POSCO Inter installs green curtains in Incheon middle schools... 'Carbon Neutrality Practice Activities'

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] POSCO International carried out carbon neutrality practice activities in line with the POSCO Group volunteer week, 'Global Model Citizen Week.'

On the 8th, POSCO International announced that it installed a green curtain made of perennial climbing plants on the exterior walls of the school cafeteria and library at Neungho Middle School in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon.

The event was attended by Ju Si-bo, President of POSCO International; Shin Jeong-won, Head of the Incheon Branch of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation; Kim Jin-ok, Principal of Neungho Middle School; and Han So-young, Superintendent of Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education, who toured the green curtain installation site and discussed the educational environment of the local community.

POSCO International explained that the installation of the green curtain will provide students with a more comfortable learning space. The green curtain is a method of covering the exterior walls of buildings with climbing plants to block solar heat, thereby lowering indoor temperatures and improving energy efficiency during summer. It is gaining attention for its effects such as improving the landscape, reducing noise, and purifying the air.

This green curtain installation was carried out in collaboration with the social welfare corporation Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation and Breathe Keeper, a social enterprise specializing in wall greening. In particular, Breathe Keeper is a social enterprise that provides jobs to young people leaving protective facilities, who lack policy support. POSCO International’s activity thus represents two mutually beneficial efforts: improving the educational environment and supporting the independence of youth leaving protective facilities.

A POSCO International official stated, "The installation of this green curtain provided an opportunity for local youth to recognize carbon reduction," and added, "We will continue to strive to spread the corporate citizenship management philosophy through eco-friendly activities."

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