Incheon Airport Corporation Ranked No.1 in Sustainability Index... 12 Consecutive Years

On the 5th, at the '2021 Korea Sustainability Conference' held at Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, Yang Hwayeol, Head of Management Evaluation Team at Incheon International Airport Corporation (left), received the first-place plaque for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Sustainability Index (KSI) from Kang Myungsoo, President of the Korea Standards Association, and posed for a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Incheon International Airport Corporation]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Incheon International Airport Corporation was selected as the No. 1 company in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sector of the Sustainability Index (KSI) at the 2021 Korea Sustainability Conference held on the 5th at Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. This marks the 12th consecutive year of receiving the award since 2010.

KSI is an index that quantifies the sustainability of 202 companies across 48 representative domestic industries, jointly developed by the Korea Standards Association and the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. It is measured based on the opinions of approximately 23,000 stakeholders including consumers, partners, and local communities.

Based on ISO 26000, the international standard for corporate social responsibility, and derived from the largest domestic sample size, it is regarded as the most reliable indicator in the field of sustainability in Korea.

Incheon Airport Corporation received high evaluations in areas such as ▲expansion of local community support ▲strengthening corporate management transparency ▲resolution of consumer complaints and disputes. After the COVID-19 pandemic, it responded to infectious diseases at the forefront of national quarantine by establishing a proactive quarantine network. Despite turning to a deficit and emergency management situation due to COVID-19, it implemented measures such as fee reductions and payment deferrals amounting to about 2 trillion KRW (estimated for 2020 and 2021), promotion of Incheon Airport-type job support projects, and support for local currency and stabilization funds for local small business owners targeting vulnerable groups in the region.

Kim Kyung-wook, President of Incheon Airport Corporation, said, "We are very honored that our efforts for the mutual development of the aviation industry and local communities have been recognized even in the crisis caused by COVID-19," adding, "We will continue to lead the spread of ESG values based on relentless innovation and faithfully fulfill the social responsibilities of a public enterprise."

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