Mastern Investment Management, an alternative investment asset management firm, invited students from the Korea chapter of the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) and held a special lecture under the theme "Speaking the language of green – ecology, forests, and sustainable architecture."
At the special lecture, where Mastern Investment Management employees and external experts took part as a talent donation, real estate finance and development, eco-friendly architecture, ecology-based design, and sustainable on-site cases were shared.
Kim Jong-cheol, head of financial planning at Mastern Investment Management, said in congratulatory remarks, "The philosophy of sustainable management is an important topic in the realms of finance and financial services," adding, "Student activities that research forests and the environment are very meaningful, and I hope the lecture becomes an opportunity to gain a new perspective that connects the environment and industry, finance and space."
In the first session, Oh Dae-hee, deputy head of the project management office at Mastern Investment Management, introduced practical workflows related to zero energy buildings (ZEB) under the theme "Architecture in the era of carbon neutrality: the concept and application of zero energy building (ZEB) certification." Next, CEO Kim Gyeong-mi of Nexora gave a presentation titled "Permaculture: ecological system design and value creation," explaining ecology-based sustainable community and city design.
In the third session, Kim Min-seok, head of the Good Influence Practice Center within the Social Contribution Promotion Group at Mastern Investment Management, who served as the moderator, shared social contribution activities that connect corporate expertise with social value under the theme "Operational direction of the Mastern Investment Management Social Contribution Promotion Group for sustainable impact."
Kim Seo-yeon, head of the IFSA Korea chapter, said, "For students who study forests and the environment, real estate finance and development can feel somewhat unfamiliar but show a new realm of possibilities," adding, "I hope this lecture becomes an opportunity to expand perspectives by linking eco-friendly expertise to the fields of finance and space and to broaden career paths."
To systematically carry out sustainable social contribution activities, Mastern Investment Management launched the "Social Contribution Promotion Group" on the 1st and established the "Good Influence Practice Center" under it, which is dedicated to planning and executing social contribution and social impact activities.