<기사제목>Win-Win Growth Committee and Hyundai AutoEver Sign Agreement on 'Partner ESG Support Project'

Comprehensive Support Including Customized Indicator Development, Capability Diagnosis, Consulting, and Education

Kwon Ki-hong, Chairman of the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership (right in the photo), and Seo Jeong-sik, CEO of Hyundai AutoEver. Photo by Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Win-Win Growth Committee and Hyundai AutoEver announced on the 9th that they have signed the '2021 Partner ESG Support Project Agreement.'

This agreement was the first to be signed after the Win-Win Growth Committee revamped its existing partner CSR evaluation support project.

According to the agreement, Hyundai AutoEver will contribute 100 million KRW to the Win-Win Cooperation Fund to enhance the ESG response capabilities of partner small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Win-Win Growth Committee will comprehensively support the development of IT industry-tailored ESG evaluation indicators, ESG education and capability diagnosis, on-site inspections (consulting), and evaluations.

Additionally, the Win-Win Growth Committee plans to gradually reflect the ESG support performance of partner companies in the Win-Win Growth Index. Partner SMEs with excellent compliance rates with ESG evaluation indicators will be issued a 'Certificate of ESG Excellence for SMEs' under the name of the Win-Win Growth Committee, and financial support incentives such as preferential interest rates are also under discussion. Hyundai AutoEver will also provide incentives such as market expansion support and customized win-win cooperation programs to ESG-excellent partners.

Previously, Hyundai AutoEver achieved an excellent grade for three consecutive years in the Win-Win Growth Index evaluation.

Kwon Ki-hong, Chairman of the Win-Win Growth Committee, said, "ESG management is a survival strategy for companies, national economies, and ultimately the global economy in the post-COVID-19 era," adding, "We hope many companies will participate in this meaningful project to support the enhancement of ESG response capabilities of SMEs."

Seo Jeongsik, CEO of Hyundai AutoEver, stated, "Through this ESG support project, we will derive guidelines to help our partners," and added, "We aim to seek a true path of mutual growth."

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