SRI Action in Korea

Economy21 and Eco-Frontier will hold the First International Conference on SRI in South Korea. This conference will aim to raise awareness on SRI with financial institutions, the Government and the public in South Korea. The conference will be sponsored by Kookmin Bank and will be organised in collaboration with the Hankyoreh, the Korea Broadcasting Systems, the National Pension Corporation, the Ministry of Finance and Economy and ASrIA. Large scale interest is expected from Korean financial institutions.

Place : National Assembly Memorial Hall, Seoul
Date : 17th June, 2003
Programme brief : Sustainable finance, SRI pactices in EU, the USA, Japan and Korea. SRI and Pension Funds, facilitation of SRI in Korea
Principal Organisers : Economy21 and Eco-Frontier Co.

Economy21 is a well-known media organisation in Korea. It strives to facilitate SRI in Korea in cooperation with its existing partnerships in the Korean financial market. Eco-Frontier Co. is the sole SRI rating and consulting company in Korea. In partnership with Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, it provides rating services for SRI on Korean companies.

http://www.ecofrontier.co.kr/main_e.html