Kwon Jun-hak, President of NongHyup Bank, Visits Outstanding Agri-food Companies Practicing ESG

Kwon Jun-hak, President of NH Nonghyup Bank (third from the left), is taking a commemorative photo on the 22nd during his visit to Soimi Food, which was selected as an excellent ESG practice agricultural and food company, to celebrate the achievement of 1 trillion won in the NH Agricultural and Food Green Growth Loan.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Kwon Junhak, President of NH Nonghyup Bank, visited outstanding agri-food companies practicing ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) to commemorate the achievement of 1 trillion KRW in NH Agri-Food Green Growth Loans.

According to Nonghyup Bank on the 23rd, President Kwon visited Soimi Food, a tofu manufacturing specialist company located in Gyeryong, Chungnam, the previous day. He presented a plaque of appreciation to Shin Heesu, CEO of Soimi Food, for practicing ESG through eco-friendly management and community sharing, and exchanged various opinions.

Soimi Food was selected as an excellent company for social contribution activities by Gyeryong City in 2019. In addition to community sharing activities, it is a company certified with HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) for producing safe food. Recently, it received support from the NH Agri-Food Green Growth Loan, a preferential product for outstanding ESG-practicing agri-food companies.

The NH Agri-Food Green Growth Loan is a representative credit product supporting eco-friendly and social enterprises, achieving a loan balance of 1 trillion KRW within about seven months of its launch.

President Kwon said, “Supporting agriculture, rural areas, and agri-food companies is the essential role and identity of Nonghyup Bank,” adding, “We will continue to actively discover and support ESG-practicing companies for the sustainable growth of agriculture and agri-food companies.”

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