SPC Group Conducts Social Contribution Activities for Chuseok

Employees of SPC Group and Korea Habitat participating in a residential environment improvement volunteer activity in the Changsin-dong area of Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by SPC Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seung-jin] SPC Group announced on the 8th that it carried out various social contribution activities for the Chuseok holiday as part of its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management.

SPC Group conducted activities such as improving the living environment for children and delivering holiday gifts to vulnerable groups under the theme "Closer at heart despite social distancing."

First, SPC Group, through its representative online social contribution program, the "Sweet Companion" campaign, used 20 million KRW raised in donations to help children from vulnerable housing environments in the Changsin-dong area of Jongno-gu in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity Korea. SPC Group and Habitat for Humanity Korea employees directly participated in the housing environment improvement activities, which took place over about three weeks starting August 25.

In addition, six SPC Group affiliates, including SPC Happy Foundation, SPC Samlip, Paris Croissant, and BR Korea, donated Chuseok holiday products to 18 welfare institutions near their business sites.

SPC Happy Foundation supported about 200 Chuseok gift sets consisting of songpyeon and Samlip’s Full Moon bread through the Yangjae Senior Welfare Center in Seocho-gu. Also, 1,000 Samlip bread products will be delivered to "Anna’s House," a free meal service for the homeless in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province.

Paris Croissant donated 123 bags of 10kg rice for the "2021 Seongnam City Chuseok Love Food Sharing" event, which supports about 30 welfare facilities for children, the elderly, and disabled people in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province. Paris Baguette products will also be delivered to Seongnam Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, Yeoksam Senior Welfare Center, and Hasang Disabled Welfare Center.

BR Korea plans to deliver about 200 holiday gift sets for the elderly through the Eumseong-gun Senior Welfare Center. SPC Samlip supports local welfare centers and facilities for the disabled in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province; Seocheon, Chungnam Province; Gwangju Metropolitan City; and Hadong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, with "Samlip Animal Welfare Ham Gift Sets," "Bizeun Porridge Gift Sets," and bread products.

SPC Pack will deliver Paris Baguette Honey Ginseng Cake made with 6-year-old Punggi ginseng to "Eunhye House," a welfare facility for the disabled, and Sectnine will provide porridge sets to "Suseo Myeonghwa Comprehensive Social Welfare Center."

An SPC Group official said, "We carried out various Chuseok social contribution activities such as housing environment support and product donations for vulnerable groups who may feel more isolated during the holiday season," adding, "We will continue to lead ESG management through diverse local social contribution activities."

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