SK ecoplant is steadily expanding its "resource-circulation social contribution" activities that combine environmental protection with shared growth in local communities, based on voluntary participation by its members.
SK ecoplant said on the 8th that it co-hosted a "Happiness sharing bazaar" with the Goodwill Store of the Milal Welfare Foundation at its headquarters in Susong-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, on the 6th. The event was organized to reflect on the meaning of "One-meal sharing," a culture of everyday giving, and to use revenue from resource recirculation to support employment for people with disabilities.
"One-meal sharing" is a campaign in which members of SK ecoplant and SK ecoengineering choose a simple meal once a month to reduce leftovers and donate the saved meal cost (2,000 won per meal). SK ecoplant has been running the One-meal sharing campaign for the fourth year since 2023.
About 1,000 members participate in One-meal sharing every month. The donations raised this way are delivered to the Jongno District food bank, where the headquarters is located, to purchase food such as rice and kimchi for vulnerable groups. As of the end of last year, cumulative donations totaled 23.45 million won.
Items offered at the bazaar also consisted mainly of goods donated by members through the resource-circulation campaign "CE100 (Circular Economy 100)." As of last year, the cumulative number of donations was 11,842, with an estimated value of about 29 million won. All revenue from this bazaar will be delivered to the Goodwill Store to be used as funds for new hires and wage payments for employees with disabilities.
SK ecoplant is linking the value of resource circulation with local communities near its project sites. On the 5th, it delivered donations and sports equipment to the Good Samaritan Home, a child welfare facility near the Yongin semiconductor cluster site. The donations were prepared with about 2 million won in revenue raised by headquarters and site members who collected approximately 200,000 discarded PET bottles and cans themselves. The company also expanded the scope of sharing by delivering 800 new batteries received in return for returning used site batteries.
An SK ecoplant official said, "These activities are an authentic, participatory model that combines the environmental values of zero leftovers and resource circulation with the social value of supporting vulnerable groups," adding, "We plan to continue expanding social contribution programs that allow people to naturally experience the value of shared growth in everyday life."