GS Caltex Employees Participate in Step Donation Campaign to Support Marine Cleanup Activities

Securing 50 Million Won in Donations Through 29 Days of Employee Participation
CEO Heo Se-hong: "Small Efforts in Daily Life Create Positive Impact"

GS Caltex has launched carbon reduction activities in daily life through a step donation campaign in which employees directly participate.

On the last day of the GS Caltex employee step donation campaign, the 21st, the company held a 'Step Donation x Walking Day' event walking about 5 km from GS Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul to Jamwon Hangang Park, the company announced on the 22nd. The event was attended by CEO Heo Se-hong and employees.

Heo Se-hong, CEO of GS Caltex (center), and employees participated in a step donation campaign by walking from GS Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul to Jamwon Hangang Park on the 21st.
[Photo by GS Caltex]

The GS Caltex employee step donation campaign is an activity combined with social contribution to practice the will to reduce carbon in daily life as part of the 'Green Transformation,' which is intensifying carbon reduction in existing businesses and low-carbon new businesses. Replacing 100 km of driving by car with walking can reduce 13 kg of carbon dioxide.

The campaign was conducted voluntarily by employees for 29 days from the 23rd of last month to the 21st of this month. A total of 160 million steps were accumulated, exceeding the initial goal of 100 million steps, raising 50 million KRW in donations.

GS Caltex plans to use this donation to carry out 'beach trash plogging' activities together with the East Asia Sea Community Corporation 'Ocean.' They will conduct cleanup volunteer activities collecting coastal and underwater trash on the uninhabited Kamak Island and Geomun Island located in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, and additionally select 12 volunteer teams composed of citizen divers to engage in beach trash collection activities nationwide.

CEO Heo Se-hong said, "I hope that these small efforts and behavioral changes in daily life will become an opportunity to continuously spread positive influence on the environment we live in."

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