KT&G Donates 120 Million KRW to Support Free Meals for Vulnerable Groups

'Sharing Love through Meal Service' Activity
Warmth Provided by 'Sangsang Fund' Created with Employee Donations
Monthly Meal Distribution Volunteer Participation Planned

KT&G announced on the 20th that it has donated approximately 120 million KRW to the Community Chest of Korea to support free meals for neighbors in need through the "Sharing Love Meal Service" sponsorship.

Lee Sang-hak, Head of KT&G Sustainability Management Division (fifth from the right), and KT&G employees and related personnel are taking a commemorative photo at the donation ceremony for the 'Sharing Love Meal Service' sponsorship fund.
[Photo by KT&G]

KT&G (President Baek Bok-in) donated approximately 120 million KRW in sponsorship funds for the 'Sharing Love Meal Service' to the Community Chest of Korea on the 19th to support free meals for neighbors in need. The photo shows Lee Sang-hak, Head of KT&G Sustainability Management Division (Vice President, fifth from the right), and KT&G employees and related personnel taking a commemorative photo at the donation ceremony.

The sponsorship fund was raised through the "Sangsang Fund," which is composed of voluntary donations from KT&G employees. The Sangsang Fund, launched in 2011, is KT&G's unique social contribution fund where employees voluntarily donate a certain amount of their monthly salary, and the company matches the same amount in a "matching grant" format. The fund is used to support underprivileged groups domestically and internationally and to address urgent social issues.

Previously, KT&G employees and volunteers delivered the sponsorship funds and volunteered at the free meal center "Warm Filling Place" near Seoul Station. KT&G plans to regularly support meal costs for free meal services targeting vulnerable groups at Warm Filling Place and "Daejeon Seongmo House" for the next year, and employees will participate in meal distribution volunteering every month.

Since 2018, KT&G has continued the "Sharing Love Meal Service," a free meal support activity to improve the quality of life and balanced nutrition for vulnerable groups. The total accumulated sponsorship amount has reached 790 million KRW, benefiting approximately 120,000 people. Additionally, KT&G donated the "Hope Meal Truck" to Warm Filling Place to directly visit and provide meals to neighbors in need within the community.

A KT&G representative stated, "We hope that the hands of our employees can be of some help to neighbors who are going through lonely and difficult times," and added, "We will continue to actively carry out social contribution activities to further spread the culture of sharing."