SK Innovation to restore Vietnam’s mangrove forests in ESG initiative
SK Innovation Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tra Vinh, a province in southern Vietnam and MangLub, a local soci...
Hyundai Motor eyes hydrogen value chain leadership
Hyundai Motor Group will expand its cooperation with global companies to boost its presence in the hydrogen value chain from production to distribut...
Hyundai Motor to restore forest ecosystem
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Restoration Project with...
Naver beleaguered by weak Korean businesses amid Line woes
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. is struggling with sluggish core domestic businesses – commerce, search and sports – as Jap...
Korean big tech firms join Korea’s AI strategy council
The South Korean government has launched an artificial intelligence strategy council, jointly with domestic big tech firms such as Naver Corp. and K...
Samsung gets AWS platinum certification for water stewardship
Samsung Electronics Co. has been awarded the highest level of certification for water management by the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), a le...
Generational shift in SK leadership with chairman’s cousin on front line
SK Group is setting out for a new era, tapping younger leaders in their 40s and 50s to lead South Korea’s second-largest group in its mission ...
LG Elec joins governing body of SOAFEE
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it became the ninth member of the governing body of the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge ...
SK Forest, NH Securities to cut CO2 emissions in East Timor
South Korea’s SK Forest Co. and NH Investment & Securities on Friday held a launching ceremony for their joint supply of high-efficiency c...
BTS Forest created in Seoul by fans' donations
“BTS Forest” has been created in Seoul’s Nanji Hangang Park, South Korea’s largest music streaming service Melon announced o...
S.Korea's online voting service company exports its techs to Kyrgyzstan
South Korea's online voting service company Kevoting announced on Wednesday that its mobile voting platform service was adopted for the local counci...
SK Innovation steps up carbon offset, green investments
SK Innovation Co., the refinery and chemicals unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK, is poised to strengthen its eco-friendly b...
POSCO Gwangyang Works obtains green data center certificiation
POSCO Gwangyang Works, one of the two pillar steel mills of POSCO Holdings Inc. together with Pohang Works, obtained a Green Data Center Bronze Grad...
Nexen Tire and Design Council Busan join hands for futuristic models
Nexen Tire said on Thursday that it has developed three types of future concept tires, including "BTR," "Mearth," and "Nocturne," in collaboration...
Korea hydrogen council launches $382 mn fund
The Korea H2 Business Summit, a business council established by South Korea’s leading conglomerates to invest in the hydrogen industry, launch...
POSCO to deploy more industrial robots at workplaces
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to deploy more industrial robots at its factories to improve productivity and ...
Korean conglomerates bet big on hydrogen, launch H2 council
South Korea’s major conglomerates are going big on hydrogen, launching a business council and investing heavily in related projects to gain th...
Korea’s hydrogen council to launch Sept. 8; Hyundai to unveil new tech
The South Korean version of the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led initiative to harness the clean energy source, will officially launch on Sept. 8 ...
Hyundai, SK, POSCO, Hyosung agree to launch Korea’s hydrogen council
Hyundai Motor Group and three other South Korean conglomerates have agreed to launch an industry-wide consultative body on hydrogen, underscoring an...
NPS launches stewardship responsible division
The National Pension Service has set up a division to fulfill its stewardship responsibilities as South Korea’s largest institutional investor after i...
KIC to allocate $300 mn to ESG fund; to adopt stewardship code in January
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will allocate around $300 million to an environment, social and governance (ESG) integrated fund and embrace stewar...
NPS studies stewardship code adoption in 2017
The National Pension Service (NPS) is preparing to introduce a Stewardship Code which is aimed at encouraging institutional investors to actively part...
