Hyundai Department Store Obtains Environmental Management System Certification... "Accelerating Eco-Friendly Management"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chunhan] Hyundai Department Store announced on the 1st that it has obtained the ‘ISO14001’ certification, an international standard for environmental management systems, from the Korea Standards Association (KSA), a global standards and certification organization.

ISO 14001 is a certification established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that comprehensively evaluates whether a company has established a system to systematically manage environmental management as an important criterion and certifies it as an international standard.

Hyundai Department Store recently set the environmental management goal of becoming a ‘leading eco-friendly company in customers’ daily lives’ and selected three areas to promote eco-friendly management: Green Service, Green Friends, and Green System. Green Service aims to reduce the use of packaging harmful to health and the environment and implement various eco-friendly policies. Representative examples include stopping the use of disposable plastic bags in the food section, introducing shopping bags made of the eco-friendly material ‘Tyvek,’ and using paper cushioning materials in holiday fruit gift sets.

Green Friends involves spreading an eco-friendly culture in daily life. Since 2015, Hyundai Department Store has been operating the ‘Life Recycle Campaign,’ which collects resalable clothing and accessories from customers twice a year, as the first department store in the industry to run this campaign on a regular basis. It also provides VIP benefits to customers who participate in eco-friendly activities. Green System refers to establishing environmentally beneficial facilities and systems in the use of resources and energy. Hyundai Department Store contributes to achieving national energy reduction goals through its own energy management system and the operation of a smart energy management system.

A Hyundai Department Store official said, “We will continue to comply with domestic and international environmental laws and agreements and carry out various efforts to preserve the environment of local communities,” adding, “We will also continue various ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) activities to create a sustainable future.”

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