Cool Dressing! ... BPA President Kang Jun-seok Joins the 'Cool Korea Challenge'

On the 3rd, Kang Jun-seok, President of Busan Port Authority (BPA), participated in the ‘Cool Korea Challenge’ with employees, pledging to practice energy saving in daily life.

The Cool Korea Challenge is a public campaign started with the purpose of saving cooling energy by lowering the perceived temperature while working in cool summer attire.

Having been nominated by the head of Suhyup Bank, President Kang participated in this challenge and nominated Kim Jae-gyun, President of Ulsan Port Authority, Jang Young-su, President of Pukyong National University, and Lee Jeong-haeng, Chairman of Busan Port Logistics Association as the next relay participants.

The BPA employees who joined the challenge shared their thoughts, saying, “It was an opportunity to once again realize that small practices in daily life can greatly help overcome the climate crisis.”

Participating in the challenge with light clothing along with the employees, President Kang said, “Energy saving in daily life, even in small ways, will have a significant impact on responding to climate change,” and added, “Taking this challenge as an opportunity, we will put more effort into environmental management and actively lead the response to the increasingly serious climate crisis.”

BPA employees who participated in the challenge and President Kang Joon-seok (second from the left in the front row) are taking a commemorative photo.

Since June 2022, BPA has fully introduced a dress code autonomy policy to innovate the working culture and lead energy saving efforts. It has continued eco-friendly activities that can be practiced in daily life, such as reducing disposable products, turning off lights outside necessary office spaces, and adjusting heating and cooling temperatures.

Additionally, based on an ESG management system, BPA has established the Busan Port 2050 Carbon Neutral Comprehensive Plan and is promoting the decarbonization and low-carbon transition of Busan Port to accelerate responses to the climate crisis.

Last year, BPA was recognized for its efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the port and introducing renewable energy, receiving the Carbon Neutral Green Management Award (Minister’s Award) jointly hosted by the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

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