Gwangju Bank Conducts Volunteer Activity for 'Creating a Green Walkway along Gwangjucheon'

‘Sseudam Sseudam Relay Volunteer’ Launch... Spreading Positive Influence Throughout the Community with Full Effort

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Bank (President Song Jongwook) is putting effort into spreading positive influence throughout the community through volunteer activities.

On the 31st, Gwangju Bank announced on the 1st that it held a kickoff ceremony for the “Creating a Green Walking Path along Gwangju Stream” relay volunteer activity at Gangnaru Children’s Park by the stream in Dongcheon-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City.

At the kickoff ceremony, they expressed their intention to actively participate in Gwangju City’s “Citizen Participation Type Gwangju Stream Maintenance” project to take the lead in ESG management. They also pledged to take the lead in preserving the environment of Gwangju Stream, which was upgraded to a national river.

President Song Jongwook, executives, employees, and about 30 university student ambassadors held the kickoff ceremony under the name “Sseudam Sseudam Relay Volunteer,” which is a shortened form of “collecting trash” and means “embracing the environment.” Afterward, they collected trash in designated areas, performed weeding for landscape improvement, and planted flowers along the walking path.

The activities of the “Sseudam Sseudam Relay Volunteer” are planned to be carried out in a relay style by scheduling events at each headquarters and branch office until September.

In addition, Gwangju Bank decided to conduct environmental cleanup activities not only around Gwangju Stream but also at local landmarks such as Dongcheon in Suncheon, Seocheon in Gwangyang, Dolsan Park in Yeosu, and Peace Plaza in Mokpo in the Jeonnam region.

President Song Jongwook said, “As the seriousness of environmental pollution issues emerges, we will actively participate in the ‘Creating a Green Walking Path along Gwangju Stream’ relay volunteer activity and strengthen the corporate social responsibility that comes with ESG management as a representative bank of Gwangju and Jeonnam. By taking the lead in protecting the local environment, we will strive to share and spread positive influence throughout the community, including companies located in Gwangju and Jeonnam, and grow together with the region as a 100-year bank.”

Meanwhile, Gwangju Bank also conducted relay volunteer activities along Gwangju Stream in 2019. This was recognized for its positive impact on local environmental cleanup by instilling a clean image of Gwangju Stream to domestic and international tourists visiting Gwangju during the Gwangju World Swimming Championships, as well as for the significance of protecting the local environment, and received a commendation from the Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City.

Earlier, last year, Gwangju Bank signed a business agreement with Dong-gu, Gwangju, called “One Institution, One Clean Zone,” and participated in “Making Dong-gu Trash-Free” by designating clean zones for 13 branches in Dong-gu, including the Gwangju Bank headquarters, actively responding to local household waste issues and the seriousness of environmental pollution.

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