April is Earth Month... Hotel Industry Advances ESG Management

Wong Eun-mi, General Manager of Walkerhill (left), and Hyun Mong-ju, Director, participating in the plogging campaign held around Achasan.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] On April 22, Earth Day, the hotel industry is accelerating its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management efforts.

According to the industry on the 23rd, Walkerhill Hotel & Resort conducted a plogging campaign in celebration of Earth Day. Plogging is an activity that involves walking in a certain area while picking up trash. General Manager Hyun Mongju and other executives participated, starting from Walkerhill Hotel & Resort’s Achasan Gate and walking toward Achasan Ecological Park while collecting litter.

Walkerhill aims to create sustainable value this year, led by ESG management. In January last year, it signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with SK Comprehensive Chemical Co., Ltd. to strengthen ESG management, expressing its intention to introduce more eco-friendly elements into the services and products provided within the hotel.

The Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel also carried out ESG activities. The volunteer team visited ‘Gabriel’s House’ on the 20th to deliver snacks in person and conducted cleaning volunteer work.

On the 13th, 14th, and 18th, they conducted non-face-to-face blanket washing volunteer work at ‘Haeoreum Village’ Mother and Child Welfare Center, ‘Hyesimwon’ Orphanage, and ‘Seongsim Mother and Child Center.’ In April, hotel chefs plan to donate and serve food and snacks at free meal centers within Yongsan District.

On the 22nd, Lotte Hotel signed a business agreement with the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation to practice ESG management. Lotte Hotel plans to strengthen cooperation with the corporation to expand electrical safety infrastructure and enhance the reliability of safety management. Specifically, it focuses on systematically achieving safety goals by deepening specialized training for electrical equipment operation and conducting more precise safety inspections.

Through this agreement, Lotte Hotel will further strengthen ▲comprehensive cooperation to secure electrical equipment safety and efficient maintenance and operation ▲collaboration on electrical equipment safety inspections and testing to prevent various electrical disasters ▲capacity building through technical exchanges and information sharing related to electrical equipment ▲and other joint initiatives to practice ESG management, contributing to the development of the local community.

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