Kiwoom Securities Donates 740 Million Steps... Equivalent to Planting 10,000 Pine Trees

"Kiwoom and Clear Season 3" Successfully Concludes

Kiwoom Securities announced on August 10 that it has successfully completed its step donation campaign, "Kiwoom and Clear Season 3."

"Kiwoom and Clear Season 3" was an initiative held throughout July, in which all Kiwoom Securities employees practiced carbon neutrality and greenhouse gas reduction by incorporating walking into their daily routines. Participants donated the number of steps they took each day via the step donation platform, the "Big Walk application." The campaign was open to not only employees but also members of the general public.

Employees who donated the most steps during July are posing for a commemorative photo at the Kiwoom Securities headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, participating in the Kiwoom Footsteps Donation Campaign "Kiwoom and Clear Season 3." (From left) Sangok Lim, team leader of the Anti-Money Laundering and Unfair Practices Prevention Team; Hyojung Koo, manager of the Corporate Finance Evaluation Team; Hojun Kim, manager of the Channel Planning Team. Kiwoom Securities

A total of 11,728 individuals participated in the step donation campaign during the event period. The average number of steps donated per day was 23.88 million. Over the course of the campaign, participants donated a cumulative total of 740.28 million steps. This equates to a distance of 518,221 kilometers.

The campaign achieved a carbon reduction effect of 67,750 kilograms. The energy savings amounted to 141,707 kWh. This is equivalent to planting up to 10,265 30-year-old pine trees.

In recognition of achieving the campaign's goal, Kiwoom Securities plans to donate 20 million won to the social cooperative "Hangang." Hangang is an organization engaged in eco-friendly activities to preserve the environmental ecosystem near Yeouido. The proceeds from the donation will be used to support eco-friendly projects such as ecosystem preservation, biodiversity promotion, and addressing the climate crisis.

Among Kiwoom Securities employees, Sangok Lim, Head of the Anti-Money Laundering and Unfair Practices Prevention Team, and Hojun Kim, Manager of the Channel Planning Team, donated the highest number of steps. By walking 30,000 steps each day, they recorded a total of 930,000 steps. Lim has consistently donated the most steps in every season of the "Kiwoom and Clear" campaign since Season 1.

Lim commented, "Although it was a hot summer, it was rewarding to walk to work, take care of my health, and contribute to ESG efforts at the same time."

A participating citizen, Sehan Yoo (35), shared, "With the recent consecutive heat waves, I've been feeling the impact of the climate crisis. When I learned through my walking app that Kiwoom Securities was donating steps to an environmental organization, I decided to join. It felt meaningful to protect both my health and the environment through regular walking in daily life."

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