Samsung C&T invests more to finance CSR activities abroad
Samsung Construction & Trading (C&T) will invest more in its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities both at home and overseas, the company said Monday.
Its CSR activities will be organized around three key pillars — providing fair opportunities for future generations, improving the living conditions of local communities and building a sustainable environment.
Samsung C&T’s four business groups — Engineering & Construction (E&C), Trading & Investment (T&I), Fashion and Resort — will jointly run social contribution activities to develop youth education programs. Furthermore, they will devise independent programs on their own.
To increase programs for teens, the company aims to expand the Junior Construction Academy, an open-semester learning program, which kicked off in 2017.
The academy is a learning facility designed to teach children about engineering and construction, and provide them with opportunities to explore careers in the industry, according to Samsung C&T. Programs will be extended to 20 junior high schools across the nation, from the current 15.
The E&C business unit will continue with its “Samsung Village” project to improve the living conditions of people in developing countries.
Joining hands with volunteer organization Habitat for Humanity Korea, it will rebuild and fix houses, and set up toilets to create more sanitary living environments.