{"id":20625,"date":"2021-04-21T15:01:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T06:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/?p=20625"},"modified":"2025-03-25T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T07:11:07","slug":"sk-es-chosen-by-the-ministry-of-smes-and-startups-as-the-first-voluntary-business-for-win-win-relationship-2-0-will-lead-smes-and-small-business-in-their-transition-to-carbon-neutra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/archives\/20625","title":{"rendered":"SK E&#038;S Chosen By the Ministry of SMEs and Startups As the First \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationship 2.0\u201d Will Lead SMEs and Small Business In Their Transition To Carbon Neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 1240px; border: 2px solid #d5d5d5; padding: 5px 0px; line-height: 26px; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif;\">SK E&amp;S Chosen By the Ministry of SMEs and Startups As the First \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationship 2.0\u201d Will Lead SMEs and Small Business In Their Transition To Carbon Neutrality.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">&#8211; On April 16, the company signed the first business agreement under \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationship 2.0\u201d with the MSS and Inobiz Association.<br \/>\n&#8211; Using the Win-win Cooperation Fund, SK E&amp;S will identify and support promising SMEs and ventures in hydrogen economy, carbon neutrality and green new deal.<br \/>\n-\u201cThe company will lead ESG-driven management by building a safety net to grow together with SMEs, ventures and the local community.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 1340px; border: 2px solid #html\uceec\ub7ec\ucf54\ub4dc; padding: 5px 0px; line-height: 26px; font-size: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">SK E&amp;S became the first to play the role of a top-notch assistant in \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationships 2.0\u201d organized by Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">SK E&amp;S said it signed a business agreement for \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationships\u201d- whose primary goal is to create a hydrogen economy, achieve carbon neutrality and address local issues- with MSS and Inobiz Association at Korean Foundation for Cooperation of Large &amp; Small Business, Rural Affairs located in Guro-gu, Seoul, on April 22. The signing ceremony was attended by CEO and President of SK E&amp;S Choo Hyung-wook, Minister of the MSS Kwon Chil-seung, Chairman of the association Lim Byung-hoon and other key officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">At the ceremony, the energy company, the ministry and the association pledged to work together in order to identify and foster innovative companies that will lead the efforts together to create a hydrogen economy and achieve carbon neutrality, to support promising small businesses and ventures in the green new deal sector, and to resolve challenges and issues the local community faces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">\u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationship\u201d refers to a large business that shares its business infrastructure and know-hows with SMEs and small businesses, taking the initiative in supporting their growth. MSS has named 26 companies in total as \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationships\u201d since May, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">Reorganizing its program into \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationships 2.0\u201d, the ministry especially has been looking for large businesses that can go beyond voluntarily seeking win-win relationships, providing substantial support for SMEs and small businesses in their efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and transition to ESG-driven management. As a leader in low-carbon green energy whose business in the sector includes low-carbon LNG, renewables and energy solutions, the private energy company was chosen by the MSS as the first partner of \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationships 2.0.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">SK E&amp;S plans to create 30 billion won of Win-win Cooperation Fund and carry out activities for win-win cooperation with the MSS including projects under the business agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">First, the company and the MSS will jointly identify small but strong Korean businesses in CCUS and innovative businesses in hydrogen economy, and support their R&amp;D. Using its professional know-hows in operating business in the renewable and energy solution sectors, the company will find and grow startups while providing assistance for SMEs in related industries for gradual localization of materials, components and equipment needed for green power plants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">As COVID-19 continues to spread disrupting local economy, they will grow social ventures and social enterprises as well to help the local community overcome the crisis brought by COVID-19 and to lay the groundwork for them to grow together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">\u201cI\u2019m proud that SK E&amp;S was chosen by the MSS as the first business in \u2018Voluntary Business for Win-win Relationships 2.0\u2019 by being recognized for its commitment to green energy business and to building a safety net for the local community,\u201d said President of SK E&amp;S Choo Hyung-wook. He continued, \u201cWe will increase support for businesses in CCUS and hydrogen technology development and will do our best to help cooperation between large and small companies lead to ESG-driven management.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: pretendard, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">\u201cThis agreement with SK E&amp;S is the first case for a large company, SMEs and the MSS to cooperate to accomplish goals of ESG,\u201d said Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the MSS. He added, \u201cThe ministry will not limit \u2018Voluntary Business for Win-win Relationships 2.0\u2019 to carbon neutrality and ESG but expand it to other areas such as Korean New Deal and assistance to small businesses for their recovery.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20626\" src=\"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/31_20210421_Ministry-of-SMEs_\uba54\uc778.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/31_20210421_Ministry-of-SMEs_\uba54\uc778.png 800w, https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/31_20210421_Ministry-of-SMEs_\uba54\uc778-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/31_20210421_Ministry-of-SMEs_\uba54\uc778-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/31_20210421_Ministry-of-SMEs_\uba54\uc778-250x139.png 250w, https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/31_20210421_Ministry-of-SMEs_\uba54\uc778-600x335.png 600w, https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/31_20210421_Ministry-of-SMEs_\uba54\uc778-700x390.png 700w, https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/31_20210421_Ministry-of-SMEs_\uba54\uc778-323x180.png 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SK E&amp;S Chosen By the Ministry of SMEs and Startups As the First \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationship 2.0\u201d Will Lead SMEs and Small Business In Their Transition To Carbon Neutrality. &#8211; On April 16, the company signed the first business agreement under \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationship 2.0\u201d with the MSS and Inobiz Association. &#8230; <a title=\"SK E&#038;S Chosen By the Ministry of SMEs and Startups As the First \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationship 2.0\u201d Will Lead SMEs and Small Business In Their Transition To Carbon Neutrality\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/archives\/20625\" aria-label=\"Read more about SK E&#038;S Chosen By the Ministry of SMEs and Startups As the First \u201cVoluntary Business for Win-win Relationship 2.0\u201d Will Lead SMEs and Small Business In Their Transition To Carbon Neutrality\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,8,1804],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporates","category-press-room","category-press-release","category-sk-ens"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20625"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20928,"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20625\/revisions\/20928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}