Hotel Shilla Receives Prime Minister's Commendation for 'Sustainable Management Government Award'

Hotel Shilla announced on the 15th that it received the Prime Minister's Commendation at the '2023 Sustainable Management Meritorious Government Awards' in recognition of its active fulfillment of social responsibility through sustainable management.

Kim Jun-hwan, Executive Director and Head of the Management Support Team at Hotel Shilla (center in the photo), is taking a commemorative photo after receiving the Prime Minister's Commendation at the '2023 Sustainable Management Government Awards.'
[Photo by Hotel Shilla]

The Sustainable Management Meritorious Government Awards are given to organizations that actively practice social responsibility through sustainable management and contribute to enhancing industrial competitiveness through exemplary management activities. It began in 2006 as the 'Sustainable Management Grand Prize,' was renamed the 'Korea Beloved Company Government Award' in 2013, and changed to its current name in 2020. The award ceremony for the '2023 Sustainable Management Meritorious Government Awards,' hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Productivity Center, was held at the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) Tower in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, where Hotel Shilla received the Prime Minister's Commendation.

The main evaluation criteria for the Sustainable Management Meritorious Government Awards include achievements in environment, social, and governance-based sustainable management and performance in implementing national policy tasks. Hotel Shilla was recognized for its contributions such as launching the eco-friendly slogan 'The Green, The Shilla,' conducting campaigns to spread eco-friendly consumption culture, and various shared growth activities that promote development together with partners and local communities.

This year, Hotel Shilla declared the inaugural year of ESG management, established and operates an ESG committee under the board of directors to accelerate ESG activities, and continuously dedicates itself to fundamental corporate activities through third-party certifications from external organizations.

In June, Hotel Shilla published its Sustainable Management Report, and in September, newly acquired ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification, establishing the industry's first integrated certification system for ISO 9001/14001/45001 quality, environment, and occupational health and safety management systems. In October, it also received an overall ESG grade of A from the Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS), with A grades in environment, social, and governance categories.

A Hotel Shilla representative said, “We will continue to strive to grow into a sustainable 100-year company together with various stakeholders based on steady and consistent ESG management.”

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