Song Jong-wook, President of Gwangju Bank, Joins the 'GoGo Challenge' Plastic-Free Campaign

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Bank (President Song Jong-wook) announced that President Song Jong-wook participated in the Ministry of Environment's plastic-free campaign, the 'GoGo Challenge.'

The 'GoGo Challenge' is a relay campaign where participants post on SNS a promise of one action to stop and one action to start in order to reduce plastic use in daily life, in response to the rapid increase in plastic consumption, and then nominate the next participant.

After being nominated by Park Heung-seok, Chairman of the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korean Red Cross, Song Jong-wook of Gwangju Bank joined the campaign with the slogan, "Reduce disposable product use! Save the environment with personal cups!"

To personally practice the promises of the 'GoGo Challenge,' Gwangju Bank minimized the production of foam boards and banners, which are temporarily used and discarded, and instead utilized LED screens.

Additionally, to eradicate disposable product use among employees, the bank attracted attention by participating in the campaign with mugs, tumblers, and eco-bags customized with the Gwangju Bank character 'KJ BEARS' and employees' names.

President Song Jong-wook of Gwangju Bank said, "With the increase in untact consumption such as delivery and parcel services due to COVID-19, indiscriminate use of disposable products and plastic emissions have greatly increased. I hope this challenge serves as an opportunity for everyone to empathize that even small actions in daily life can have a significant impact on environmental protection."

He added, "We will continue to focus on ESG management through steady attention to social issues and do our best to realize values beyond profit as a representative bank of Gwangju and Jeonnam."

Meanwhile, President Song Jong-wook nominated Choi Soon-geon, Commander of the 31st Infantry Division, Ryu Jin-san, Commander of the Air Force 1st Fighter Wing, and Kim Hong-gyun, Chairman of Namseon Oil Co., Ltd., as the next participants in the 'GoGo Challenge.'

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