Kia and The Ocean Cleanup Win Sustainability Management of the Year
Recognized for Three Years of Joint Marine Plastic Collection and Recycling Efforts
Kia Pledges Continued Innovation for a Sustainable Future
Kia announced on the 16th that it was selected for the Sustainability Management of the Year category at Newsweek's '2025 Great Disruptive Innovators in the Global Automotive Industry' awards ceremony held on the 15th (local time) at the World Trade Center in New York, USA.
In 2022, Kia signed a global partnership with the Dutch non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup to create a sustainable planet, and was honored with the Sustainability Management of the Year award in recognition of the achievements of their three-year partnership.
Newsweek, a leading global current affairs weekly magazine founded in 1933, has been hosting the 'Great Disruptive Innovators in the Global Automotive Industry' awards annually since 2022. This year, individuals, organizations, and products that have led creative changes in the automotive industry were selected across a total of 10 categories.
Kia was selected for the Sustainability Management category at Newsweek's "2025 Great Disruptive Innovators in the Global Automotive Industry" awards ceremony held on the 15th (local time) at the World Trade Center in New York, USA. Photo by Kia
The partnership between Kia and The Ocean Cleanup, which won the Sustainability Management of the Year category, was established in 2022. Over the past three years, they have jointly conducted marine plastic waste collection and recycling activities, leading sustainability management and creating social value.
In particular, since the partnership was formed in 2022, Kia emphasized that it has spared no essential support, including financial resources crucial to the project, enabling The Ocean Cleanup to collect over one million pounds (approximately 450,000 kg) of plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Ryu Chang-seung, Head of Kia Customer Experience Division, stated, "Over the past three years, through our global partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, we have recorded an unprecedented amount of marine plastic collection," and added, "We will continue innovative efforts to provide solutions for a sustainable future, such as the attempt to apply recycled plastic from The Ocean Cleanup to automotive parts for the first time."
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