Asia’s largest urban art fair 'Urban Break 2021' opens Wednesday

Asia’s largest urban art fair “Urban Break 2021” will open on Wednesday and run until Aug. 1 at Coex in southern Seoul. The fair, which centers on urban contemporary art and street culture, features over 1,200 works by approximately 100 artists. ...

2021-07-27

Woori Financial Group vows to go net zero, commits to ESG

Woori Financial Group on Monday vowed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from its business and its asset portfolio and invest and make loans totaling 100 trillion won ($87.2 billion) into ESG-related businesses.

2021-07-12

Lotte's Shin Dong-bin encourages forward-looking thinking

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin told key employees on Thursday to look back on the past and to actively invest in discovering new businesses for innovation.

2021-07-01

DSME sets up ESG division to support eco-friendly business

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) set up an ESG division to support its eco-friendly business in step with increasing renewable energy use in the shipbuilding industry, the shipbuilder said Thursday.

2021-06-24

Hana offers $600M in ESG bonds

Hana Bank said Thursday it floated $600 million worth of environment, social and governance (ESG) bonds to help support eco-friendly projects.

2021-06-10

Shopping small

KT CEO Ku Hyeon-mo, left, visits a stand in front of the KT building in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Tuesday.

2021-05-25

ESG meeting

Participants to the 1st U.S.-Korea ESG Forum, including Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, James Kim and Kwon Tae-shin pose for a photo at the FKI conference center in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Thursday.

2021-05-13

On a scale of S to D, just how confusing is ESG?

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a buzzword for companies all over the world, but conflicting ESG scores is the latest issue to confound companies and investors. “Whose tune shall we dance to?”

2021-04-22

ESG goals

KT CEO Ku Hyeon-mo, left, poses with Choi Jang-bok, right, chairman of KT's labor union, after signing an ESG management agreement at KT Square in Jongno, central Seoul on Thursday.

2021-04-15

JB Financial Group established ESG committee

JB Financial Group said Wednesday that it established a committee dedicated to environment, social and governance (ESG) management under the board of directors.

2021-04-14

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