Seoul Metro Selected as an Excellent Organization for 'Environmental Technology and Management' at Seoul City Environmental Awards

First Nationwide Installation of Forced Platform Exhaust System Last Year...Achieved 22.1% Reduction in Fine Dust Concentration
Recognized for Efforts to Improve Air Quality Including Upgrading Aging Air Circulation Facilities and Expanding Smart Air Quality Management Systems
CEO Baekho: "Subway as a Representative Eco-Friendly Transportation, Will Grow into a Model ESG Management Public Enterprise"

Senior Director Kim Seong-ryeol (right) received an award from Mayor Oh Se-hoon.

Seoul Metro (President Baek Ho) was recognized for its contribution to creating a pleasant environment in Seoul and received the Seoul City Environmental Award ‘Excellence Award in Environmental Technology and Management’ from Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on the 5th.

The Seoul Metropolitan Environmental Award selects and honors a total of 21 recipients (individuals and organizations) across five categories (Climate Action, Energy Transition, Resource Circulation, Environmental Education, Environmental Technology and Management), including one grand prize winner, five excellence awards, and fifteen merit awards.

At the award ceremony, Senior Director Kim Seong-ryeol attended on behalf of President Baek Ho.

Seoul Metro has established a ‘Comprehensive Subway Fine Dust Countermeasure’ aiming to reduce the concentration of ultrafine dust in underground stations to 32㎍/㎥ or less by 2026, which is 36% lower than the legal management standard of 50㎍/㎥, and has been actively promoting air quality improvement projects.

Last year, it achieved a groundbreaking improvement by becoming the first urban railway operator nationwide to introduce a forced exhaust facility based on its own technology on platforms, reducing fine dust concentration by up to 22.1%.

It has also actively introduced innovative technologies such as upgrading old air circulation facilities mainly in stations with high fine dust concentrations and installing fine dust suction mats at stations adjacent to hiking trails and traditional markets.

Additionally, Seoul Metro signed a business agreement with FITI Testing & Research Institute, a comprehensive testing and certification organization for fine dust reduction consulting, and expanded the application of an IoT-based smart air quality management system to enhance the air quality measurement and sharing system.

Baek Ho, President of Seoul Metro, said, “I am very pleased to have our efforts to create a pleasant environment, such as improving air quality in underground stations, recognized on World Environment Day. Seoul Metro will continue to play a leading role in responding to the climate crisis as a representative low-carbon eco-friendly transportation mode and grow into a model ESG management public enterprise that fulfills its environmental responsibilities.”

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