Circular Economy
Actions for
Sustainable Earth
It is not difficult to preserve our planet and revive nature – increasing the use of green energy, reducing energy waste, and considering environment in everyday life can be more than enough. Now is the time for an action to save the environment of our planet.
Saving Energy,
Reducing GHG Emissions
In 2019, Amorepacific used 6,221 MWh of renewable energy. 6.6 percent of the total electricity consumption of Amorepacific was covered by solar energy. At the Amorepacific headquarters geothermal, solar photovoltaic, and solor thermal energy accounted 11.2 percent of energy use. 'Energy Innovation Task Force' played a great role in saving energy. To reduce GHG emissions, lighting at every production and distribution facilities was replaced with LED lighting and AI systems were introduced for better energy efficiency. The facilities include a production site in Shanghai, China as well as distribution centers in Osan and Daejeon, Korea. As a result, Amorepacific Group reduced 3,851 tCO2eq of GHG emissions – 7.4 percent less than the original goal.
The savings compared to expected emissions in 2019
Campaigns to Protect Environment in Everyday Life‘Love the Earth’ –
A Summer Camp for Children
Protecting the environment is protecting the dreams and hopes of our children. In 2019, Amorepacific Group ran 'Love the Earth', a summer camp to educate children about eco-friendly lifestyle. 31 elementary school students from all around Korea participated in this two-day camp, discovering ways to protect the environment, sharing good influence, and growing into eco-influencers.
Campaigns to Protect Environment in Everyday Life‘Earth Hour’ –
An hour without Electric Lights
Amorepacific Group joined a global campaign to turn off non-essential electrical lights at the same time. Major corporate locations including the Group’s headquarter participated in the campaign. A company-wide campaign was also implemented, encouraging employees to turn the lights off for an hour at their homes.
Campaigns to Protect Environment in Everyday Life‘Be Cool’ –
Saving Energy Together
Amorepacifc Group conducted an 'Energy Saving Week' under the theme of 'Be Cool' in order to raise awareness of and encourage energy saving. During the week of campaign, various activities were done to save more energy. A total of 26 energy-saving campaigns and activities were carried out at different locations, inviting every employee of Amorepacific Group to communicate the importance of saving energy and partake in the action.
Interview
To reflect on how precious our planet is Amorepacific turned the lights off for an hour.