Volunteer Activities in 53 Countries Where POSCO Group Companies Have Expanded

POSCO Chairman Choi Jung-woo is participating in volunteer activities around the Hyeongsan River area in Pohang on the 1st in celebration of the 2021 Global Model Citizen Week. Photo by POSCO

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] POSCO announced that from the 1st to the 8th, employees from group companies in 53 countries where the group has operations will participate in volunteer activities.

This activity, conducted under the name Global Model Citizen Week, has been held annually since 2010. This year, under the theme "Raise the Temperature of Hope! Lower the Temperature of the Earth!", the company plans to carry out sharing activities to help neighbors in need due to COVID-19 and eco-friendly activities. They have pre-identified places for activities in collaboration with external organizations such as volunteer centers that have worked together regionally.

POSCO Chairman Choi Jeong-woo participated in environmental cleanup activities along the Hyeongsan River area in Pohang together with the 18th executive committee of the company labor union. They tended to landscaping trees in the riverside park, cleaned the surroundings, and held an event where EM (Effective Micro-organism) soil balls made from eco-friendly microorganisms were thrown into the Hyeongsan River. EM soil balls are made by mixing microbial fermenters and loess, which help purify the water. Chairman Choi said, "I hope that the volunteer activities of employees will be a source of strength for neighbors in need and also help protect the environment."

In addition, President Kim Hak-dong visited farms in Gwangyang to carry out house repair activities, and in Seoul, cleaned old parks, the National Cemetery, and the Han River. Considering the circumstances of countries where POSCO Group companies operate such as China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Mexico, they engaged in volunteer activities needed by local communities, such as producing COVID-19 relief supplies and repairing playgrounds.

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