NongHyup Bank Holds Plaque Ceremony for '2021 Proud Agricultural Food Company Award'

Jijunseop, Executive Vice President of the Agricultural and Green Finance Division at NH Nonghyup Bank (second from the left), visited Hwasan, an agricultural corporation specializing in poultry processing located in Iksan, Jeonbuk, on the 18th. He held a plaque ceremony for the 2021 "Proud Agrifood Company Award" and took a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] NH Nonghyup Bank visited Hwasan, an agricultural corporation specializing in poultry processing, and held the plaque ceremony for the 2021 'Proud Agrifood Company Award,' the bank announced on the 19th.

Now in its 8th year, the 'Proud Agrifood Company Award' is given to outstanding companies among agrifood businesses nationwide that transact with Nonghyup Bank, based on business performance and growth potential. Including the 10 companies awarded this year, a total of 101 companies have received the award.

Starting this year, Nonghyup Bank explained that preferential points are applied to companies practicing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management when selecting awardees, aiming to discover companies striving for sustainable development of agriculture and the agrifood industry through eco-friendly and sharing practices. Awarded companies receive various benefits such as preferential loan interest rates, free agrifood business consulting including tax and accounting, and support for expanding sales channels.

At the plaque ceremony, Deputy Governor Jisun Seop stated, “Nonghyup Bank, having ESG management DNA from its inception, will actively leverage this advantage to expand support for agrifood companies excelling in ESG practices and do its best to contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture and the agrifood industry.”

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