Lotte Mart Receives Eco-Friendly 'Green Star' Certification for 2 Consecutive Years

The Only Large Mart Strengthening ESG Management

Lotte Mart announced on the 25th that it has obtained the ‘Green Star’ certification for the second consecutive year, following last year.

The Green Star is a certification system selected by the Korea Management Registration Institute (KMR) through consumer research conducted by the professional research agency Korea Research, recognizing products and services for their eco-friendliness in various aspects such as quality, design, and user environment. Among large marts, Lotte Mart is the only company to have received this certification.

A customer is using an unmanned bottle return machine at Lotte Mart Max Yeongdeungpo branch.
[Photo by Lotte Mart]

Since September last year, Lotte Mart has installed electric vehicle charging stations at 20 stores including the Incheon Gyeyang branch, and established solar power generation facilities utilizing rooftops and idle parking lots at 51 stores nationwide. The solar energy produces 10.1 GW of electricity annually, which is enough power for about 29,000 households with four members to use for one year.

Lotte Mart obtained Environmental Product Declaration certification for four types of bottled water, including its private brand (PB) product Only Price Mineral Water Eco. Additionally, on the 20th, it installed unmanned bottle return machines at eight stores including Max Yeongdeungpo and Siheung branches.

A Lotte Mart official stated, "In the future, we plan to expand ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management activities in various ways beyond just installing unmanned bottle return machines," adding, "We will accelerate sustainable management through eco-friendly product development, mutual growth, and social contribution, using this Green Star certification as an opportunity."

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