Busan Transportation Corporation Selected as 'Best Institution' for Public Green Procurement Implementation

Top Local Public Enterprise Among 1,160 Central Government and Public Institutions

Purchased Green Products Worth 9.2 Billion KRW Including Rebar and LED Fluorescent Lamps... Leading ESG Management

Busan Transportation Corporation was the only local public enterprise nationwide to be selected as an excellent institution in the ‘Public Green Procurement Implementation Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, receiving the Minister of Environment Award.

This evaluation is conducted annually by the Ministry of Environment to encourage active green product purchases by central government, local governments, and public institutions. It selects outstanding institutions based on green product purchase performance, improvement in purchases, and implementation efforts among nationwide mandatory green product purchasing organizations.

Green products are those that minimize energy and resource input as well as greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions, according to the ‘Act on the Promotion of Green Product Purchase.’

The corporation was recognized for increasing its green product purchase amount by 416% compared to the previous year by purchasing green products such as rebar, power cables, and LED lighting, and was selected as the best institution in the local public enterprise category.

Lee Byung-jin, president of Busan Transportation Corporation, said, “We are pleased that our efforts to practice carbon-neutral green growth have been externally recognized,” adding, “We will take the lead in purchasing and using green products and do our best to implement carbon neutrality and ESG management.”

Busan Transportation Corporation.

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