Environment Environment

Environment

We aim to construct an eco-friendly structure
that operates in a virtuous cycle to give back to nature.

Green Purchasing

Hankuk Carbon has
implemented a green purchasing policy
which prioritizes the use of eco-friendly products.

Green Purchasing

  • Chapter 1
    Objectives
    • The purpose of purchasing eco-friendly products is to minimize the impact on human health and the environment and to maintain a comfortable quality of life and environment by using finite resources efficiently.
    • As a corporate consumer, we actively spread a healthy and sustainable consumption culture by promoting the purchase and use of eco-friendly products and responding to national policies.
  • Chapter 2
    Scope
    • Only eco-friendly or substitutable goods, such as raw materials and civil, architectural, electrical, chemical, equipment, MRO (office equipment and supplies), and household goods, are required for manufacturing activities.
  • Chapter 3
    Terms and Definitions
    • Eco-friendly product is an item of excellent quality that contributes to the conservation of resources, reduces human health and environmental pollution compared to other products or services of the same use, and meets the following criteria.
      • Grade 1: "Products with Eco-Label" defined in the Environmental Technology and Industry Support Act, and "Exemplary Recycled Products" defined in the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources.
      • Grade 2: "Products with Energy Efficiency Rating 1 and 2, Energy Saving Mark certified products, and high-efficiency energy equipment" as defined in Energy Use Rationalization Act.
      • Grade 3: "Produtcs with Sustainable Product Certification" acquired Eco-Label, recognized by the corresponding government.
      • Grade 4: Products without environmentally controlled substances
  • Chapter 4
    Responsibilities
    • Department of Purchase
      • Prioritizing buying environmentally friendly products unless there exists a compelling reason not to do so
      • Expanding & operating green purchase in stages
      • Encouraging and supporting eco-friendly product certification by cultivating products that are replaceable with eco-friendly products and their suppliers.
      • Improving and developing the purchase system for the appropriate operation of this guideline
    • Suppliers (Partners)
      • Actively cooperating upon the request from eco-friendly product-related departments
      • Attaching the evidence in association with the existence of an eco-friendly product at the time of purchase contract
      • Reporting the status of eco-friendly product purchases upon request from related departments
      • Immediately notifying the relevant department if any environmental information (decertification of eco-friendly products, new certification, etc.) has changed among the supplied products
      • Taking actions to make buyers prioritize the products with "Eco-Label"
  • Chapter 5
    Result Report
    • The performance aggregation of eco-friendly products should be limited to the Grade 1 products in clause 3.1, and reporting should be made to management every year.
  • Chapter 6
    Supplementary Provision
    • This rule takes effect January 1, 2019.

Purchase of
Eco-friendly Products
and Services

Hankuk Carbon proactively participates in the spread of sound and sustainable consumption culture by minimizing the impact on human body and environment, and using limited source efficiently through the green product purchase.

  • 2020
    KRW 1.9 million
  • 2021
    KRW 1.9 million
  • 2022
    KRW 2.27 million
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