Shinhan Card Launches Project to Create a 'Walkable Forest' in the Urban Area

Creating Forests and Walking Trails on Damaged Green Spaces
Providing Community Rest Areas
The First Site is a Green Space in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Shinhan Card is launching a new eco-friendly project based on Shinhan Financial Group's 'Zero Carbon Drive' strategy.

On the 18th, Shinhan Card announced that it will jointly promote the 'Creating Walkable Forests' project with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korea Forest Cooperative Federation.

This project is an eco-friendly initiative that creates forests and walking paths in damaged green spaces within the city to reduce urban fine dust and mitigate the urban heat island effect, while providing local residents with nature-friendly resting areas.

For the first 'Walkable Forest,' Shinhan Card selected a damaged green space located in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, and began the project. Through recommendations from Seoul's greening project sites, they plan to plant trees and create a walking path (270㎡) in an 860㎡ green facility space in Nowon-gu. In particular, the forest will be composed of tree species with excellent air purification effects, expected to absorb 1.8 tons of carbon annually. Shinhan Card has completed the overall forest perspective design and plans to finish planting by November, considering the suitable planting schedule.

A Shinhan Card official stated, "We will continue to actively carry out various ESG and social contribution activities based on Shinhan Financial Group's ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) strategic directions of 'Eco-friendliness,' 'Coexistence,' and 'Trust.'"

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