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ESG Outcomes

Busan Transportation Corporation achieved the following outcomes in accordance with its ESG management strategy.

ESG Outcomes

E Spreading Awareness of Eco-friendly Urban Railways
- Designated the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month as [Urban Railway Using Day] and carried out the related campaign.
- Busan City's urban railway transport share increased for 4 consecutive years which is the highest ever (18.7%).
- Continued promoting eco-friendly policies for citizens, implemented a company-wide campaign to reduce disposable products, and reflected this for the performance reviews in each department.
E Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Reduced 743 tons of indirect greenhouse gas emissions through the establishment of an air quality-linked smart ventilation system (as of August 2024).
- Secured surplus emission credits by reducing 27,825 tons of greenhouse gas emissions compared to the allocated emission quota in 2023.
- Established an energy saving system through operating a company-wide energy crisis response TF.
E Implementation of Green Purchase
- Won the Minister of Environment Award as the only local public institution selected as the best organization of implementing green purchasing
- A 194% increase in green product purchase amount compared to the previous year (purchased rebar, powercables, LED lighting, and etc..)
S Safety Management Focused on Proactive Prevention
- 0 serious disasters occurred
- Established LTE-R, intelligent digital metro-based prediction system
- Received the Prime Minister Award for Safe Korea Training and the grand prize at the presentation for the best practices in safety and health activities
S Thorough Information Security
- Simultaneously acquired the certifications of information security and private information protection management system (ISO 27001•27701)
- Achieved excellent rating in the level of private information management diagnosis for 5 consecutive years
- Conducted simulated phishing email response, DDoS attack response drills, and other related training
S Efforts to Resolve the Low Birth Rate
- Won the Minister of Health and Welfare Award on the '19th Pregnant Women's Day'
- Operating Korea's first pregnancy traffic light (Pink Light) and launched the app
- Promoted policies for pregnant women to citizens and performed joint online and offline campaigns with related organizations
S No Labor-Management Disputes for 5 Consecutive Years
- Reached dispute-free negotiations for 5 consecutive years by establishing rational labor-management relations derived from communication and harmony
- On-site visit grievance consuling activities, labor management by on-site managers
- Implemented progressive public labor-management relationship, conducting competency enhancement training
S Various Social Contributions
- Provided pro bono service to repair old houses in the region (108 volunteering employees) and supported free home appliance (KRW 50,000,000)
- Operated 112 career path activities and educational donation programs, which 5,105 people engaged.
- Continued to donate by sharing Kimchi, excellent neighbor for performing blood donation and payment, and establishing health donation stairs.
S Provision of Customer Satisfaction Services
- Improved accessibility for transportation-vulnerable individuals through the expansion (2 locations) and detailed design (8 locations) of mobility facilities
- Provision of the first-ever non-face-to-face simultaneous interpretation service in 13 languages in Korea (Busan Station)
- Making efforts to timely open new routes including Sasang–Hadan Line(Completion Rate: 68.5%) and Yangsan Line(Completion Rate: 81.7%)
G 1st Class in Overall Integrity
- Obtained the first and only 1st class among similar organizations and public corporations under Busan City
- Promoting integrity policies led by high-ranking officials and expanding the concept of integrity, including safety.
- Sharing knowledge by consisting of a Busan-type MEGA Audit Advisory Committee.
G Operating a Transparent Board of Directors
- Established first-ever ESG subcommittee under the Board of Directors among similar institutions.
- Convened 5 meetings of the Board of Directors and completed reporting 3 agendas.
- Disclosed the results of the meetings of the Board of Directors (on the website and Cleaneye)
G Excellent Institution for Providing Public Data
- Selected as an excellent organization in the evaluation of the operation status of public data provision for 2 consecutive years
- Achieved the error rate of all quality control data in the company below 0.01%
- The number of public data use increased by 135% compared to the previous year. (16,734 cases)
- Participation in the Global Data Hackathon(DIVE 2024) and won the grand prize