ESG Report 2022-2023 - Flipbook - Page 48
HIGHLIGHTS
INTRO
ESG MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PRIORITY AREA
APPENDIX
Hankook Tire & Technology ESG Report 2021/22
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Support for the Growth of Local Communities
Protecting endangered species in Daejeon
150,000 for the maximum period of 12 months to provide aid to
Hankook Tire & Technology signed an MOU in 2019 to restore
vulnerable youth who otherwise are challenged to benefit from
endangered species in Daejeon in conjunction with the
Geum River Environmental Office, the Daejeon Metropolitan
City Government, Soon Chun Hyang University, Chollipo
Arboretum, the Daejeon Choongnam Civic Group for Ecosystem
Protection, and the Daejeon Office of the Korea Federation for
social housing. We will further expand this project in cooperation
with the Korea Land & Housing Corporation and the Seoul
Housing and Communities, and provide 15 social houses to 250
households in 2022.
Environmental Movements. For three years between October
DreamWith project
2018 and September 2021, this project aimed to restore the
Since 2018, we have supported the DreamWith project to
population of black shinners, the flagship fish species* of the
empower community members to voluntarily engage in
city, as well as three endangered plant species (Abeliophyllum
identifying and resolving local issues. In 2021, we teamed up
distichum, Iris minutoaurea Makino, and Iris ruthenica Ker Gawl).
with ‘underdogs’, an organization with extensive community
In 2021, we released 1,500 black shinners bred and reared by
projects, to support a total of 10 beneficiaries with financial
the Soon Chun Hyang University’s species restoration center into
support, training and follow-up support to enable them to launch
the Yudeung Stream in Daejeon. In addition, we planted 200 Iris
products and services and organize communities to address local
ruthenica Ker Gawl and 200 Iris minutoaurea Makino each near
issues. In 2022, we plan to identify and support 10 organizations
the Secheon Park at Sikjang Mountain to successfully bring this
and ensure that beneficiaries from diverse areas generate
three-year project to a close.
growth synergy through public-private cooperation.
1,112 households
in total
Social housings supplied
48 houses in total
(2016~2021)
* Flagship species refer to wild animals and plants that reflect the ecological,
geographical and cultural characteristics of a specific area and thus warrant protection
for their symbolic significance
Top) Together Housing / Bottom) Community Power Plant
Social housing project
Our social housing project has been operating since 2016 to
help resolve the emerging social issue of residential instability
that often affects the youth. This public-private cooperation
project undertaken jointly with social investment funds of the
Seoul City Government has scaled up to KRW 14.8 billion over
the years. In 2021, this project provided a total of nine social
houses to 340 households, its cumulative housing supplies since
2016 amounted to 48 social houses to serve 1,112 households.
Since 2020, this project has been accompanied by deposit
support to provide up to KRW 15 million in interest-free loans
for up to four years as well as rent support to provide up to KRW
Protecting endangered species in Daejeon