"Listening to the Community"... Busan Port Authority Consecutively Selected as a 'Community Contribution Recognized Company'

Achieving Top Grade, Problem Solving Using Human and Material Resources

Busan Port Authority (BPA) has been consecutively selected as a ‘Community Contribution Recognized Company.’

On the 14th, BPA announced that it had been selected for two consecutive years as a ‘Community Contribution Recognized Company,’ jointly organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea National Council on Social Welfare.

The Community Contribution Recognition System, targeting public and private companies and organizations nationwide, evaluates contribution activities in the fields of Environment (E), Society (S), and Governance (G) on a five-level scale.

Busan Port Authority received favorable evaluations at levels 4 to 5 across all 25 detailed evaluation indicators in the fields of environment, society, and governance.

Based on a total score of 210 points, BPA achieved the highest level, Level 5, with a score of 199.34 points, which is 32.34 points higher than the 167 points received when it was first recognized last year.

Busan Port Authority ESG Management Office team members receiving the Community Contribution Recognition Plaque.

BPA is recognized for contributing to improving the quality of life of local residents and revitalizing the community by utilizing human and material resources of Busan Port to communicate and interact with nonprofit organizations. It was highly evaluated for recognizing and solving local issues together with various stakeholders and sharing and spreading the results internally and externally, thereby fostering a culture of sharing in the local community.

Additionally, BPA focused on environmental management by promoting various eco-friendly projects for carbon neutrality, such as resource circulation projects using construction waste, and systematically and proactively responding to various risk factors that could impact the local community, achieving the highest level in environmental and ethical management fields.

Furthermore, BPA was recognized for excellent communication with the local community through various social contribution activities, including efforts to solve environmental problems such as the ‘Plastic In Busan’ project via the Busan Regional Problem-Solving Platform, the ‘BPA Hope Pantry’ project to foster a culture of sharing, and the utilization of idle port land for local economic revitalization, including attracting and operating ‘port-type urban agriculture facilities.’

BPA President Kang Jun-seok said, “We have worked hard on co-growth efforts to jointly consider and solve the problems faced by the local community for a sustainable Busan Port,” adding, “We will continue to promote systematic contribution activities through communication and cooperation to resolve the issues faced by various parts of the local community that are actually experiencing difficulties.”

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