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ESG
SK Chemicals' copolyester lines certified on carbon reduction
South Korea’s SK Chemicals Co. said on Wednesday it has earned sustainability certifications for its nine copolyester product lines from UL Sol...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
South Korea aims to build world’s 6th inland base in the Antarctic
The South Korean government announced on Monday that it will build the world’s sixth inland base in the Antarctic by 2030. The Ministry of Ocea...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Geo Centric secures $363 mn in sustainability loans on favorable terms
SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean petrochemical company, said on Tuesday it has secured 475 billion won ($363 million) in sustainability-linked loan...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Electronics to support partners’ efforts to strengthen cybersecurity
LG Electronics Inc., one of South Korea’s leading home appliance makers, said on Monday it will help its business partners strengthen their cyb...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea's SK Chemicals to make chemically recycled food containers
South Korea's SK Chemicals on Tuesday said it has joined forces with Poolinglim P&P to make the nation's first food containers using chemically r...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG embraces ESG management standards with first groupwide report
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG is rapidly embracing environmental, social and governance standards as key criteria in evaluating ...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Samsung goes green as it eyes clean tech supremacy across supply chain
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone and memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it is aiming to power its entire operations with...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Hyosung showcases world’s first bio spandex at Seoul textile exhibition
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, is showcasing the world’s first commercialized plant-based spandex at an internationa...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korean exporters anxious ahead of EU's supply chain law
The majority of South Korea’s small and medium-sized exporters are concerned about a possible cancellation of orders or difficulty in winning n...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Uplus aims to recycle 100% of industrial waste in 3 years
LG Uplus Corp. announced it will recycle 100% of industrial waste from its plants by 2025.The mobile network arm of LG Corp. published a report title...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korean firms with high ESG scores show great P/E ratios
South Korean corporates’ price-earnings ratios are affected by their environmental, social and governance (ESG) management, experts said at an ...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LS Cable to step up ESG efforts by recycling wooden cable drums
LS Cable & System Ltd. is slated to begin recycling wooden cable drums as part of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) management effor...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
NCSOFT publishes second ESG report with a playbook concept
NCSOFT Corp., a leading South Korean game developer, has published its second annual sustainability report using a playbook map concept. The report, ...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG eyes clean tech supremacy with $1.5 bn spending on green projects
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG is setting its sights on clean energy technology as it steps up efforts to transform into an eco-f...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant to inject $100 mn in Korean solar energy firm Topsun
South Korea's top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co., a unit of conglomerate SK Inc., is slated to complete talks to invest 130 billion won ($9...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carve-out, bolt-on key themes driving M&As: BDA Partners
Amid escalating market uncertainties, M&As are not just a growth tactic but survival tools for businesses, Euan Rellie, co-founder and managing p...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK to invest $30 mn in ammonia-based power solutions developer Amogy
SK Innovation Co. announced Tuesday it will inject $30 million into Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc. The intermediate holding company of SK Group and the am...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hanwha to announce plans to enhance shareholder value in H2
South Korea’s Hanwha Corp. discussed on June 10 its ESG activities in the first half of this year and is set to announce plans for enhancing sh...
Jun 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korean companies rapidly embrace ESG in management standards
South Korea’s big companies are rapidly embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards by launching a dedicated ESG team to mee...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Global pension funds veto more of Korean firms' agendas
Global pension funds are expanding their influence as key shareholders of major companies in South Korea. Some of the world’s largest pension ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korean refiners: Lubricating the future of electric vehicles
With the rise of electric vehicles globally, South Korea’s major oil refiners are jockeying to become leading suppliers of lubricants and coola...
Apr 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Group hires governance expert for unprecedented reorganization
Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a 20-year governance veteran for its much-awaited corporate governance restructuring, according to those familiar ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds
POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds wo...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startups need to embrace ESG, industry insiders say
Environmental initiatives such as RE100 and high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards are not just for conglomerates anymore, accord...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Geo Centric invests $55 mn in US plastic waste recycling firm
South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. invested $55 million in US plastic waste recycling company PureCycle Technologies Inc. in a move to transform ...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
APG urges Samsung, other Korean carbon emitters to take action
Europe’s largest pension fund manager APG has urged Samsung Electronics Co. and nine other major South Korean companies to drastically cut thei...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Group improves dividend policy transparency
A growing number of LG Group units have unveiled their dividend policies for the next three years for the first time in their history, as they are do...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ETFs
The Korea Economic Daily's index set for ETF market debut
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been solidifying their position in the investment market of Korea for the past years. Individual investors in South...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Engineering’s new business keywords: Hydrogen, mini reactors
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, is reorganizing its business structu...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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