Pulmuone Conducts Biodiversity Exploration Near Fresh Noodle Factory in Eumseong

Leading Biodiversity Conservation
25 Employees Participate, Collecting Observation Records of 123 Species

Pulmuone announced on the 29th that it conducted a 'Biodiversity Exploration' near the Pulmuone fresh noodle factory in Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk, as part of its ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) biodiversity conservation activities.

Pulmuone employees are conducting a biodiversity exploration activity near the Pulmuone fresh noodle factory in Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk.
[Photo by Pulmuone]

Biodiversity exploration is a citizen science activity where biological experts and citizens join forces to find and catalog local species. Pulmuone, focusing on biodiversity as an important environmental issue alongside the climate crisis, operated the 'Pulmuone Biodiversity Exploration Team' composed mainly of employees for the first time among domestic companies last year.

This year's biodiversity exploration project expanded its activity range to 'Eumseong,' where Pulmuone's tofu, fresh noodle, and vegetable factories are located, and was conducted together with 25 employees from the Eumseong factory selected through a prior recruitment process.

Before the biodiversity exploration, participating employees toured the Eumseong fresh noodle factory and the factory's wastewater treatment plant to observe Pulmuone's wastewater management process, which treats wastewater at a level higher than legal standards.

Through this exploration activity, a total of 123 species were recorded, including 69 plant species, 23 species of benthic large invertebrates (water bugs), 12 fish species, and 19 bird species (including the endangered wild species level 2, the white-naped crane). The biodiversity data accumulated through the activity will be used as basic data for future site management and community cooperation.

Oh Kyung-seok, Director of Pulmuone's Sustainable Management Office, said, "As the need for ecosystem conservation arises amid rapidly changing climate conditions, we conducted biodiversity exploration by expanding the area from near the Suseo headquarters last year to Eumseong to enhance employees' understanding of the value and conservation of biodiversity, one of the important environmental issues. We plan to continue advanced and systematic biodiversity activities based on the spirit of 'respect for life'."

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