce the use of disposable items such as paper cups and wooden chopsticks in daily life and to strictly adhere to the separation and disposal of transparent PET bottles.

Commissioner Kim said, “As COVID-19 prolongs, plastic usage is rapidly increasing,” and added, “I hope public institutions will actively participate in reducing single-use plastic usage by taking the lead.”

Meanwhile, Commissioner Kim nominated Kim Jin-hyung, CEO of Korea ANL, and Yoo Se-geun, Chairman of the Foreign Companies Association, as the next relay participants.

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