The Korea Times

Hana resumes voluntary service campaign after 3 years

- By Yi Whan-woo yistory@koreatimes.co.kr

Hana Financial Group has resumed an annual voluntary service campaign that has grown in terms of its scale and range of programs to reflect its commitment to environmen­tal, social and corporate governance (ESG)-oriented management.

The campaign traditiona­lly starts on Nov. 11, in line with Hana Financial Group’s aspiration to become the nation’s No. 1 banking group from its current third place.

The campaign had been suspended for past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, what the group calls “all ones day” — the 11th day of the 11th month — campaign kicked off, Friday, and is running through the next two months.

The campaign is participat­ed by more than 350 people, including Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo, the firm’s CEOs, executives and rank-and-file employees, plus their family members.

The 2022 edition of the campaign is also joined by SK telecom and Lotte Confection­ery, with the former offering a ride-hailing service using its mobile telecommun­ications network, and the latter providing cookies, biscuits and snacks.

The opening ceremony, Friday, took place at Hana Financial Group’s headquarte­rs in central Seoul, where the campaign theme, “joint prosperity and happiness for all,” was announced.

The banking group pledged to enhance its social responsibi­lity, while listing out the achievemen­ts that were carried out so far under its broader ESG management practices.

Among the achievemen­ts were job creation for young people and the elderly, support for small business owners, single mothers and other financiall­y vulnerable groups of people as well as the constructi­on of daycare centers for children.

“And hopefully all these activities for socially vulnerable people will bring a string of positive outcomes,” Chairman Ham said.

“Hana Financial Group will continue to make efforts for co-prosperity for all.”

 ?? Courtesy of Hana Financial Group ?? Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo, fourth from left, makes kimchi with other participan­ts of an annual voluntary service campaign at the banking group’s headquarte­rs in central Seoul, Friday. The campaign traditiona­lly starts on Nov. 11 and has resumed this year after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Courtesy of Hana Financial Group Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo, fourth from left, makes kimchi with other participan­ts of an annual voluntary service campaign at the banking group’s headquarte­rs in central Seoul, Friday. The campaign traditiona­lly starts on Nov. 11 and has resumed this year after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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