Hyundai Mobis Conducts Ecological Protection Activities at Jincheon Miho River

Ecosystem Conservation Activities Held
in Celebration of World Water Day

Hyundai Mobis announced on the 31st that it conducted ecosystem protection activities around the Miho River area in Jincheon, Chungbuk, as part of its eco-friendly social contribution efforts. Hyundai Mobis, which operates an automotive electronic components factory in Jincheon, has been carrying out various activities to restore and preserve biodiversity in the areas near its production base.

On the occasion of 'World Water Day,' the event, promoted together with the social cooperative Hangang, was attended by about 100 Hyundai Mobis employees and their families who voluntarily participated, along with about 200 local resident volunteers. The environmental cleanup activities aimed to remove elements that damage the environment and landscape and threaten the habitats of flora and fauna, in order to manage the Miho River area as a space where diverse ecological species can live.

Since 2012, Hyundai Mobis has been continuing eco-friendly social contribution activities centered around the Miho River area for over 10 years. It invested a total of 10 billion KRW to create an ecological forest called Mir Forest in the Miho River area and donated it to Jincheon County in 2022. Since then, it has been conducting various projects including quarterly ecological environment monitoring, annual environmental cleanup volunteer activities, and three large-scale biological exploration activities annually.

Hyundai Mobis conducted an ecosystem protection social contribution activity around the Miho River area in Jincheon, Chungbuk. Photo by Hyundai Mobis

In 2023, Hyundai Mobis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jincheon County and the social cooperative Hangang to create a biodiversity ecosystem around the Miho River area. Starting with the restoration of the Miho Jonggae (Korean endemic fish), the focus is now on creating wetlands where various species can inhabit. Ultimately, the plan is to establish a biodiversity system by analyzing the results of ecosystem restoration activities, such as whether the population has increased. Earlier this month, an international symposium and a Korea-Japan joint academic conference were held for research, conservation, and restoration of freshwater fish including the Miho Jonggae.

During the event, participants walked around the confluence area of the Miho River and Baekgok Stream in Jincheon, picking up trash and removing invasive plant species such as Mile-a-minute vine and Oriental bittersweet. They also had an ecological experience session with an ecological interpreter, touring clean natural sites such as Nongdari Bridge and the Metasequoia Road in the Miho River Mir Forest area. Hyundai Mobis plans to continue differentiated social contribution activities themed on local biodiversity conservation in the field of environmental preservation, which is considered a key indicator of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management.

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