Employee Training Platform 'Sunny'
23,000 Participants in Just 6 Months
Members of SK Group are participating in the KAIST advanced course on environmental energy at the Sunny Learning Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul. [Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] The number of participants in the environmental learning program on ‘Sunny (mySUNI)’, an employee education platform operated by SK Group, has increased to 23,000 in just six months. As a platform established to cultivate experts in various fields, it reflects high employee engagement amid the group’s emphasis on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management at the corporate level.
According to SK Group on the 24th, Sunny was launched early last year with eight fields including artificial intelligence (AI), happiness, and social value, and has since expanded to areas such as semiconductors and environmental business model storytelling. In May, to align with the group’s eco-friendly business drive and enhance employees’ understanding and work capabilities, the existing Energy Solutions College was reorganized into the Environmental College. The Environmental College offers a total of seven channels and 62 courses, covering net zero (carbon neutrality), hydrogen energy, circular economy, energy solutions, green policy, green finance, and Why Green. Employees actively use Sunny to develop future capabilities, from understanding the necessity of eco-friendly business to the principles of core technologies.
Through this, the group is widely promoting eco-friendly business both internally and externally. At the Icheon Forum held in August, the responsible departments held an environmental session to share expertise, and since early this year, they have been operating advanced environmental and energy courses in collaboration with KAIST’s Graduate School of Green Growth. Including affiliates, 46 employees have completed the first course, and the second course is currently underway. SK Ecoplant, which has decided to transform into a comprehensive environmental company, recognizes the eco-literacy course as a qualification for all employees, while SK E&S is providing hydrogen-related content through management and external experts.
As SK Group’s top priority this year is innovation in eco-friendly business, they are strengthening courses in related fields to improve organizational capabilities. A Sunny representative said, “Fundamental change toward eco-friendly business starts with the employees, who are the main actors, empathizing and enhancing their capabilities. We will actively support the business model transformation of each affiliate by planning customized courses for each field.”
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