2023.08.03
LG Energy Solution converts 56% of electricity into renewable energy
By Sungsu Bae, The
Korea Economic Daily - South Korea’s lithium-ion battery maker LG Energy
Solution Ltd. on Monday released a report containing the company’s
environmental, social and governance (ESG) management activities and results
over the past year.
The highlights
included a 56% rate of company-wide power conversion based on renewable energy,
recycling of 97% of electrode material solvent, the nation’s first membership
in the Fair Cobalt Alliance, and acquisition of the workplace safety and health
management standard ISO 45001.
“In a first for the
domestic battery industry, we complied with the disclosure guidelines of the
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and transparently released
financial and climate-related information,” a company source said.
The report also
described company activities to conserve biodiversity. From last year to July
this year, LG Energy Solutions released about 130 Class 2 endangered species of
giant waterbugs to wetlands near its Ochang Energy Plant in Cheongju, North
Chungcheong Province.
“We will endlessly
innovate to contribute to global carbon neutrality and the future of humankind
and achieve our goal of becoming the world’s best company trusted and loved by
customers,” LG Energy Solution CEO and Vice Chairman Kwon Young-soo said.
Source: https://www.kedglobal.com/esg/newsView/ked202308010007