Woori Card Launches 'Yes Green 1.5 Environmental Campaign'... "Accelerating ESG Management"

Operation for about a month with participation of all employees
Environmental protection planned including tumbler giveaway event and donation of unused items

At the 'yESGreen 1.5 Environmental Campaign' event held on the 22nd at Woori Card's Gwanghwamun headquarters, Lee Sang-woo, Woori Card's full-time audit committee member (first from the left), Kim Jung-ki, CEO (third from the left), Heo Jeong-jin, Vice President (fifth from the left), and two employee representatives are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Woori Card announced on the 24th that it will accelerate ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management and practice carbon neutrality together with Woori Financial Group by conducting the 'yESGreen 1.5 Environmental Campaign.'

This campaign will run for about a month with the participation of all Woori Card employees to raise awareness of the seriousness of environmental issues and contribute to lowering the Earth's temperature to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The campaign began with a tumbler distribution event for employees held at Woori Card’s Gwanghwamun headquarters to reduce the use of paper cups.

During the campaign period, individual efforts by employees inside and outside the company will continue to protect the environment. Plans include donating unused items at home to the disability independence store 'Goodwill Store,' separating plastic bottle labels for recycling, and reducing disposable products. Inside the company, employees will practice saving printing paper and turning off lights during lunch breaks.

Additionally, to promote environmental protection and health, employees pledged the 'Hopeful Steps Toward Carbon Neutrality' by walking more than 5,000 steps a day instead of using public transportation. Through the in-house music broadcast 'Green Request,' stories and song requests submitted by employees will result in a donation of 5,000 KRW per case to environmental organizations.

A Woori Card official said, "We held a tumbler distribution event to reduce the use of office paper cups, which emit 11g of carbon per cup, and to encourage all employees to participate in the campaign." He added, "We will continue to create positive influence through diverse and proactive ESG management practices."

Meanwhile, since the '2050 Woori Card ESG Green Declaration Ceremony' in March this year, Woori Card has been accelerating its ESG management efforts. It obtained the international standard certification for environmental management systems, 'ISO 14001,' recognizing its achievements in establishing environmental management processes. In the first half of this year alone, it issued a total of 760 billion KRW in ESG bonds, leading support for card payment settlements for small merchants. It is also working to expand sales channels by producing promotional videos for small and medium-sized business products and uploading them to Woori Card’s official YouTube account.

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