Seongnam City Signs 'ESG Environmental Sector Win-Win Cooperation' Agreement with 7 Companies, Organizations, and Research Institutes

Carrying Out Environmental Protection Activities
Including Planting Native Species

Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sang-jin) signed a business agreement on the 18th at Moran Hall on the 2nd floor of City Hall with seven companies, organizations, and research institutes for 'ESG Environmental Sector Win-Win Cooperation.'

Seongnam City signed a business agreement for win-win cooperation in the ESG environmental sector with seven companies, organizations, and research institutes on the 18th at Moran Hall on the 2nd floor of City Hall. Photo by Seongnam City

The companies, organizations, and research institutes that signed the agreement are Naver Corporation, HK Inno.N Co., Ltd., KT Corporation, Coupang Eats Service Co., Gachon University ESG Center, The Academy of Korean Studies, and Keundam ESG Seongnam.

The event was attended by Lee Jin-chan, Deputy Mayor of Seongnam, and representatives from each company, organization, and research institute, who jointly signed the agreement.

According to the agreement, collaborative activities between Seongnam City and the companies, organizations, and research institutes to realize sustainable environmental values will be carried out until the end of the year.

These activities will include environmental protection efforts such as removing invasive species and planting native plants at six locations operated by the city, including Tancheon Taepyeong Wetland Ecological Park (Taepyeong-dong) and Pangyo Environmental Ecology Learning Center (Sampyeong-dong).

Additionally, there will be biodiversity exploration and firefly exploration experience activities.

A Seongnam City official stated, "Through this agreement, we will establish a cooperative system between the city and companies, organizations, and research institutes to become a city leading ESG centered on the environmental sector."

ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, referring to the social values that institutions and companies should pursue for sustainable development.

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