Korea Zinc Receives Ministerial Award for Outstanding ESG Environmental Management

Ministerial Award at the National Sustainability ESG Conference

Korea Zinc announced that it was selected as an "Outstanding ESG Environmental Management Company" at the 20th National Sustainability ESG Conference and received the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Award.

The event, held on May 7 at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, was co-hosted by the Korea Journalists Association and the ESG Research Institute at Korea University, with support from the Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment.

Korea Zinc was recognized as an award recipient for its eco-friendly smelting technology and its competitiveness in resource circulation-based business. The company recovers valuable metals from waste resources such as electronic waste (E-Waste) to produce products based on "100% recycled raw materials." Its copper and silver products have also received 100% recycled material production certification from global certification bodies.

Additionally, Korea Zinc has secured Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) certifications for major products such as zinc, lead, gold, silver, and copper, and is operating Clean Slag technology, which recycles smelting by-products as industrial aggregate.

Korea Zinc is also expanding its "Troika Drive" strategy, focusing on its subsidiaries in Australia and the United States to promote renewable energy, green hydrogen, and resource circulation businesses.

Social contribution activities were also cited as a reason for the award. Korea Zinc continues to support vulnerable groups in local communities, including the elderly, children, people with developmental disabilities, and single-parent families, through social contribution activities amounting to about 8 billion won annually.

Jung Mokyung, President of Sustainability Management Division at Korea Zinc, said, "It is meaningful to be selected as an outstanding ESG environmental management company," adding, "We will continue to contribute to the sustainable development of the national economy through eco-friendly management and the fulfillment of social responsibility."