Hanjin said on the 1st that it achieved an integrated A grade for the third straight year in the 2025 ESG assessment.
Hanjin received an integrated A grade in the ESG (environment, social, governance) assessment released by Korea Institute of Corporate Governance and Sustainability (KCGS), with an A grade in the environment institutional sector, an A grade in the social institutional sector, and a B+ grade in the governance institutional sector.
KCGS is a leading professional organization that provides proxy advisory services and corporate governance evaluations to major domestic institutional investors, and every year evaluates corporations with a focus on environment, social responsibility, and governance, then releases the ratings.
Hanjin steadily demonstrated a top-tier level of sustainable management in Korea based on its ESG report disclosures and the responses and supporting documents submitted to KCGS. It was also recognized for concrete outcomes in the institutional sector of building eco-friendly logistics infrastructure and fulfilling social responsibility.
Hanjin is accelerating its transition to an eco-friendly logistics system by building electric vehicle charging infrastructure at 17 logistics centers nationwide and introducing about 1,000 electric vehicles. In 2023, it began operating solar power facilities at its Wonju and Jinju business sites, and the construction of solar power facilities has now been completed in Nambu Busan, Incheon, Daejeon, Pohang, Bundang, and Daegu.
Hanjin is also doing its utmost to fulfill its social responsibility for co-prosperity with small business owners. It has signed an agreement with the Small Enterprise and Market Service and is participating in programs that subsidize delivery and parcel fees, and its "One Click" service, a customized logistics service for small sellers, is receiving strong feedback. Under the slogan "Safety Up, Value Up," it is strengthening on-site safety management and creating a family-friendly work environment, and is also implementing systems such as the "Safety Reporting and Suggestion system (SRS)."