Participants of the "2025 Corporate Social Responsibility Conference" are taking a group photo. From the front row, left to right: So-Young Kim, Research Fellow at the Community Chest of Korea Sharing Culture Research Institute; Jin-Seon Noh, Director of the Community Chest of Korea Sharing Culture Research Institute; Eun-Mi Kim, Manager at Yuhan Corporation; Kyung-Hee Kim, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Community Chest of Korea; Byung-Jun Kim, Chairman of the Community Chest of Korea; Jae-Yeol Lee, Professor of Sociology at Seoul National University; Hyun-Sang Shin, Professor at Hanyang University Business School; Jae-Min Shin, Team Leader at Hyundai Motor Group; Seok-Geun Seon, Deputy General Manager at Shinhan Financial Group.
The Community Chest of Korea (Chairman Kim Byungjun) held the '2025 Corporate Social Contribution Conference' on November 11 at Ferrum Hall, Ferrum Tower, Jung-gu, Seoul, and officially unveiled its integrated social contribution system, the 'Community Chest of Korea Social Contribution Information Platform.'
The conference began with a keynote speech by Professor Lee Jaeyeol of Seoul National University, titled 'Social Contribution in the Platform Era: The Power of Connection, the Value of Collaboration.' In the first session, a panel discussion was held under the theme 'The Role of Platforms for Better Resource Flows,' chaired by Professor Han Woojae of Soongsil University. Representatives from Amorepacific, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and the Working Together Foundation participated, discussing the current state of social contribution and the tasks necessary for creating sustainable social value.
In the second session, Hyundai Motor Group, Shinhan Financial Group, and Yuhan Corporation each presented their representative social contribution cases. The companies shared their models for creating social value and discussed strategies for the sustainable development of social contribution.
During the panel discussion 'Changes Created by Connection,' chaired by Professor Shin Hyunsang of Hanyang University, representatives from Hyundai Motor Group, Shinhan Financial Group, Yuhan Corporation, and Public Art Prism participated. They proposed collaborative infrastructure building between companies and the field, as well as new methods of cooperation utilizing platforms.
The panel discussion of the '2025 Corporate Social Responsibility Conference' is underway. From the left, Woojae Han, Professor of Social Welfare at Soongsil University; Woori Na, Deputy Manager of the CSR Team at Amorepacific; Kyesung Park, Deputy Manager of the Construction Rental Business Division at Korea Land and Housing Corporation; and Wontae Lee, Secretary General of the Working Together Foundation.
At the conference, the integrated social contribution platform developed by the Community Chest of Korea, the 'Community Chest of Korea Social Contribution Information Platform,' was unveiled for the first time. This platform is a private-sector integrated social contribution platform that allows users to view the current status and key data of corporate social contribution at a glance, while also providing comprehensive information and analysis on various domestic and international trends in social contribution.
The platform integrates authoritative data such as corporate donation reports from the National Tax Service, electronic disclosures from the Financial Supervisory Service (DART), and management disclosures from public institutions (ALIO), along with donor and beneficiary institution data from the Community Chest of Korea. Through this, users can access ▲the social contribution status of over 1,000 organizations ▲information and support details of more than 5,000 nonprofit partner institutions nationwide that have received over 10 million KRW from the Community Chest of Korea ▲details of designated donation projects by the Community Chest of Korea ▲the status of distribution projects by topic and region, all at a glance, enabling a comprehensive understanding of the entire social contribution process.
Kim Byungjun, Chairman of the Community Chest of Korea, added, "As a corporate social contribution partner and a hub for solving social issues, the Community Chest of Korea will connect and transparently share the flow of social contribution through data using this new information platform."
The Community Chest of Korea Social Contribution Information Platform (https://csrhub.chest.or.kr) is open to all users and will be in a pilot phase throughout November to gather user feedback, with the official launch scheduled for December. Going forward, by gradually opening and sharing social contribution data, it is expected to establish itself as a new standard for social contribution in Korea.
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