Gyeonggi Province Certifies 12 'Good Companies,' Awards Certificates on 22nd

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province certified 12 companies as 'Gyeonggi Province Good Companies' in recognition of their efforts to realize corporate social value through contributions to local economic development, ethical management, and social responsibility, and held a certificate presentation ceremony at Ramada Plaza Suwon on the 22nd.

The 'Gyeonggi Province Good Companies' certification project, which started in 2015 and marks its 10th anniversary this year, certifies approximately 10 companies annually based on 10 indicators including corporate social contribution, contribution to local economic development, and eco-friendly management, targeting companies that have been operating in Gyeonggi Province for three years or more, divided into small and medium enterprises and social economy organizations. The Gyeonggi Province Good Companies certification project has certified a total of 125 companies over 10 years, including the 12 companies selected this year.

A total of 10 good companies were selected this year after surpassing a competition rate of 6.6:1. In the small and medium enterprise division, the selected companies are △Seorim Co., Ltd. (Lee Hyung-seon) △C.O. Tech Co., Ltd. (Kim Young-bae) △Worldwide Memory Co., Ltd. (Choi Byung-jin) △Yuchang Hightech Co., Ltd. (Yoo Chang-yeol) △Coard (Lee Dae-hoon) △Pamtech Co., Ltd. (Kim Jae-woong) △Pungrim Muwak Co., Ltd. (Lee Jung-suk) △Highvi Korea Co., Ltd. (Jung Seung-chae) and 8 other companies. In the social economy organization division, △Cooperative Restorative Justice Peace Learning Institute Edupace (Seo Jeong-gi) △Hope Nest Cooperative (Moon Sang-chul) and 2 other organizations were selected.

Recertified companies whose certification validity period has expired include △Purium Co., Ltd. (Nam Ho-jin) in the small and medium enterprise division and △Godpeople Co., Ltd. (Park Do-seon) in the social economy organization division.

The province explained that most of the selected companies established ethics codes and declared service charters, made efforts to improve employee welfare and customer service satisfaction, and contributed to community development through continuous donation activities and volunteer activities at child facilities and elderly care facilities.

The selected companies will be granted the right to use the 'Gyeonggi Province Good Companies' certification plaque and trademark for three years, and each company will receive a total of 20 million won to support product sales channel development for marketing, prototype production, and management consulting.

Huh Seung-beom, head of Gyeonggi Province's Economic Affairs Bureau, said "Realizing corporate social responsibility is an essential element for community development" and "We will continue to provide support so that good companies can grow together with the local community."