Korea Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises said on the 7th that it will further strengthen energy-saving practices across the small and medium-sized business community as uncertainty over energy supplies from the Middle East persists.
The move complements and expands existing campaigns in line with the government's "energy-saving public action" on the 7th of last month, and will focus on more effective everyday reduction efforts.
KBIZ will strengthen action items focused on improving vehicle use and commuting practices. To cut vehicle use, KBIZ will tighten passenger car operations for its executives and employees from the current five-day rotation to a two-day rotation, and encourage voluntary participation in the two-day rotation by small and medium enterprise cooperatives and member companies.
Measures to ease the concentration of energy use during commuting hours will also proceed in parallel. By using flexible work such as staggered commuting, the plan is to spread out commute times and reduce power demand.
Everyday energy-saving activities at business sites will also move forward. In offices, it will strengthen the creation of eco-friendly work environments by ▲ cutting power to unused electronic devices ▲ reducing the use of disposable items. It will also pursue building operation efficiency, including ▲ complying with appropriate indoor temperatures (heating 20°C, cooling 26°C) ▲ turning off lights during lunch and in empty conference rooms ▲ strengthening power management of standby equipment △ flexible operation of elevators.
Kim Ki-moon, head of KBIZ, said, "Through everyday practices such as reducing vehicle use and expanding flexible work, we will actively spread energy saving across the small and medium-sized business sector."