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CSR Strategy

Hyosung identifies the actual needs of local communities, seeks out target individuals and listens to their feedback, and develops mid- to long-term strategies with NGOs and specialized organizations. Hyosung does not settle for one-time assistance, but instead strives to be sustainable. We wish to realize a society in which beneficiaries can stand on their own two feet. In addition, Hyosung strives to coexist with local communities by strengthening our business-related social contribution activities.

Hyosung conducts social contribution activities based on three themes: aiding vulnerable groups domestically and internationally, sponsoring cultural and artistic endeavors, and providing assistance to patriots and veterans. Chairman Hyun-joon Cho stated, "As an entrepreneur, I will focus on management and investment to contribute to the economic revitalization, as well as to fulfill my social responsibilities to provide practical assistance to my neighbors," demonstrating that Hyosung is fostering a culture of engaging in social contribution.

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Top 3 themes

"Aiding vulnerable groups domestically and internationally," "sponsoring cultural and artistic endeavors," and "providing assistance to patriots and veterans" comprise the focus of our social contribution activities.

Support for Vulnerable Groups

  • Since 2026

    Rice & Kimchi Donations in Mapo-gu

    Since 2006, Hyosung has donated rice and kimchi to underprivileged residents in Mapo-gu, where its headquarters are located. The rice is sourced from local farms and the kimchi from social enterprises, contributing to the revitalization of the local economy.

  • Since 2018

    Employee salary sharing
    for children in Vietnam

    Through voluntary salary contributions from approximately 150 employees and the company's matching grant program, Hyosung supports children in Vietnam. Since 2018, the company has carried out education and sanitation improvement projects at more than 10 schools in Quang Ngai Province, including classroom expansions, library construction, dormitory construction, and the installation of drinking water, sanitation, and school meal facilities, contributing to children's healthy development and expanded educational opportunities.

  • Since 2013

    Employment revitalization assistance
    for career-interrupted women

    In line with the government's job creation policy, Hyosung provides group-wide support for vocational training and employment programs to help women return to the workforce. Through training courses for caregivers, accounting and bookkeeping clerks, and other occupations, the company helps middle-aged women develop job skills and re-enter the workforce.

Arts and Culture Sponsorship

  • Since 2018

    Barrier-Free Film Production Support

    To improve cultural accessibility for people with disabilities, Hyosung supports the production of barrier-free films every year. In addition to providing financial support for film production, employees also participate directly in dubbing and narration.

  • Since 2010

    Dreams for the Future Project

    As part of 'the Dreams for the Future Project', Hyosung Heavy Industries' Changwon Plant has carried out various initiatives to promote a reading culture in the local community since 2014. These initiatives include donating books to students in Changwon, establishing school mini libraries, donating books to a Braille library, and organizing humanities field trips. Through these activities, the company helps students develop reading habits and enhance their understanding of the humanities.

  • Since 2018

    Preservation of Cultural Heritage

    Since 2018, Hyosung has been carrying out palace lighting interior restoration and environmental cleanup activities as a corporate supporter of Korea's cultural heritage. Through palace cleanup activities involving employee volunteers, we contribute to preserving cultural heritage and passing on its value while helping create a pleasant environment for visitors.

Honor and Support for Veterans

  • Since 2017

    Sponsoring visits to historical sites
    for veterans and persons
    of national merit

    We fund trips to historical sites for senior citizens of national merit who have difficulty leaving their homes. Since face-to-face activities were limited during the COVID-19 period, we provided AI care robots to senior citizens of national merit living alone. AI care robots assist the elderly with daily living, including 24-hour lifestyle management, meals, medications, and hospital appointment reminders. In consideration of their advanced age, these robots are embedded with motion detectors for responding to emergencies.

  • Since 2014

    Each employee cleaning up a cemetery

    Since 2014, Hyosung has maintained a sisterhood relationship with national cemeteries near its business sites, and employees place flowers and clean the cemeteries on a regular basis

  • Since 2012

    Housing support
    for Korean War veteran

    Since 2012, we have collaborated with a number of businesses to enhance the living conditions of persons of national merit. We provide assistance for homeless veterans to move into rental housing, as well as build new and repair old houses.

Community Environmental Stewardship

  • Since 2022

    Support for products
    with green technology

    We purchase eco-friendly products related to Hyosung and support the farming and fishing communities in cooperation with the cities, provinces, and counties. Hyosung Heavy Industries, together with Hyosung, Hyosung TNC, Hyosung Advanced Materials, and Hyosung Chemical, provided solar panels, Hyosung TNC provided regenerated T-shirts, and Hyosung Advanced Materials provided carbon fiber agricultural product dryers.

  • Since 2008

    One Company,
    One Stream Cleanup Activities

    Since 2008, Hyosung Heavy Industries' Changwon Plant has participated in the One Company, One Stream initiative by carrying out annual cleanup activities at Namcheon Stream and Wanam Stream near the plant. Each year, approximately 100 employees take part in these activities to help preserve the local environment.

  • Since 2024

    Clean Day Activities

    Each month on the third Friday, Hyosung Heavy Industries conducts "Clean Day" activities at all of its construction sites to help create a cleaner environment for local communities. Through environmental cleanup activities such as garbage collection, waste separation, and water cleaning, we maintain cleanliness inside and outside our construction sites while eliminating odors and other environmental hazards.

Social Contribution Awards

  • 2015 ~ present

    Excellent Culture and
    Arts Supporting Organization

    Excellent Culture and Art Supporting Organization is a certification program for organizations and businesses that promote or serve as a model for sponsorship activities in the field of culture and arts. Since 2015, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognized Hyosung as an Excellent Culture and Arts Supporting Organization. Our continuous support in the field of culture and the arts has been highly acknowledged, including our sponsorship of Yeonwoo Theater, a theater company in Daehangno; protection activities for Changdeokgung Palace; and assistance with the production of musicals to raise awareness of violence prevention.

  • 2018 ~ present

    National Heritage Guardian

    Since 2018, Hyosung, as a protector of cultural assets, has made efforts to preserve valuable cultural assets and clean the surrounding areas.
    In 2021, we, together with the Arumjigi Foundation, were selected as an outstanding company for our contribution to the preservation of cultural assets in recognition of our participation in the lighting and interior restoration project for Daejojeon Hall and Huijeongdang Hall of Changdeokgung Palace.

  • 2021

    Veterans Culture Award

    Hyosung was the sole recipient of the Veterans Culture Award from the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs in 2021. The award was given to acknowledge our contributions, including the housing support aimed at improving the living conditions of people of national merit and the delivery of AI care robots to elderly people of national merit living alone who faced restrictions with in-person activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • 2023

    Korea Disability
    Human Rights Award

    Selected as the recipient of the 25th Korea Disability Human Rights Award in the private sector in recognition of contributions to advancing the rights of persons with disabilities. This honor acknowledges efforts across various areas, including providing medical support, promoting arts and culture, and creating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

  • 2019 ~ present

    Outstanding Community
    Contribution Company

    Recognized under the Community Contribution Recognition Program, jointly administered by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Council on Social Welfare, in recognition of continuous contributions to local communities through corporate social responsibility activities. The company has been recognized under the program since 2019.

  • 2024

    Gyeongsangnam-do
    Volunteer Award

    Received the Governor's Commendation at the Gyeongsangnam-do Volunteer Awards in recognition of contributions to expanding the culture of corporate volunteering in Gyeongsangnam-do and promoting community engagement through the development and implementation of diverse volunteer programs.

2006 – present

Rice donations in Mapo-gu

Since 2006, Hyosung has donated rive to underprivileged individuals residing in Mapo-gu, where the Mapo headquarters is located. Through this initiative, Gunbuk Nonghyup also contributes to the development of stable markets in rural areas.

2020 – present

Sponsorship of overseas programs promoting gender equality

Hyosung carries out activities to promote health and hygiene awareness by building ”Girls Room“ for girl teenagers in Rwanda. We are building menstrual hygiene management facilities so that girls in local regions of Rwanda, such as Kishigara, Kamoni, and Mukija, etc. can have a school life in a sanitary environment during menstruation, and strive to improve girls' rights awareness through community education.

2013 – present

Donation to the first Hyosung Goodwill Store

Goodwill Store is a social enterprise that employs the disadvantaged, contributes to economic independence, and uses the proceeds from the sale of donated items to provide vocational training and education. Hyosung has placed Goodwill Store donation boxes at its headquarters and each business site to forward employee donations to the Hyosung Goodwill Store in Eunpyeong-gu.
Every month, employees of the Changwon Plant donate unused or reusable items to the Goodwill Store Changwon branch. The value of items donated exceeds KRW 10 million per year, and the sales proceeds contribute to creating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

2018 – present

Employee salary sharing for children in Vietnam

The Overseas Child Sponsorship Program is a social contribution program that uses voluntary salary contributions from Hyosung employees to support the education, sanitation of drinking water, environmental improvement, and livelihood of Vietnamese children. The amount of the company's matching grant is used to enhance the areas where the matched children reside, including expanding classrooms, improving drinking water, raising awareness, and constructing libraries.

2021 – present

Assistance for local communities in Vietnam's Quang Nam Province

In 2021, Hyosung sponsored the kindergarten construction project in the mountainous area of Quang Nam Province.

2010 – present

"One-company-one-barracks" sponsorship

Hyosung established a sisterhood relationship with the Gwanggaeto Unit of the Republic of Korea Army I Corps in 2010 for providing consolation funds and items for the development of military units each year.

2010 – present

Support for the vulnerable in Mapo-gu

We have been supporting emergency relief expenses such as emergency living expenses, medical expenses, housing expenses, and educational expenses for low-income households in Mapo-gu, where the Head Office is located.

2006 – present

Cultural heritage preservation activities at Changdeokgung Palace

Since 2006, Hyosung employees have participated in Changdeokgung Palace cultural heritage preservation activities on a regular basis. Employees and their families participate in cultural preservation and protection activities, such as cleaning the Juhamnu Pavilion.

2017 – present

Sponsoring visits to historical sites for veterans and persons of national merit

We fund trips to historical sites for senior citizens of national merit who have difficulty leaving their homes. Since face-to-face activities were limited during the COVID-19 period, we provided AI care robots to senior citizens of national merit living alone. AI care robots assist the elderly with daily living, including 24-hour lifestyle management, meals, medications, and hospital appointment reminders. In consideration of their advanced age, these robots are embedded with motion detectors for responding to emergencies.

2022 – present

Support for products with green technology

We purchase eco-friendly products related to Hyosung and support the farming and fishing communities in cooperation with the cities, provinces, and counties. Hyosung Heavy Industries, together with Hyosung, Hyosung TNC, Hyosung Advanced Materials, and Hyosung Chemical, provided solar panels, Hyosung TNC provided regenerated T-shirts, and Hyosung Advanced Materials provided carbon fiber agricultural product dryers.

2008 – present

Support for Friends of Love

Through local children's centers, Hyosung offers English education opportunities to children from low-income, single-parent families. We support English education programs, teacher evaluation meetings and workshops, scholarships, and English camps.

~ present

Village cleaning campaign near construction sites

Each month on the third Friday, Hyosung Heavy Industries conducts village cleaning for local communities around all of our construction sites. We are doing garbage pickup, separate waste collection, water cleaning, etc. once a month for 30 sites in 2021 and once a month for 26 sites in 2022. We will continue with our activities to contribute to maintaining clean and hygienic communities at all sites.

2013 – present

Hyosung Volunteer Corps: Employee volunteering activities

The Hyosung Volunteer Corps is a volunteer organization in which employees participate voluntarily. Hyosung employees participate in monthly activities with children of Seoul Bethany Daycare Center for the Disabled, an integrated facility for children with and without disabilities. The employees continue to deliver gifts and other mementos to the children on holidays such as Christmas.

2013 – present

Employment revitalization assistance for career-interrupted women

As part of a project tied to the government's job creation objective, we promote the employment of career-interrupted women and middle-aged women.

2014 – present

Each employee cleaning up a cemetery

Since 2014, Hyosung has maintained a sisterhood relationship with national cemeteries near its business sites, and employees place flowers and clean the cemeteries on a regular basis.

2014 – present

Support for social enterprises that create jobs

Since 2014, Hyosung has supported the Eden Welfare Foundation, a social enterprise that encourages the employment of persons with disabilities. Along with donating old computers and monitors, we contribute to ensuring a safe work environment by subsidizing the cost of replacing production facilities and factory lighting.

2017 – present

Sponsorship for palace restoration project

We collaborate with the Arumjigi Foundation for an indoor lighting and space reproduction project for Daejojeon Pavilion and Huijeongdang Shrine of Changdeokgung Palace. Through the first and second projects, we restored the interior lighting and chandeliers of the Pavilion, contributing to creating a pleasant environment for visitors.

2004 – present

Junior Engineering program at Changwon Plant

Our professional research staff at the Changwon Plant explains the principles of Hyosung's primary products. It also raises students' interest in science through model-making activities. More than 3,000 students from Yanggok Elementary School, Changwon Elementary School, and Yumok Elementary School participated in the making of transformers, circuit breakers, and fuel cell electric vehicles since the program's inception in 2004.

2014 – present

Employees' donation to Goodwill Store

Every month, employees of the Changwon Plant donate unused or reusable items to the Goodwill Store Changwon branch. The value of items donated exceeds KRW 10 million per year, and the sales proceeds contribute to creating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

2012 – present

Housing support for Korean War veteran

Since 2012, we have collaborated with a number of businesses to enhance the living conditions of persons of national merit. We provide assistance for homeless veterans to move into rental housing, as well as build new and repair old houses.