Yuhan-Kimberly Selected as 'UNGC Sustainable Management Leading Company' for 3 Consecutive Years

Active Participation in Women's Empowerment Principles Program
Product Donations to Improve Quality of Life for Vulnerable Groups

Yuhan-Kimberly announced on the 17th that it has been selected as a leading company in sustainable management for three consecutive years at the ‘2023 UNGC Korea Leaders Summit’ conference hosted by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Korea Network.

At the '2023 UNGC Korea Leaders Summit' held on the 16th, Jin Jae-seung, CEO of Yuhan-Kimberly (center), is taking a commemorative photo with Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General and Honorary Chairman of the UNGC Korea Association (left), and Lee Dong-geon, Chairman of the UNGC Korea Association (right), after being selected for the Sustainable Management Lead Group.
[Photo by Yuhan-Kimberly]

A Yuhan-Kimberly official stated, “Since the establishment of the UNGC Korea Network in 2007, we have led the spread of sustainable management as a role model and actively participated in the Women’s Empowerment Principles program to promote gender equality and enhance women’s competitiveness,” adding, “This recognition affirms that we are a company leading in labor, environment, anti-corruption, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in each sector.”

Yuhan-Kimberly has set a sustainable management goal to achieve more than 95% of sales from sustainable products by 2030. The company is focusing on reducing carbon emissions throughout the entire product manufacturing process, including reducing plastic usage by 50% compared to 2019, using sustainably certified forest pulp, recycled plastics, and hand towel recycling projects. It also continues public interest projects such as the ‘Our Rivers and Mountains Green Campaign,’ which includes supply chain-level solidarity activities like the ‘Green Action Alliance’ to promote a circular economy, and product donations to improve the quality of life for vulnerable groups.

The UNGC Korea Leaders Summit is the largest corporate sustainability conference in Korea. Former UN Secretary-General and Honorary Chairman of the UNGC Korea Network Ban Ki-moon, UNGC Secretary-General Sanda Ojiambo, and Chairman of the UNGC Korea Network Lee Dong-geon participated as speakers.

At the summit held the previous day, sessions on various topics were conducted, including Ban Ki-moon’s keynote speech, corporate contributions to achieving the SDGs, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) disclosure and corporate responses, corporate renewable energy transition plans, and mandatory human rights due diligence in supply chains and corporate responses.

In particular, at the ESG Committee session, Jin Jae-seung, CEO of Yuhan-Kimberly and a director of the UNGC Korea Network, participated as a panelist. CEO Jin discussed the role of the ESG committee and ESG members within Yuhan-Kimberly. He stated, “Sustainable management is now a matter of survival for companies,” and added, “Decision-making in the ESG committee should be based on expertise, substantial social and environmental changes, and impact, and it will become a critical standard for enhancing corporate sustainability and competitiveness.”

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