Gibo Supports Companion Plants to Overcome COVID-19 Depression

'Yonggi Challenge' Completed... Carbon Tree Forest Planned

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Korea Technology Finance Corporation (Chairman Jung Yoon-mo, hereinafter Kibo) announced on the 19th that the "Yonggi Challenge" campaign, held for three weeks from May 17 as part of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management, has successfully concluded.

The Yonggi Challenge was a nationwide participatory campaign aimed at raising public awareness of environmental conservation by promoting a culture of reducing single-use products. Depending on the number of participants, trees were to be planted to create a carbon-absorbing forest, and companion plants were planned to be delivered to neighbors exhausted by COVID-19. As a result of the campaign, Kibo employees and a total of 3,181 citizens pledged to use personal containers instead of single-use products.

Following the conclusion of the Yonggi Challenge, Kibo delivered companion plants to 100 elderly living alone in the Nam-gu area of Busan, where Kibo’s headquarters is located, through the Busan Metropolitan City Senior Welfare Center Association to help overcome COVID-19 depression. Additionally, Kibo decided to plant 764 trees in the Gangwon-do region to create a carbon-absorbing forest, exceeding the initially planned 300 trees. The forest creation event is scheduled to be held this October in collaboration with the social venture company Triple Planet. Director Kim Young-chun of Kibo stated, "We will continue to share warm love and contribute to the local community."

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