Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) said on the 10th that it successfully carried out the "Empty today, fill tomorrow" campaign for corporations enrolled in the performance reward mutual aid program.
Launched for the first time this year, the campaign was designed to spread ESG values by linking integrity and ethics in practice with environmental protection activities for corporations and employees enrolled in the performance reward mutual aid program. A total of 124 corporations and 601 people took part in the campaign, which ran from on the 3rd to the 28th of last month.
"Empty today, fill tomorrow" means "empty today's greed (misconduct and waste of resources) and fill tomorrow's trust (integrity) and a sustainable future (environmental protection)."
Participants made pledges to practice ethics and human rights and took part in an integrity oath, and they carried out a variety of environmental protection activities that can be practiced in daily life, such as using public transportation, using reusable items, and purchasing eco-friendly products.
In particular, by running the campaign in a way that employees and executives participated together, it created an opportunity for members of corporations to share and practice the values of integrity and environmental protection beyond individual action.
Cho Hankyo, KOSME executive director for workforce development, said, "This campaign is meaningful in that it spread integrity and environmental protection as actions that can be practiced in daily life, rather than as difficult and grand tasks," adding, "Together with corporations enrolled in the performance reward mutual aid program, we will continue various activities to practice social value and foster a sustainable culture of small and midsize businesses."