KOSHA Labor and Management Enter ESG Management... Online and Offline Launch Ceremony Held

At the ESG Management Declaration Ceremony of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency held on the 14th, Chairman Park Duyong (left) and Labor Union Chairman Hwang Dongjun (right) adopted a joint declaration.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) held an ‘ESG Management Declaration Ceremony’ on the 14th to create sustainable future value.

The ESG management declaration ceremony, referring to the non-financial factors of companies: Environment, Social, and Governance, was held both on-site and through the digital virtual reality platform, Metaverse.

Park Duyong, Chairman of the Safety and Health Agency, and Hwang Dongjun, Chairman of the Labor Union, attended the on-site ceremony, while 150 participants including the Citizen Participation Innovation Group and agency employees joined online.

At the ceremony, labor and management representatives adopted a joint ESG management declaration and announced KOSHA’s unique ESG management vision, goals, and tasks.

The joint declaration expressed the commitment to realize the values of environment, safety, and transparency, aiming for the agency to become a global specialized institution in safety and health.

After the ceremony, in the virtual space implemented via Metaverse, activities such as an ESG quiz and visits to the KOSHA ESG promotional hall were conducted, providing an opportunity for employees to empathize with ESG management.

The agency set the ESG management vision as ‘Clean KOSHA leading the creation of a safe working environment and realization of social value,’ aiming to achieve greenhouse gas reduction targets, co-growth, excellent customer satisfaction ratings, and the highest comprehensive integrity grade.

It established strategic goals of implementing eco-friendly industrial accident prevention services (E), creating social value centered on the public (S), and realizing transparent management (G), along with 12 strategic tasks and 37 execution tasks.

KOSHA plans to strengthen its role as a comprehensive specialized institution in safety and health to ensure that safety and health management is established and implemented in both private and public sectors.

Chairman Park Duyong stated, “ESG management is essential even for public institutions carrying out projects for the public,” adding, “We will fulfill the agency’s role and responsibility by providing transparent, eco-friendly industrial accident prevention services centered on the public.”

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