[미디어펜=박규빈 기자] Kakao reinforces ESG-centered management by establishing the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Committee and enacting the Corporate Governance Charter.
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On the 13th, Kakao announced that he had held the board of directors the day before and decided to establish an ESG committee under the board of directors. The ESG Committee is responsible for inspecting the direction of the company’s sustainability management strategy, managing and overseeing the performance and problems. It is composed of Chairman Bum-soo Kim, outside director Sejeong Choi, and Saerom Park outside director.
On this day, Kakao also enacted and announced the’Corporate Governance Charter’, which will be the cornerstone of sustainability management activities. In the corporate governance charter, the management under the supervision of the board of directors with expertise and independence in five areas, including △shareholders △board of directors △auditing body △stakeholders △management monitoring by the market It contains the declarative meaning of establishing and developing.
Kakao has been posted on the corporate website and the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system so that ordinary shareholders can easily check it, and plans to provide it in English for overseas investors.
In addition, Kakao is engaged in various activities to strengthen corporate social and digital responsibility. On the 4th of this month, the’Human Rights Management Declaration’, which contains the principles of protection of human rights of members and business partners, protection of user information, freedom of expression, digital responsibility, and eco-friendliness, was released to the public.
This is evaluated as a preemptive measure within the industry. In July of last year, reflecting the willingness to give attention and effort to the issue of children and adolescents, a’prohibited act related to sexual protection of children and adolescents’ was added to the operating policy.
In addition, in January 2018, we announced the’Kakao Algorithm Ethics Charter’, which is the first among Korean companies to develop and ethics standards for artificial intelligence (AI) technology.In order to protect user privacy, we autonomously publish a transparency report twice a year Is issued.
In September of last year, in order to understand the changes in daily life due to Corona 19 and to help overcome the crisis situation, the’Kakao Corona White Paper’, which analyzed various data related to the corona situation, was serialized in 10 episodes.
Kakao creates a better society, such as’Kakao Project 100′, a behavioral change platform to positively change the world through small achievements in daily life, and’Values like Kakao’, a voluntary fundraising platform where anyone can directly propose, proceed and participate It operates various platforms to create and is actively working to solve social problems.
In order to contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy, an eco-friendly data center is being prepared with the goal of completion in 2023, and ESG management status and performance will be disclosed in a future sustainability report.
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