CSR
We will build a warm-hearted world with generosity and technology
Hyundai E&C, based on the Hyundai Motor Group's initiative "The Right Move for the Right Future,"
has established a mission of "Creating a Sustainable for Habitat for Human" encapsulating its own vision and philosophy under the name "We Build Tomorrow."
Since the establishment of the social service group in 2009, making it the first in the domestic construction industry Hyundai E&C has been actively promoting company-wide social contributions.
The company is advancing strategic social contribution activities tailored to the characteristics of its industry, focusing on safety and the environment, future generations, and local communities.
Total Donations (Social Contribution) in 2024
Introduction to the Social Contribution Strategies and Key Activities of Hyundai Motor Group and Hyundai E&C
- The Right Move
- for the Right Future
Hyundai E&C, based on the social contribution vision and slogan of the Hyundai Motor Group, strives to collaborate with local communities through strategic social contributions tailored to the characteristics of the construction industry, aiming to be a global leading construction company. The company focuses on building economic and social infrastructure in local communities, particularly in countries where it operates internationally, and actively engages in mandatory social contribution activities in developing countries, seeking mutual development with third-world and developing nations.
In overseas operations, Hyundai E&C goes beyond mere construction activities and collaborates with international development agencies to support CSR initiatives addressing poverty, education, hygiene, culture, housing, and the environment in local communities. Moving forward, Hyundai E&C will continue to engage in "Locally Based Social Contributions" to collaborate with local communities and contribute to mutual development, fulfilling its social responsibility as a "Global Citizen."
CSR Strategy and Major Programs : 3 Domains
6 Tabs
Build for our Planet [Disaster Safety Management Prevention Program]
Hyundai E&C is bolstering its CSR efforts on disaster safety by applying its construction expertise. Specifically, the company has developed a child-protective hard hat to ensure safety of children in times of disasters like earthquakes. This hat is lightweight and foldable, weighing only 320g. It is also the first hard hat in Korea with an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag for rescue operations and quality excellence proven with KC (Korean) and CE (European) voluntary certifications.
Every year, Hyundai E&C provides specialized disaster management training for elementary school students and teachers who are vulnerable to disaster safety, such as teaching them about wearing hard hats and earthquake songs with to-do instructions in case of an emergency. Not only that, the company also conducts joint mock evacuation drills. Hyundai E&C will continue to fulfill its social responsibility in the field of children's disaster safety by conducting regular and comprehensive disaster safety training.
Build for Our Planet [Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Response Program]
Hyundai E&C is committed to achieving its vision of becoming a “Global Green One Pioneer” by establishing a long-term roadmap through 2050 and implementing comprehensive environmental and energy management policies. Through systematic strategies, we continuously improve environmental efficiency and minimize the ecological impact, thereby contributing to the preservation of the global environment.
H-Nature Garden [Biodiversity Conservation Garden]Hyundai E&C is contributing to the restoration of ecosystems through the H-Nature Garden project that forms special gardens within Hillstate apartment complexes or in public spaces to protect biodiversity. In 2023, we completed the first H-Nature Garden in Hillstate’s Yongin Dunjeon Station complex. In 2024, we completed the second garden in Hillstate Wonju Restige apartment complex, featuring endangered and endemic plants, and the third garden at the Gangwon State Natural Environment Research Park. We will continue to monitor the plants while offering resident engagement programs such as education on endangered species and understanding the habitats of native and endemic species.
H-Green Savings [Energy Efficiency Improvement Project]H-Green Savings is a project that supports energy-vulnerable classes and social welfare facilities by installing solar panels and replacing existing lights with high-efficiency LEDs. This project is conducted in partnership with the Seoul Metropolitan Government Climate & Environment Headquarters, Korea Energy Agency, and Seoul Council on Social Welfare. It not only aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions but also to reduce the energy bills of those struggling with energy poverty. Furthermore, the carbon credits generated from this emission reduction will be donated back into energy education programs for young people aspiring to careers in environmental fields.
Build for Our People [Future Generation Education Scholarship Program]
Since 2014, Hyundai E&C has been operating the Hillstate Dream Mentoring Corps, a volunteer-based program designed to support the next generation by bridging educational gaps and nurturing their dreams and capabilities. The program features a unique three-tiered mentoring system consisting of a Hyundai E&C employee, a university student, and a youth mentee. Through this arrangement, youth mentees receive guidance in both academic learning and career planning from their two mentors. Simultaneously, the college student mentor gains valuable job-seeking advice and career development opportunities from Hyundai E&C and its employee mentor. The Hillstate Dream Mentoring Corps provides sustained assistance to youth, supporting their journey through education, college, and into the workforce.
Build for our Community [Employee Volunteer Activities and Community Outreach Programs]
Hyundai E&C conducts various sponsorship programs to support the underprivileged in Korea through employee volunteerism. The Love Sharing Fund, which has been running since 2010, is a donation program in which employees voluntarily donate a portion of their salaries. The donations are used for CSR programs to extend a helping hand to needy neighbors near domestic and overseas business sites. Over the past 14 years, the fund has accumulated approximately KRW 4.3 billion. In addition, we continue to operate participatory CSR activities for the development of local communities and trust-building for vulnerable groups and communities near overseas construction sites. Employees actively engage in solving local issues, such as supporting the vulnerable in Jongno (where the headquarters is located), participating in the “One Business to One District Partnership Project” in Gahoe-dong, and taking part in blood donation and goods donation campaigns. Volunteer activities also involve employees’ families, fostering a culture of shared community care.
Build for our Community [Overseas Community Outreach Program]
As Hyundai E&C continues to expand its presence in the global construction market, we are carrying out a wide range of social contribution activities to fulfill CSR in areas where our overseas business operations are located. Hyundai E&C requires the implementation of CSR activities as a prerequisite when entering construction sites in developing countries. From 2011, we have carried out 57 projects in 25 countries (Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Bangladesh, etc.) in various fields such as health and sanitation support, empowerment of vulnerable groups, education, livelihood, and renovation of public facilities. In 2024, Hyundai E&C provided food packages to 5,100 vulnerable households and school supplies to 2,900 students in 10 cities along the North-South Commuter Railway in the Philippines, including Calumpit, Apalit, San Pedro, and Calamba. We also established a childcare center in Santa Rosa, strengthening the support infrastructure for underprivileged children in the region. As a global construction leader, Hyundai E&C is dedicated to leading in CSR by persistently engaging in diverse CSR projects worldwide.
Operation of Social Contribution Committee of Hyundai E&C
Hyundai E&C has operated and managed external donations in a transparent way.
Externally, we run the independent Transparent Management Committee (“investment information” – “corporate governance”-“committee”) and also run the independent (specialized) Social Contribution Committee.
Launch of Social Contribution Committee of Hyundai E&C
- We launched the Social Contribution Committee consisting of external professionals in September, 2018.
- The Committee is established to enhance transparency in the operation system and reinforce the expertise.
- The committee operates semi-annually (twice a year), covering agenda items such as disclosing Hyundai E&C’s donation details, sharing business plans, evaluating the outcomes of social contributions, and reviewing and providing advice on donations.
Details of Hyundai E&C’s donations can be accessed by visiting the Hyundai E&C Social Contribution Website (csr.hdec.kr)' and selecting [View/Request Detailed Donation Information].
News on Social Contribution
- Launch of 8th Hillstate Dream Mentoring Volunteer Group 11 Sep 2021
On September 11, the launching ceremony of the 8th HILLSTATE Dream Mentoring Volunteer Group was held online. The ceremony was designed to promote communication with college student mentors and teen mentees from the MZ generations at a time when face-to-face events had been limited due to Covid-19. The 8th volunteering group was launched with 18 employees, 18 college students, 18 teenagers, and 3 college student supporters and will be organized into a three-person teams of “employee-college student-teen” for about 12 months until August 2022 to conduct key academic and career mentoring activities. - Hyundai E&C Promotes Seoul’s “H-Green Saving” Project to Improve Energy Efficiency 26 Aug 2021
On August 26, at City Hall Seosomun Office, Hyundai E&C signed an agreement with the Seoul Climate and Environment Headquarters, the Korea Energy Corporation, and the Seoul Council on Social Welfare to improve energy efficiency for the vulnerable and social welfare facilities. Through this agreement, Hyundai E&C will participate in the CEMP project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implement energy welfare. In response, Hyundai E&C started an H-Green Saving project to replace general lighting devices at vulnerable groups and social welfare facilities suffering from energy poverty with high-efficiency LED lighting devices by donating its own contributions and funds voluntarily collected by executives and employees. Once the greenhouse gases reduced by H-Green Saving are recognized as carbon emission rights, the profits from the emission rights will be donated again to energy education projects for elementary and middle school students. - Hyundai E&C to Host “Fun Smart City” for Middle School Students in Jongno-gu 5 Jul 2021
Hyundai E&C signed a “Creative Education CSR Operation Agreement” with the Jungbu Office of Education, Jongno-gu Office, and Hyundai Engineering in June 2021 and conducted the Jongno Creative Education CSR “Fun Smart City” program at Cheongun Middle School and Seoul National University Girls` Middle School from July 5 to 7. The goal of the Creative Education CSR is to help seventh graders to understand the construction industry and gain indirect practical experience of on-site operations. Students learned about the concept of smart city and problems of current cities through special lectures by Hyundai E&C executives and employees and took part in practical sessions to envision the future city (smart city) they each wanted. - Hyundai E&C “Rounds Down Salary and Donates Extra Pennies” to Community Chest of Korea 16 Dec 2020
Hyundai E&C and Hyundai Architects & Engineers Assoc. executives and employees donated about 280 million won to Community Chest of Korea located in Jeong-dong, Gwanghwamun, Seoul, on December 16, 2020. The fund was raised by rounding down the employees’ pay and donating the extra pennies to the chosen charity. The Love Sharing Fund has been in place for ten years since 2010. To date, more than 32,000 executives and employees have collected about 3.3 billion won and donated to the local community. The donations have been used to build resident and community facilities in developing countries such as Bangladesh and Indonesia, offer support for Covid-19 relief in Korea, improve housing environment in Jongno, and provide food assistance to the vulnerable groups. - “2020 Global Standard Management Awards” for Social Contribution 27 Oct 2020
Hyundai E&C received the grand prize in the social contribution category at the “2020 Global Standard Management Awards” organized by the Korea Management Certification on October 27. The Global Standard Management Awards is a comprehensive award system that measures the objective level of management strategies, future values, products and services adopted by companies by selecting excellent sustainable companies in a total of seven categories, including family-friendliness/corporate social responsibility/quality. For the first time this year, Hyundai E&C won the grand prize in the social contribution category. It was the only construction company, highly recognized for operating the “CSR Committee” and the “CSR Website” to communicate with various stakeholders, while introducing a CSR mileage system to encourage executives and employees to participate in CSR activities. - Launch of 7th HILLSTATE Dream Mentoring Volunteering Group 24 Oct 2020
A virtual ceremony to launch the 7th HILLSTATE Dream Mentoring Volunteering Group celebrating its seventh anniversary this year, was held on October 24. The seventh group will be participated by 20 executive and employee mentors, 20 college student mentors, 20 teen mentees, and four college student supporters. The HILLSTATE Dream Mentoring Volunteer Group is a volunteering group in which youth mentees in need of academic and career mentoring, university mentors who seek to develop their dreams, and Hyundai E&C employees or management mentors who are experts in the construction sector, get together to form a team on an 1:1:1 basis to join a long-term mentoring program for about 10 months.
