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19 May, 2004

Eco-Frontier Co. Press Release

Last 30th April, an SRI workshop and UNEP signing ceremony was held in Seoul, Korea. This was organized by KAIST Graduate School of Management, which is one of the best management schools in Korea and UNEP/FI.

CSR Workshop on Socially Responsible Finance and UNEP Signing Ceremony

http://www.ecofrontier.co.kr
http://www.sustainability.co.kr (Korean only)

Date : 30th April, 2004

Venue : KAIST Graduate School of Management, Seoul, Korea

Organized by KAIST Graduate School of Management and UNEP/FI

In association with KAIST CSR Research Center, Finance Forum-Vision of the 21st Century, and Eco-Frontier Co.
Sponsored by Ministry of Finance and Economy, ASrIA, Kookmin Bank, Woori Bank, and Economy21

The workshop built up awareness of mainstream financial experts on SRI and had Kookmin Bank and Woori Bank that are the first banks in signing the UNEP statement on sustainability in Korea.

Prof. Byong-Hun AHN, the chairman of the workshop and director of KAIST CSR Research Center, especially suggested that Korean pension fund, one of the biggest pension fund in Asia, should be managed in responsible and sustainable ways.

The event was also attractive to have mainstream decision makers like a Vice-Minister of Finance and Economy, Dr. Gwang-Lim KIM and a former Minister of Finance and Economy, Prof. Kyu-Sung LEE. With growing interests on SRI and its new pension management, Korea is looking up a new SRI leader in Asia.

Contact : Mr. Dae-Woong Lim (dwlim@ecofrontier.co.kr), http://www.ecofrontier.co.kr/csr (in Korean)


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News Index Search for news: Advanced Search	Seoul, A Big Step For A New Hub Of SRI In Asia 19 May, 2004 Eco-Frontier Co. Press Release Last 30th April, an SRI workshop and UNEP signing ceremony was held in Seoul, Korea. This was organized by KAIST Graduate School of Management, which is one of the best management schools in Korea and UNEP/FI. *CSR Workshop on Socially Responsible Finance and UNEP Signing Ceremony* http://www.ecofrontier.co.kr http://www.sustainability.co.kr (Korean only) Date : 30th April, 2004 Venue : KAIST Graduate School of Management, Seoul, Korea Organized by KAIST Graduate School of Management and UNEP/FI In association with KAIST CSR Research Center, Finance Forum-Vision of the 21st Century, and Eco-Frontier Co. Sponsored by Ministry of Finance and Economy, ASrIA, Kookmin Bank, Woori Bank, and Economy21 The workshop built up awareness of mainstream financial experts on SRI and had Kookmin Bank and Woori Bank that are the first banks in signing the UNEP statement on sustainability in Korea. Prof. Byong-Hun AHN, the chairman of the workshop and director of KAIST CSR Research Center, especially suggested that Korean pension fund, one of the biggest pension fund in Asia, should be managed in responsible and sustainable ways. The event was also attractive to have mainstream decision makers like a Vice-Minister of Finance and Economy, Dr. Gwang-Lim KIM and a former Minister of Finance and Economy, Prof. Kyu-Sung LEE. With growing interests on SRI and its new pension management, Korea is looking up a new SRI leader in Asia. Contact : Mr. Dae-Woong Lim (dwlim@ecofrontier.co.kr), http://www.ecofrontier.co.kr/csr (in Korean)