Haenam-gun Hosts '2022 Jeollanam-do Social Economy Hanmadang'

Commitment to Communication, Cooperation, and Value Practice at Haenam County People's Square

Haenam County held the '2022 Jeollanam-do Social Economy Festival' (Photo by Haenam County).

[Haenam=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jeonnam Haenam-gun announced that it held the ‘2022 Jeollanam-do Social Economy Festival’ on the 7th at Haenam-gun Citizen Square.

Hosted by Jeollanam-do and Haenam-gun and co-organized by Haenam-gun and the Jeonnam Social Economy Festival Promotion Council, this event was held under the slogan “The Fragrance of Humans Living Together, Jeonnam Social Economy,” featuring corporate booths operated by social enterprises and village enterprises from 22 cities and counties in Jeonnam, as well as a commemorative ceremony, academic events, and side events.

The Jeonnam Social Economy Festival is held annually to bring together social economy enterprises in the province to communicate and exchange ideas, reflect on the current status of the social economy, and seek common development plans.

At the commemorative ceremony, commendations were given to the Rural Development Administration’s Agricultural Food Technology Planning and Evaluation Institute as a meritorious social economy institution and to 12 outstanding private individuals. There was also a donation ceremony for social economy enterprises and a social economy practice pledge ceremony.

About 700 participants gathered attention by pledging to practice social values, vowing that social economy entrepreneurs and all residents of the province and counties will work together to revitalize the social economy, which values people and the environment and practices solidarity and consideration, to solve pressing issues such as population decline and regional extinction.

In addition, an academic event was held in the morning with a liberal arts lecture on the theme of ‘Social Economy and ESG’ at the multipurpose room of the Culture and Arts Center. In the afternoon, a social economy forum was held in the large conference room of the county office with about 80 participants including entrepreneurs and public officials, under the theme ‘Measures to Revitalize Sales Channels for Jeonnam Social Economy.’

However, various cultural and artistic performances that were scheduled to be participated in by social economy workers in the cultural and artistic fields in the province were canceled to express condolences related to the Itaewon tragedy, and the event proceeded in a calm atmosphere.

Myung Hyun-gwan, Haenam County Governor, said in his welcoming speech, “I express my gratitude for the hard work of social economy entrepreneurs and send encouragement and applause to those who have taken the lead in practicing social values,” adding, “I hope this event will be an opportunity to better understand the social economy and expand sales channels for corporate products.”

Meanwhile, the Jeonnam Social Economy Festival has been held annually under the province’s supervision, but from this year it has been promoted through a public contest for hosting cities and counties. Haenam-gun was selected and hosted the event for the first time at the city and county level.

Haenam=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun alwatros@asiae.co.kr

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