KT Supports Sale of Gangwon-do Agricultural Products Including 'Hangawi Nanum Market'

Agreement Reached to Establish a Permanent Support System through ESG Consortium 'Gwanghwamun One Team'

KT signed a business agreement with the Gangwon Provincial Government to expand support for small business owners and farmers in the Gangwon region. KT CEO Koo Hyun-mo (left) and Gangwon Governor Choi Moon-soon (right) are viewing local specialties from the Gangwon region at the KT East Building in Gwanghwamun on the 14th. Photo by KT

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] KT announced on the 15th that it has signed a "Business Agreement to Expand Support for Small Business Owners and Farmers and Fishermen in the Gangwon Region" with the Gangwon Provincial Government.

The signing ceremony took place on the 14th at the KT East Building in Gwanghwamun, attended by KT CEO Koo Hyun-mo, Senior Vice President and Head of the Management Support Division Shin Hyun-ok, and Gangwon Provincial Governor Choi Moon-soon, among others.

KT and the Gangwon Provincial Government agreed to establish a continuous support system for Gangwon residents through the socially responsible platform app "Nanwoojung" and the regional win-win ESG council "Gwanghwamun One Team." They will support the sale of Gangwon regional specialties on the Nanwoojung app so that employees belonging to Gwanghwamun One Team can purchase them.

To celebrate the Chuseok holiday, KT is operating the "Gangwon Specialties Chuseok Sharing Market," featuring products such as Cheorwon Odae rice and traditional Korean sweets sets from Gangwon Province, starting from the 14th on the Nanwoojung app.

Earlier, in August, KT sold 400 sets of black tomatoes from Hwacheon, Gangwon, on the Nanwoojung app within five days, receiving great response from employees. KT also purchased 600 sets of traditional Korean sweets from the Gangwon region and delivered them to vulnerable groups on the 15th.

Gwanghwamun One Team is an organization launched in May, consisting of 15 companies, government agencies, and local governments located in Gwanghwamun, including Seoul City, Jongno District Office, Jongno Police Station, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, KMI, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, LINA Life Insurance, and KT, aimed at resolving regional issues and conducting joint social contribution activities.

Lee Seon-joo, Senior Executive Director of KT’s ESG Management Promotion Office, said, “We hope this agreement will provide some help to small business owners and farmers and fishermen in Gangwon who have been exhausted by COVID-19,” adding, “KT will continue to expand ESG activities in cooperation with the Gangwon Provincial Government.”

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