Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Receives Minister of Environment Award for 'Resource Circulation Practice'

‘Modubium ESG Nanum’ Event: Public Sector Awards for Partner Organizations

The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (Director Park Jong-gil) received the Minister of Environment Award in the public sector at the Resource Circulation Practice Competition jointly hosted by the Ministry of Environment and E-Circular Governance.

Held under the theme "Modubium, ESG Sharing," this competition awards outstanding organizations that have led greenhouse gas reduction through recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment and the completion of a circular economy among 181 companies and public institutions participating in resource circulation.

At this event, the Service won the Minister of Environment Award by quantitatively and qualitatively evaluating waste electrical and electronic equipment discharge performance, the spread of resource circulation within the region, cooperation with related organizations, support and cooperation for events such as the resource circulation mini concert, and understanding of the initiatives.

The Service established a collection system for waste electrical and electronic equipment across seven regional headquarters, 56 branches, and 11 hospitals nationwide, and chaired the ESG working group meetings for public institutions in the Ulsan area, contributing to the expansion of these efforts to other organizations.

Additionally, it collaborated with related organizations by supporting the hosting of resource circulation mini concerts and worked hard to promote resource circulation projects and establish collection systems.

Director Park Jong-gil of the Service stated, "We will strive to set an example as a public institution in protecting the environment and reducing greenhouse gases for future generations through the establishment and spread of a culture of resource circulation practice."

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