KT&G Selected as an Excellent Company for Youth Employment-Friendly Social Contribution

Startup Program 'Sangsang Startup Camp' Operation
169 Startup Teams Graduated · Cumulative Sales of 44.2 Billion KRW

KT&G announced on the 29th that it was selected as an Excellent Company for Youth Employment-Friendly Social Contribution at the Youth Leap Membership Conference hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Employers Federation.

Shim Young-ah, Head of ESG Management at KT&G (center), is taking a commemorative photo with Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor (left), and Sohn Kyung-shik, Chairman of the Korea Employers Federation, after receiving the plaque for an outstanding company in youth employment-friendly social contribution (ESG).
[Photo by KT&G]

The Youth Leap Membership is a public-private cooperation project that discovers companies with outstanding youth employment support activities and supports program operation and promotion. KT&G joined the membership in November 2021 to strengthen its competitiveness in youth support.

Since 2017, KT&G has been operating the "Sangsang Startup Camp" to nurture social innovation entrepreneurs who aim to solve social problems through business. Through this, it has produced 169 startup teams to date and achieved cumulative sales of 44.2 billion KRW. The 8th Sangsang Startup Camp held this year attracted a total investment of 2.7 billion KRW.

Shim Young-ah, Head of KT&G ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) Management Office, said, "We continue to provide practical support so that young entrepreneurs can grow their innovative ideas into businesses," adding, "We will sincerely support the growth of social innovation startups to revitalize the startup ecosystem and contribute to job creation."

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