On Feb. 7, KB Financial Group was selected as the only domestic financial institution to achieve the highest rating, “Top 1%,” in the “2023 Corporate Sustainability Assessment” announced by U.S.-based Standard & Poor’s Global (S&P Global).The highest rating of “Top 1%” in the “2023 Corporate Sustain
SK on has secured the top position in Fortune’s “Change the World” list, an accolade that recognizes the world’s most innovative companies. This achievement marks the highest-ever ranking for a global battery manufacturer.On Sept. 27 (local time), Fortune unveiled its list of “2023 World-changing In
The newly appointed CEO, Lee Hak-jae, is set to propel Incheon International Airport’s logistics services into a new era. His leadership promises to infuse fresh vitality into the airport’s logistics operations and fulfill his vision of establishing Incheon as a global logistics hub.Born in 1964, Pr
SK bioscience, an innovative vaccine and biotech company committed to promoting human health from prevention to cure, today released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.This is the company’s second ESG Report following last year to fulfill its commitment to engaging in sustain
SK bioscience, an innovative vaccine and biotech company committed to promoting human health from prevention to cure, announced that the company’s CEO, Jaeyong Ahn has virtually participated as a panelist in the academic workshop session of ‘Pandemic Product Research and Development: Insights from P
Huawei has shown up in full force for MWC Shanghai 2023, with their activities all falling under their theme of "GUIDE to the Intelligent World". This year, the company's activities include an experiential tour that takes audiences to multiple cities to learn about their technology and business,
At the opening day of MWC Shanghai 2023 today, Sabrina Meng, Huawei's Rotating Chairwoman and CFO, gave a keynote outlining the value that 5G has generated throughout its first four years of commercial use.“5G is already well on its way to driving business success,” said Meng. “It's transfor
SK Group created over 20.5 trillion won in social value (SV), up 1.6 trillion won from the previous year, through innovations in environmental and social business models last year. Social value refers to the degree to which a company has contributed to solving or alleviating social problems faced by
Hyundai Mobis is set to introduce M.Brain, a new brainwave-based technology for vehicles and healthcare, to be utilized for child psychological counseling.Hyundai Mobis announced on May 17 that it had improved the design and wearability of M.Brain, a driver inattentiveness monitoring system using br
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won visited China to attend the Boao Forum, which is sometimes called the Asian version of the Davos Forum.According to industry sources on March 28, Chairman Chey will participate in the Boao Forum held in Boao, Hainan Province of China for four days from March 28 to 31.
SK Holdings C&C won the Carbon Management Sector Honors in the industrial materials category for the second consecutive year at the 2022 CDP Korea Awards held at the Glad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul on Feb. 10.The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a not-for-profit charity that runs a global disclosure
The Social Progress Credit (SPC) scheme, a program launched by SK Group to promote social enterprises, has received favorable responses at this year's Davos Forum.According to SK Group, the World Economic Forum (WEF) secretariat, which hosts the Davos Forum, introduces SK’s SPC program in an art
Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union's Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring connectivity to about 120 million people in remote areas in more than 80 countries by 2025.Liang Hua, chairman of Huawei, announced the decision at the com
SK Group and the Korean Committee for UNICEF jointly held the 2022 Child-Friendly Enterprises Forum at the Kensington Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul on Nov. 7 to explore ways to integrate children's rights into business.The group has been leading the Happy Alliance, a social contribution network commit
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at minjae.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. KEPCO KPS’s business continuity had been in doubt over the past five years, under the previous government’s policies to remove nuclear and coal from the grid. But, the new regime is returning to
SK Group announced the results of social value creation for 2021 on May 23, and unveiled its social value measurement formula to the outside for the first time.The group has been leading the "double bottom line (DBL)" management that pursues both economic value (EV) and social value (SV) at the same
SK Hynix announced on July 28 that it has selected Eco Energen as its fifth technology innovation company and forged a technology development partnership.Eco Energen has expertise in reducing and removing pollutants. It will jointly develop scrubber water recycling technology with SK Hynix over the
A luxury brand reputation survey carried out in Korea in June 2021 ranked Louis Vuitton first, Gucci second and Chanel third.The survey, based on a big data analysis, was jointly conducted by Business Korea and the Korea Reputation Center, which periodically publishes brand reputation indices on a w
SK Engineering & Construction (E&C) announced on May 24 that it has decided to change its name to SK ecoplant. The company also presented a new corporate identity (CI) and a vision for the future through a video dubbed Deep Change Story uploaded on its intranet.The new corporate name was finally app
SK Hynix announced on May 10 that it created social value worth 4.9 trillion won in 2020.Since 2019, major affiliates of SK Group have been quantifying and announcing the social values (SVs) created in the previous year in three areas -- “achievements in indirect contribution to the economy,” “busin