BPA Holds ESG Management Seminar for Busan Port Partners

Busan Port Authority (BPA) held an ESG seminar on the 14th at Busan Port International Passenger Terminal (BPEX) to secure sustainability across the port industry.

ESG is a management term combining the first letters of three core elements for sustainable corporate management: Environment, Social, and Government. Its importance has been emphasized recently amid rapidly changing international environments such as the global supply chain crisis and climate crisis.

BPA organized this seminar to find ways to respond to issues surrounding the industry around Busan Port and to strengthen corporate responsibility, with about 60 ESG management officers from more than 10 major partner companies attending.

The seminar featured lectures by experts from the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation and the Korea Productivity Center on ▲latest ESG trends ▲understanding supply chain ESG ▲management of ultrafine dust emissions at ports ▲greenhouse gas target management systems in the port sector, followed by a Q&A session.

Participants discussed management directions for terminal operators to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in preparation for rapidly changing environmental factors such as climate change, and also shared BPA’s accumulated ESG management know-how, including methods for calculating ultrafine dust emissions.

BPA President Kang Jun-seok said, “ESG, a new management paradigm, means that corporate responsibility extends to sustainable development of economic activities, environment, and society,” adding, “We will continue to promote community formation, coexistence, and cooperation with port partners for the sustainable growth of Busan Port.”

Busan Port Authority ESG seminar in progress.

In May 2021, BPA became the first public port enterprise to declare ESG management and established the ESG Management Office in July of the same year. It publishes an annual sustainability management report detailing the institution’s ESG activities and achievements.

Last October, BPA jointly declared ESG management with 10 container terminal operators and is leading an ESG management culture through multifaceted cooperation such as ▲conversion to eco-friendly port handling equipment ▲plastic waste recycling projects ▲creating safe workplaces for workers ▲supporting co-growth of related industries ▲social contribution to local communities.

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