Huh Chang-soo, Former Chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, Discusses Environmental Regulation Reform Cooperation with Minister Han Hwa-jin
FKI Proposes 26 On-Site Improvement Tasks Related to Carbon Reduction and Chemical Substances
Huh Chang-soo, former chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (left), is shaking hands with Han Hwa-jin, Minister of Environment, who visited the Federation on the 30th.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) announced that Chairman Huh Chang-soo discussed ways to establish a cooperative system for environmental regulation reform with Han Hwa-jin, Minister of Environment, who visited the FKI on the afternoon of the 30th.
Chairman Huh expressed gratitude for Minister Han's commitment to "rationally improving regulations while maintaining the policy goal of environmental protection" and stated, "We will actively identify and propose difficulties faced by companies due to environmental regulations."
At the meeting, the FKI and the Ministry of Environment agreed to strengthen their cooperative network by establishing a hotline for the prompt improvement of environmental regulations. Additionally, based on feedback from member companies, the FKI proposed 26 environmental regulation improvement tasks related to carbon reduction, chemical substances, and more.
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Regarding chemical substance registration, they proposed exempting registration for substances judged to have significantly low risk of exposure or leakage or no harm. Concerning carbon reduction, they requested the Ministry of Environment to strive to designate carbon reduction technologies as national strategic technologies to support the development of environmental technologies, which is essential for achieving the national greenhouse gas reduction targets. Furthermore, 26 tasks related to chemical substance registration and management, waste and resource circulation, air environment, and carbon reduction were delivered to the Ministry of Environment, including activating the recycling of industrial water and exempting self-measurement obligations for trace pollutants that occur accidentally.
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