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Busan Metropolitan City and Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. Sign MOU for the Creation of the “Nakdong River Garden ESG Corporate Companion Garden”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold a signing ceremony today (19th) at 11:00 a.m. in the International Reception Room of City Hall for a memorandum of understanding on the “Busan Nakdong River Garden ESG Corporate Companion Garden,” together with Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd.
○ The ceremony will be attended by Mayor Park Heong-joon and Kim Jun-dong, President of Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd.

< Overview of the Memorandum of Understanding >
ㅇ Date/Location: August 19, 2025 (Tuesday), 11:00 / International Reception Room, Busan City Hall
ㅇ Parties to the Agreement: Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon), Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. (President Kim Jun-dong)
ㅇ Key Details:

• ●Creation of an “ESG Corporate Companion Garden” within the Nakdong River Garden

• ●Discovery and implementation of joint projects for the spread of garden culture and the promotion of National Garden designation

• ●Realization of a sustainable garden city through ESG (environmental, social, and governance) practices

Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. will provide a total of KRW 1 billion over the next three years to establish the “ESG Corporate Companion Garden” in the Nakdong River Garden and to support various collaborative initiatives aimed at spreading garden culture.

The Corporate Companion Garden initiative is part of Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd.’s ESG (environmental, social, and governance) efforts and involves the creation of a specialized garden within the Nakdong River Garden that reflects the company’s identity and public value.
○ The plan is to develop a landscape that combines ecological resources—such as the pristine natural environment of the Nakdong River estuary, migratory bird habitats, wetlands, and aquatic plant communities—into a space that integrates ▲ecology, ▲culture, and ▲tourism.
○ In addition, the garden will incorporate ▲eco-friendly materials, ▲recyclable components, and a planting plan that considers ▲climate change response and ▲biodiversity conservation, thereby enhancing sustainability.

In particular, all saplings used for the garden will be sourced from wildfire-affected areas (Andong). This will support small-scale nurseries in the affected area and provide citizens with a pleasant space for relaxation, creating a model of mutual cooperation.

The city expects that this agreement will go beyond a mere landscaping project and serve as a catalyst for promoting garden culture and accelerating the process toward National Garden designation.
○ During the agreement period, the two institutions will gradually carry out joint projects such as ▲the creation of ESG Special Gardens on an annual basis and ▲the establishment of a cooperative framework for spreading garden culture.

Mayor Park is expected to say, “The KRW 1 billion contribution from Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. over three years is not simply a financial donation but a meaningful partnership that leads the way in both climate change response and the spread of garden culture,” and that “with this agreement, Busan Metropolitan City will further accelerate the designation of the Nakdong River Garden as a National Garden and realize ‘Busan, the city within a garden,’ where citizens live daily in harmony with nature.”