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Hyosung TNC CEO Kim Yong-seup has joined the social media campaign "Go Go Challenge" that aims to protect the environment by reducing the use of plastics in everyday life.The Go Go Challenge is a "de-plastic" movement launched on social media by the Ministry of Environment in January. Each participant nominates the next participant after promising one thing that should not be done and one thing that should be done to reduce the use of plastics, including disposable products.In a video for the Challenge which was put on Hyosung TNC's social media on Feb 1, CEO Kim demonstrated his determination to “reduce the use of plastics by refraining from using disposable plastic bags and making a habit of separating the recyclable waste.” He remarked, "Hyosung TNC has been working to build a system for a virtuous cycle of resources by recycling PET bottles that are dumped in Jeju Island and Seoul to make eco-friendly fibers." The work which began in Jeju last year included Seoul this year. "As the CEO of a global eco-friendly textile company, I will take the lead in improving consumers' perception of eco-friendliness."CEO Kim participated in the Challenge on the nomination of Kim Jung-hak, CEO of the Jeju Development Corporation, Jan. 25. The next nominated participants were Chairman Sung Ki-hak of Youngone Corp. and Youngone Outdoor, Austrian textile company Lenzing’s Global Vice President Marketing & Branding Harold Weghorst, CEO Lee Soo-yong of Dutch eco-friendly certification agency Control Union Korea, and singer and actress Bae Da-hae. The video is available on Hyosung TNC's Instagram @hyosung_textiles.
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Hyosung TNC is launching a project to save the sea with regen®, the leading eco-friendly fiber in the country.Hyosung TNC, Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority and the eco-friendly fashion brand Pleatsmama singed an MOU on April 8 to undertake the "Regen Ocean" project to recycle transparent PET bottles coming from ships that enter and leave the port.The project was designed to prevent pollution of the sea by PET bottles used in ships while they are at sea. Under the MOU, Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority provides bags to departing ships so they can separate the PET bottles they use at sea and collects them upon their return to the port. Hyosung TNC recycles the collected PET bottles into a polyester fiber called ‘Regen Ocean.’ Pleatsmama makes fashion products like clothes and bags with the recycled fiber.Hyosung TNC will seek to obtain Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) certification from the Dutch eco-friendly certification agency Control Union, which certifies plastics collected from the sea.Global brands are now getting an increasingly greater interest in OBP, and Hyosung TNC is expected to get the certification for the first time in South Korea.Hyosung TNC has been producing eco-friendly bags and clothes with the recycled fiber regen in cooperation with Jeju-do Self-Governing Special Province and the Seoul Metropolitan Government since last year. The products were highly popular among consumers. The company plans to continue to expand eco-friendly markets in cooperation with local governments across the country.Chairman Cho Hyun-joon said, "Hyosung has been pushing for various projects to protect the environment. We will continue to practice sustainable management by trying various projects to establish a system for a virtuous circle of resources."
Hyosung is focusing its social contribution programs on making a barrier-free society, including support for rehabilitation of disabled artists and children.On April 22, Hyosung delivered donations to resident artists at the Seoul Art Space Jamsil of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture. The Studio, which Hyosung has been sponsoring since 2018, is the only visual arts work space in the country for disabled artists. Hyosung's donations are used to purchase materials used by 12 disabled artists selected through public contest each year, exhibit their works, and make an archive.On the occasion of the fourth year of Hyosung’s sponsorship this year, the "Artist of the Year Together with Hyosung Award" was selected by citizens and Hyosung executives and employees. Han Seung-min, 27, who suffers from second-level autistic disorder, was named this year's Artist of the Year. An artist of Western painting, Han is working on translating his everyday experiences into images, and he is also participating in various art exhibitions and art fairs at home and abroad. The young artist possesses high artistic skills so his work is in collection at the Government Art Bank of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.An official from the Seoul Art Space Jamsil said, "The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic shrank cultural and artistic activities and caused concerns in the arts circle. I am happy that the resident artists here can lead a stable arts life thanks to the help of Hyosung."In December last year, Hyosung was recognized for its collaboration with the Seoul Art Space Jamsil, as it was selected as the "2020 Excellent Private-Public Cooperation Agency" by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and received the award from the Seoul mayor.In addition, Hyosung delivered 115 million won to the Purme Foundation, which supports rehabilitation and self-reliance of disabled people, for "medical rehabilitation and family support projects for disabled children." The project, which marks its 9th anniversary this year, is designed to provide rehabilitation treatment for disabled children and adolescents from low-income families, education and psychotherapy for non-disabled siblings, family trips accompanied by the families of Hyosung executives and employees, and little concerts for invited families.
Hyosung is supporting economic independence of 100 single mothers in Thang Binh District in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam.Hyosung said on March 18 that it held a ceremony to start the "Social Contribution Project to Support Vietnamese Single Mothers’ Self-reliance" in the conference room of the People's Committee of Thang Binh, where the Company’s Quang Nam unit is located. Hyosung, which works with the international relief organization ‘Food for the Hungry’ for the program, is contributing 100 million won to support economic Independence of single mothers in Vietnam.The project will benefit about 100 single mothers in the lowest- and second-lowest-income families in the Thang Binh District. The program, which will include education and facility support for poultry and pig farming, and delivery of livestock medical supplies, is expected to help the single mothers to secure sustainable income sources and develop self-reliance capacity.Hyosung prepared the social contribution project as a member of the local community. It is designed to help Hyosung play a proper role as a healthy member of the community by supporting the economic independence of low-income, single-mother families in the community. Hyosung has been actively undertaking social contribution programs in Vietnam, its largest overseas production base. As part of the programs, Hyosung has been dispatching overseas medical volunteer group "Misowonjeongdae" (smile expedition) to Dong Nai Province, near Ho Chi Minh City where its Vietnamese corporation is located.
Hyosung Group has been participating in social contribution programs on the occasion of Seollal which are tailored for the underprivileged who are undergoing a hard time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Feb. 2, Hyosung donated 10 million won to the "2021 Tteokguk of Love Sharing" event organized by the Friends of Love charity. The "Tteokguk of Love" kits, prepared with donations from Hyosung and other donors, were to be delivered to families where children live only with grandparents, where there is a disabled member, where children live without parents or grandparents and where an elderly person lives alone. Hyosung has been supporting the “Sharing Tteokguk of Love” for 14 years since 2008.On Feb. 4, Hyosung held a ceremony for "Sharing Daily Necessities of Love" at the Ahyeon-dong Community Center in Mapo-gu, where the group's headquarters is located. Hyosung delivered tuna and ham sets to 400 vulnerable households in Ahyeon-dong.Under the vision of its social contribution programs -- "We Will Be Together by Sharing," Hyosung is carrying out diverse programs to help the local underprivileged people. It is providing regularly "Rice of Love" and "Kimjang Kimchi of Love" for the vulnerable in Mapo-gu. It is also supporting education of young students by donating fund to the Mapo Scholarship Foundation which supports youths in the underprivileged families.
Hyosung TNC CEO Kim Yong-seup has joined the social media campaign "Go Go Challenge" that aims to protect the environment by reducing the use of plastics in everyday life.The Go Go Challenge is a "de-plastic" movement launched on social media by the Ministry of Environment in January. Each participant nominates the next participant after promising one thing that should not be done and one thing that should be done to reduce the use of plastics, including disposable products.In a video for the Challenge which was put on Hyosung TNC's social media on Feb 1, CEO Kim demonstrated his determination to “reduce the use of plastics by refraining from using disposable plastic bags and making a habit of separating the recyclable waste.” He remarked, "Hyosung TNC has been working to build a system for a virtuous cycle of resources by recycling PET bottles that are dumped in Jeju Island and Seoul to make eco-friendly fibers." The work which began in Jeju last year included Seoul this year. "As the CEO of a global eco-friendly textile company, I will take the lead in improving consumers' perception of eco-friendliness."CEO Kim participated in the Challenge on the nomination of Kim Jung-hak, CEO of the Jeju Development Corporation, Jan. 25. The next nominated participants were Chairman Sung Ki-hak of Youngone Corp. and Youngone Outdoor, Austrian textile company Lenzing’s Global Vice President Marketing & Branding Harold Weghorst, CEO Lee Soo-yong of Dutch eco-friendly certification agency Control Union Korea, and singer and actress Bae Da-hae. The video is available on Hyosung TNC's Instagram @hyosung_textiles.
Hyosung TNC launches its “Recycle Project” of Regen®, Korea’s iconic eco-friendly fiber, in Seoul following the project success in Jeju Province. □ MOU Execution with the SMG to Promote the “Regen Seoul” ProjectHyosung TNC signs an MOU with the SMG and the district offices of Geumcheon, Yeongdeungpo and Gangnam on January 28, 2021 to promote the 'regen®seoul' project whereby Hyosung will produce eco-friendly fibers from recycled transparent PET bottles collected by the local governments. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, plastic consumption is on the rise in households due to increased food delivery, among others. The price of waste plastics has dropped, aggravating difficulties faced by the relevant industry. The SMG has had to find solutions to the issue. Hyosung TNC and the SMG have concurred that a fundamental policy change is needed when it comes to resource circulation and agreed to join forces to promote a project aimed at recycling waste plastics into high-value-added fibers. □ Districts (Geumcheon, Yeongdeungpo, Gangnam) to Collect Transparent PET Bottles; Hyosung to Produce Recycled FibersThe agreement stipulates: (1) The SMG shall promote the separate discharge of transparent waste PET bottles through Geumcheon-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu, and Gangnam-gu offices; (2) Hyosung TNC shall produce’ Regen Seoul,’ a recycled polyester fiber, by turning the waste bottles into high-quality flakes (crushed plastic bottle pieces); and (3) PLEATSMAMA, an eco-friendly fashion startup with win-win partnership with Hyosung TNC, shall use Regen Seoul to produce and sell eco-friendly bags and clothing. □ Laid the Foundation for Nationwide Expansion of Eco-friendly Fiber Business following the success of 'Regen Jeju'The latest development is of great significance in that Hyosung TNC's eco-friendly fiber business project has laid the foundation for nationwide expansion in Korea at the beginning of 2021 on the heels of its successful launch in Jeju in 2020. In February 2020, Hyosung TNC joined hands with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Jeju Development Corporation, and PLEATSMAMA to launch the ‘Return for Rebirth’ project whereby recycled Samdasoo PET bottles are transformed into the 'regen®jeju' fibers which in turn are used to manufacture eco-friendly bags and clothing. PLEATSMAMA’s eco-friendly products made of 'regen®jeju' have gained great popularity from consumers since the outset. Regen Jeju is planning to launch a series of new projects in 2021 including those to introduce eco-friendly clothing and accessories in collaboration with the outdoor brand the North Face.□ To Produce 100 tons in 1H2021 and Review Ways to Create Public Demand in SeoulHyosung TNC and the SMG have set a goal of producing 100 tons of ‘regen®Seoul’ during the first half of 2021. The production quantity will increase as more districts participate in the efforts to recycle transparent PET bottles through the separate discharge of the bottles. Hyosung TNC will review various ways to create demand for its products in the public sector of the capital city. Hyosung TNC will also strive to foster eco-friendly ventures and startups, including PLEATSMAMA, as a fundamental way to expand the market of eco-friendly products, as well as help the companies launch new products.□ Chairman Cho Hyun-joon: “Regen has established itself as the standard for eco-friendly business in Korea”“I am proud that Hyosung's Regen Project has established itself as the standard for the country’s eco-friendly recycled fiber market,” said Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-joon. “We will join forces with local governments across the country not only to expand the recycle project but also bolster the scope and size of the market by strengthening eco-friendly management throughout our entire business portfolio.”
