Funds to support healthcare, clean water, education

Overseas subsidiaries to lead local giving efforts

Shin Sang-young (left), executive vice president of LX Pantos, and Jeon Mi-sun, secretary-general of Good Neighbors, pose for a photo at a donation ceremony held Tuesday at the Good Neighbors building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. [LX Pantos]
Shin Sang-young (left), executive vice president of LX Pantos, and Jeon Mi-sun, secretary-general of Good Neighbors, pose for a photo at a donation ceremony held Tuesday at the Good Neighbors building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. [LX Pantos]

LX Pantos, a comprehensive logistics company, said Wednesday it donated 200 million won ($148,000) to Good Neighbors to support vulnerable children around the world.

The funds will go toward Good Neighbors' overseas child support projects, covering healthcare, clean water and sanitation, education, and humanitarian assistance. LX Pantos said it plans to disclose how the donation is used through future sustainability reports and other public filings.

Good Neighbors is a child-rights NGO operating 270 project sites across 50 countries and holds general consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council — the highest consultative standing the council grants to NGOs.

LX Pantos said it intends to extend its corporate social responsibility activities beyond South Korea to the international community. As a global company with operations worldwide, it aims to fulfill its social obligations and strengthen its credibility in environmental, social and governance management.

Through its overseas subsidiaries in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and elsewhere, LX Pantos has carried out local giving and volunteer work for children and communities — including renovating elementary school facilities, donating supplies to child welfare centers, and running self-sufficiency programs for low-income households.

In South Korea, the company conducts social contribution activities for children and youth in line with LX Group's management philosophy of "connecting to a sustainable future." Key initiatives include a housing subscription account support project for children in childcare facilities paired with an employee field-trip accompaniment program, the establishment of "LX-Green Learning Playgrounds" for underprivileged children at locations across the country, 10 consecutive years of support for Seoul National University Children's Hospital, sponsorship of ChildFund Korea, and an employee voice-donation program in which staff record readings of children's stories.

"By expanding our social contribution activities to reach vulnerable children and communities beyond Korea and into the international arena, we aim to fulfill the social responsibilities of a global company," said Executive Vice President Shin Sang-young of LX Pantos. "We will continue to support the next generation through sustained and sincere social contribution efforts and put ESG management into practice."

Meanwhile, LX Pantos recently opened a logistics technology demonstration facility called the TDL Lab at the Megawise Cheongna Logistics Center in Incheon's Cheongna district. The company has partnered with seven domestic and international technology firms to verify technologies needed on the logistics floor — from transport and sorting to loading — with plans to expand successful solutions into full-scale commercial projects.


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