ESG
We are committed!
Our planet needs our immediate attention and cooperative effort to sustain it, and we are committed that our services are trusted in the effort to increase the sustainability of our planet. In 2024, Korea Life Science Week & KOREA LAB Autumn ensures that our exhibition would not only meet but exceed industry standards for environmental sustainability through innovative practices and responsible sourcing.
Cooperative Effort
Not only do we strive to ensure sustainability, we also encourage others to join our effort to keep our planet healthy through promoting ESG.
Minimizing Carbon
We choose to exhibit where it is easily accessible through public transportation to minimize carbon emissions. Not only that, we work to limit carbon and usage of excessive energy from the exhibition hall itself.
Venue: Seoul Coe
Sustainable Services with Zero Waste
To minimize excessive wastes, we encourage the usage of online soft copy promot
Reduce and Recycle
Over 90 percent of the items, including the booths, we provide for the exhibition are all re-useable.
In addition, we put in the effort to minimize and discourage the use of disposable products for the exhibition
What is ESG?
ESG stands for Environmental Social Governance. These are 3 major elements required to reach the goal of sustainability in the midst of all the economic competition.
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Environmental
- Carbon emission and global climate change
- Environmental pollution and regulations
- Preservation of ecosystem and diversity
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Social
- Data protection and privacy
- Human rights, gender equality and diversity
- Community relations
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Governance
- Composition of Board of Directors and Audit Committee
- Anti bribery and corruption
- Company Ethics
Be a part of it!
- ① Use green-friendly public transportation!
- We chose a venue that is easily accessible by public transportation so you could participate in helping our planet by using the public transportation (please refer to p.3 for more information about using the public transport)!
- ② Resist and recycle!
- During the exhibition, please resist the temptation of using disposable products and try recycling your trash. We promise you; our planet will smile at you!
- ③ Enjoy the area around the venue!
- ESG also helps support social communities. We would like to encourage you to explore cafes and restaurants around the venue! You will be pleasantly surprised by the variety and quality of foods, drinks, snacks, etc. you can find around the venue.
We Minimize, You Enjoy!
When we choose venue for our exhibition, we make sure that the venue is perfect to maximize the effectiveness of the participants and exhibitors.
However, that is not it! We also consider your convenience and efficiency of your time, coming to and going from our venue.
It is extremely convenient and time efficient for you to travel from and to our venue by using public transportation.
Here are some details of our venue and how to get here using the public transportation!
Venue: Seoul, COEX (hall B)
- 1. 1-minute walking distance from Bongeunsa Station, exit #7 (if you are traveling through line 9, brown line).
- 2. 4-minute walking distance from Samsung Station, exit #6 (if you are traveling through line 2, green line).
- 3. Bus stop 23201, right in front of Grand Intercontinental Hotel
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Learn more of what is in COEX!
- 1. One of the largest indoor Aquarium in Seoul.
- 2. One of the biggest department stores in Seoul (Starfield Coex Hall).
- 3. Various events
- 4. Restaurants, cafes, activity stores, etc.
Help us reduce carbon!
In effort to participate in reducing carbon usage, we limit excessive heating/cooling in the exhibition hall and there is a way for you as an exhibitor to join us! All you have to do is come and enjoy our exhibition! But don’t worry! We make sure to keep the exhibition hall warm/cool enough to ensure your comfort and safety while you are in participating in the exhibition.
Access with Ease!
Information delivery is one of the key elements to a successful exhibition. To strive in protecting our environment, we use online platform as the main way to promote and deliver information regarding the exhibition.
Explore how we do it!
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Online contents
- Brochures
- Guidebook
- Manual
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Online marketing and advertisement
- YouTube
- GDN
- Online newsletter
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Digital systems
- Onsite registration with electronic system.
a. Preregistration can also be done
online through our official websites.
b. Online invitation service. - Onsite promotions and advertisements using
electronic devices such as monitor displays.
- Onsite registration with electronic system.
Reduce and Recycle!
As the organizer of the exhibition, we are proud to announce that we only use 100 percent reusable materials for all of booths that we provide for the exhibition.
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Premium booth A. Reusable wooden wall
B. 33 percent of all the booths in the exhibition. -
Basic booth A. Materials that can be broken down after usage and reassembled when building.
B. 46 percent of all the booths in the exhibition. -
Raw Space A. Even for the raw space for independent setup, we require the companies to use recyclable materials.
B. 21 percent of all the booths in the exhibition.
As mentioned above, around 79 percent of the exhibition booths are either premium or basic booths and for these booths, we provide rental services such as items and furniture for the exhibitors so that
we can reduce unnecessary wastes that will be disposed after the exhibition.
We also prohibit the usage of carpets in between booths and in conference halls so minimize the waste produced by the exhibition.