Yeongsangang Regional Environmental Office Operates Council to Foster Green Industry

The Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office announced on the 7th that it is operating a consultative body with related organizations to foster the green industry in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions.

The consultative body consists of a total of eight public and private related organizations: Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office, Gwangju-Jeonnam Small and Medium Venture Business Administration, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Jeollanam-do, Kim Dae-jung Convention Center, Jeollanam-do Environmental Industry Promotion Agency, Jeollanam-do Environmental Industry Association, and Korea Air Industry Promotion Association.

The main role is to identify the current status of the green industry in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions and seek ways to foster and support it.

This includes actively promoting support projects to companies and preparing measures to prioritize support for those companies.

The consultative body classified and selected 2,473 small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in the green industry within the region, and as of last year, supported 1,351 companies with 318.2 billion won.

The support projects include green industry commercialization, job stability funds, eco startups, regionally tailored jobs, SME growth consulting, and smart factory dissemination and expansion.

This year, through cooperation and communication, the 'Green Industry-SME Customized Support Project' plans to be expanded and promoted in various areas such as finance, export, and startups.

They also plan to listen to proposals and suggestions from companies in the green industry sector to discover regulatory improvements and support measures.

For demanders such as large corporations and administrative agencies, additional support measures will be sought, including promoting and encouraging the preferential use and application of products or technologies from green industry companies in our region.

From September 6th to 8th, the 'Korea Climate Environment Energy Expo' will be held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center.

At this event, companies will be provided with promotional opportunities through specialized green industry exhibitions and export consultation meetings, and briefings on government and local government support projects will be conducted.

Jeong Seon-hwa, head of the Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office, said, "The Environmental Office will serve as a focal point for fostering the green industry in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions and will strive to establish a support foundation to revitalize the green industry within the region."

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