Homeplus, Company-wide Internalization of ESG Management... "Achievements in Carbon Neutrality, etc."

On the 20th, Homeplus succeeded in company-wide internalization of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management just over four months after launching the 'ESG Committee' last August.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chunhan] Homeplus announced on the 20th that it has successfully internalized ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management company-wide within just over four months since the launch of the ‘ESG Committee’ last August.

The ‘Homeplus All For Zero - Sharing Together, Reducing Together,’ which the ESG Committee introduced for the first time this month, will operate as an ESG campaign brand. It embodies the vision of a responsible distribution company creating a better world for the next generation and the goal of realizing a sustainable world through expanding the values of eco-friendliness and sharing. The key focus areas for the next five years have been set as carbon neutrality (waste reduction, greenhouse gas reduction) and community contribution (educational donations, sharing, and ethical consumption).

Homeplus’s ESG keyword is ‘environment.’ Homeplus is the first in the industry to obtain the Ministry of Environment’s ‘Green Store’ certification for large marts (52 stores), Express stores (1 store), and online platforms. Carbon neutrality has been practiced from the product development stage. The company has expanded the release of eco-friendly products such as label-free bottled water and recycled milk carton tissue paper, reducing approximately 30 tons of plastic waste annually generated at the consumer stage from packaging containers. Additionally, to save energy, 22 electric delivery vehicles were pilot-introduced at 14 stores, and so far, electric vehicle charging stations have been installed at 93 stores, high-efficiency LED lighting at 137 stores, and electronic price tags at 17 stores.

Environmental education and campaign programs include the e-Paran Children’s Environmental Drawing Contest. This contest started in 2000, and the first-ever untact (contactless) competition held this year saw participation from 11,269 children. In June, Homeplus launched the ‘Clean Dish’ leftover zero campaign in collaboration with the National Assembly, and its cultural centers at 121 stores operated 500 environmental education programs annually.

Sharing activities supporting local underprivileged groups will be expanded this month. Employees personally wrote letters and delivered Christmas gifts to 112 children, and about 600 employees from 61 large marts created 3,050 Sharing Plus Boxes filled with Christmas cookie party packs, which were delivered to 122 local children’s centers.

Lee Jaehoon, CEO of Homeplus, said, “By completing a company-wide ESG management system linked to the characteristics of the distribution industry, we have fulfilled our corporate social responsibility,” adding, “We will lead sustainable ESG management to become a company supported by customers and one that employees take pride in.”