Hyosung Group sponsored the <10th Dalseong Wetland Biodiversity Festival> held in Dalseong County, Daegu City on the 8th and kicked off win-win activities with local residents by protecting the ecosystem around its business site and activating eco-tourism.  

Earlier this year, Hyosung selected Dalseong Wetland in Daegu, where Hyosung TNC's business site is located, as an area in need of sponsorship for biodiversity conservation and has actively worked to raise awareness of environmental protection.             

As an area with one of the highest ecological values across the country, Dalseong Wetland serves a key role as a habitat for various floral and fauna. In particular, it is a protected area where a total of 255 species of wetlands and wild animals and plants inhabit, including an endangered species of wild cat, the natural monument otter, and the climate change biological indicator Asian grasshopper, and skunkvine, having been designated as a Daegu wetland protection area since 2007.

This environmental festival focused on publicizing the ecological value of Dalseong Wetland and making citizens tangibly sense the importance of environmental protection through various participatory programs for citizens, such as biodiversity exploration, ecological relay tour, astronomical observation, and treasure hunt. The festival participants were given a pair of socks with a drawing of the endangered, protected boreal digging toad as a souvenir.

In addition, since last May, it has been sponsoring the operation of a nature school for local elementary school students to encourage perpetual citizen participation, along with plans to build a network of citizens and experts by producing a guidebook on biodiversity exploration reports.

Chairman Hyun-joon Cho said, “For a sustainable ecosystem, it is essential that companies also pay attention to biodiversity,” and added, “As a responsible member of the local community, Hyosung will actively commit our efforts to fulfill our corporate responsibility for biodiversity conservation where our business sites are located and bring about win-win growth with the local community.”

Meanwhile, Hyosung Group has also been practicing win-win growth with local communities around its business sites through activities such as feeding Gimhae eagles and cleaning privately sponsored beaches.