Korea Airports Corporation Holds ESSG Management Inauguration Ceremony Emphasizing Safety

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Korea Airports Corporation announced on the 7th that it held the 'ESSG (Environment·Safety·Social·Governance) Management Declaration Ceremony,' based on safety as the top priority, pursuing safe airports, inclusive airports, and a society where everyone is happy.

At the declaration ceremony, President Yoon Hyung-jung stated, “Safety, the inherent value of airport operations, is the foundation and driving force for the sustainable future growth of airport enterprises.” He declared 'ESSG management' as the corporation's management policy, announced the core ESSG tasks, and pledged to share and practice them together with the airport family.

President Yoon emphasized, “The corporation’s ESSG management declaration is not about waiting for the post-COVID era but a statement of determination to be fully prepared with the best quarantine and safety measures ahead of time,” adding, “Let us do our best to protect the precious lives and safety of workers at airports nationwide and to provide the best customer service.”

The corporation announced the core tasks of ESSG management as △ managing COVID-19 quarantine risks and proactively preparing for the post-COVID era △ establishing a company-wide safety neural network with zero-defect safety as the top core value △ reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 and achieving RE100 by 2040 △ enhancing public trust through ethical and compliance management.

The corporation’s ESSG management declaration expands and specializes the safety aspect, which is managed as a part of social responsibility in the ESG management (Environment·Social·Governance) pursued by most companies, considering that safety is the core value of airport operations. This is a differentiated ESSG management transition unique to the corporation.

President Yoon Hyung-jung said, “Now, as we overcome the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic adversity and lead the 4th Industrial Revolution and the aerospace era, ESSG management is expected to be a turning point that transforms crisis into opportunity,” and requested active participation in ESSG management from all attendees of the declaration ceremony, all executives and employees, labor unions, and subsidiaries.

Meanwhile, the corporation introduced ESG management last year, setting the goal of becoming an ‘inclusive growth platform leading the transition to an eco-friendly aviation industry.’ It has achieved various ESG management results in areas such as exceeding the government’s greenhouse gas reduction targets for 10 consecutive years, receiving the highest grade in the community contribution certification system, being the first public institution to receive an 'AA grade' in the Fair Trade Commission’s Compliance Program evaluation, and winning first place in comprehensive integrity among public enterprises in the first division for two consecutive years.

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