Beyond Factory Walls to Local Streams... 35 Company Representatives and Residents Pick Up Litter

Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority and Gangseo-gu Volunteer Center Hold Cleanup at Jisa Industrial Complex

224 Gangseo-Area Residents Join “Eco Plogging” Relay Across Industrial Complexes

Environmental cleanup efforts in industrial complexes are extending beyond factory grounds to nearby streams and walking trails.

Residents of the Gangseo area are also taking part in cleanup activities organized by the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority, which connects tenant companies with local volunteer groups.

The Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority, headed by Park Sung-ho, announced on October 15 that it had held a cleanup in the area around Jisa Stream near Jisa Industrial Complex in Gangseo-gu, with around 35 participants, including representatives of tenant companies and local volunteer groups.

The Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority and Gangseo-gu residents are taking part in an ESG plogging cleanup event at Jisa Industrial Complex.

The event was jointly organized by the authority and the Gangseo-gu Volunteer Center. Participants included representatives of four tenant companies—Sungwoo Hitech, Samyoung MT, E&K, and Dongeun Forging—as well as members of the Nok-san-dong Nanumi Volunteer Group and the Jisa Volunteer Camp. They collected litter and cleaned up the area while walking along the stream, trails, and walking paths.

The activity is part of the "BJFEZ Eco Plogging Challenge," which the authority has been running since March this year. The challenge takes the form of a relay, with companies and residents joining cleanup activities in each industrial complex. It aims to link companies' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts with activities in the local community.

Residents have continued to participate. According to the authority, 224 residents took part in campaigns held in the Gangseo area from March through the end of September. In coordination with the Gangseo-gu Volunteer Center, the authority tracked volunteer hours, enabling residents to count everyday environmental cleanup activities as volunteer service.

The authority plans to work with local volunteer organizations to develop programs that residents can join, such as walking events, and continue environmental conservation activities tailored to the characteristics of each industrial complex.

Authority head Park Sung-ho said that companies and residents are contributing to environmental cleanup in the area, adding, "We will expand our cooperation with the local community so that people can take part in environmental conservation in their daily lives."

Employees of the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority and residents of Gangseo-gu pose for a commemorative photo after taking part in an ESG plogging cleanup activity at Jisa Industrial Complex.

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