Naver Collaborates with the Korean Ecological Society to Practice Eco-Friendly Management

Naver announced on the 17th that it has signed a business agreement with the Korean Ecological Society to discover biodiversity conservation measures and advance ESG management.

Through this collaboration, Naver and the Korean Ecological Society will conduct research to understand the ecological status around the data centers in Chuncheon and Connect One, and analyze the achievements of operating the Chuncheon regional business site in an eco-friendly manner for over 10 years. Based on the advice of the Korean Ecological Society, Naver plans to lead the establishment of environment management policies specialized for the IT and platform industry by discovering biodiversity conservation activities for eco-friendly data center operations.

On the 15th, Jeong Cheol, president of the Korean Ecological Society (left), and Lim Dong-a, Naver Green Partnership Leader, signed a business agreement to advance ESG management at Naver 1784. Photo by Naver

This business agreement is the first case of cooperation between a platform company and the Korean Ecological Society. Naver intends to build an ESG management system to reduce environmental impact in the biodiversity field, which has recently gained importance in the international community, through collaboration with expert academia.

Im Dong-a, leader of the Green Partnership in charge of Naver’s ESG policy, said, "As a platform company leading domestic ESG management, Naver has considered ecosystem sustainability throughout the entire process from site selection to operation of its office buildings and data centers. We plan to continuously communicate with academia to concretize measures to reduce ecological impact."

Jung Cheol-ui, president of the Korean Ecological Society and professor at Andong National University, stated, "The cooperation with Naver is an important attempt to open a sustainable future such as biodiversity conservation through the meeting of digital technology and ecology. In particular, it will provide great motivation to future generations of ecologists."

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