LG Uplus Focuses on ESG Management... Aiming to Save 45 Million kWh Annually

Employees of LG Uplus partner companies are inspecting the outdoor air cooling system installed at Magok Guksa.

[Asia Economy Reporter Joesulgina] LG Uplus is focusing on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management. Through monitoring systems that allow remote inspection of energy sources, the company aims to save approximately 45 million kWH of electricity annually. It is also accelerating efforts to establish a safety and health system.

According to LG Uplus on the 7th, the company plans to build an energy monitoring system at about 100 base stations where subscribers are concentrated within this year and gradually expand it starting next year.

Currently, most communication base stations operate unmanned and are remotely controlled to ensure smooth service. LG Uplus is adding a system to remotely monitor energy sources to manage overall consumption. This allows checking for energy leakage, and about 5% energy savings per base station are expected.

The introduction of outdoor air cooling systems in communication base stations will also be expanded. By using an outdoor air cooling system that brings cold outside air into the base station, about 20,000 kWH of electricity can be saved annually per device. LG Uplus plans to mandate the installation of this system in new base stations. Additionally, the company will expand the application of an ‘Energy Saving Mode’ that reduces power consumption of 5G and LTE equipment during specific time periods to improve the efficiency of network equipment power usage. Through these power-saving efforts, it is expected to save approximately 45 million kWH of electricity annually.

Along with this, LG Uplus has finalized the composition and roles of a dedicated safety and health management organization for ESG management. The safety and health management organization is overseen by the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) and consists of four units: ▲Network ▲Enterprise ▲Customer Service & Quality Innovation Center ▲Other departments (Technology & Sales).

CEO Hwang Hyun-sik emphasized in the full text of the safety, health, and environmental management policy, “We recognize the improvement of safety, health, and environmental management matters and accident and pollution prevention activities as the highest priority values, and will develop them through regular implementation status checks,” adding, “We will establish a safety culture before all work.”

Meanwhile, LG Uplus’s efforts to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions are yielding tangible results. Last year, by using electronic billing, the company reduced carbon emissions by 1,054 tons annually. It also introduced about 40,000 eco-friendly rectifiers, reducing annual electricity consumption by 28 million kWH and carbon dioxide emissions.

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