Register     Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (IF : 12.561) Co-Editor-in-Chief Yong Sik Ok Director, APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program Highly Cited Researcher (Environment and Ecology, Engineering, Biology/Biochemistry)   Nature Climate Change Chief Editor Bronwyn Wake Former Senior Editor, Nature Masterclasses Former Senior Editor, Nature Climate Change   William Mitch Co-director, APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program Professor, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University   Environmental Pollution (IF : 9.988) Co-Editor-in-Chief Jörg Rinklebe President, International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB) Professor, University of Wuppertal   Scott X. Chang Chair, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Commission, International Union of Soil Science(IUSS) Professor, University of Alberta   Environmental Geochemistry and Health (IF : 4.898) Coordinating Editor Longbin Huang Principal Research Fellow & Program Leader, Ecological Engineering of Mine Wastes (Soil-Plant Systems), Center for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland   Daniel Alessi Associate Editor, Science of the Total Environment Professor, University of Alberta   Science of the Total Environment (IF : 10.754) Associate Editor Filip Tack Coordinator, The Erasmus Mundus Master Program "International Master in Environmental Science and Engineering" Professor, Ghent University   Chemical Engineering Journal (IF : 16.744) Editor Carol Sze Ki Lin Senior Editor, Sustainable Environment Professor, City University of Hong Kong   Chemosphere (IF : 8.943) Associate Editor Michael S. Bank UN Scientific Advisor - Climate & Chemicals Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Senior Scientist, Institute of Marine Research, Norway   Patryk Oleszczuk Professor & Head, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University   Nature Reviews Psychology Chief Editor Jenn Richler Former Senior Publishing Manager, Nature Portfolio Former Senior Editor, Nature Climate Change and Nature Energy     NEWS   A private university with a global outlook Details   The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates a shift to a plastic circular economy Details   Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability Details     #9-4, 8F, 8 Gangnam-daero 53-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea E-mail: globalesgforum@gmail.com https://globalesgforum.org/en/ View Online  |  Unsubscribe from emails

SPEAKERS Bruno Oberle 16th Director General, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Former State Secretary, the En vironment & Director, The Federal Office for the Environment for Switzerland Former Chairperson, Global Tailing Review William Mitch Professor, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University Co-chair, APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program Amir Amel-Zadeh Professor, Said Business School, University of Oxford Director, The Oxford Rethinking Performance Initiative Member, the UK Endorsement Board Jay Hyuk Rhee Professor, School of Business Administration, Korea University President, International ESG Association (IESGA) Chair, ESG Management Committee of the Korea Teachers’ Pension Ali Abbas Professor, The University of Sydney Former Dean, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney Director, Waste Transformation Research Hub, The University of Sydney Jae Soo Bae President, National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) Former Director-General, Future Forest Strategy Department Division, National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) Bronwyn Wake Chief Editor, Nature Climate Change Former Senior Editor, Nature Masterclasses Former Senior Editor, Nature Climate Change Kitae Hyun Country Lead, Korea, S&P Global Market Intelligence Former Head of Sales & RM, S&P Global Market Intelligence Former Manager, FX&Derivatives Sales Department, KEB Hana Bank Jenn Richler Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Psychology Former Senior Publishing Manager, Nature Portfolio Former Senior Editor, Nature Climate Change and Nature Energy Daniel Alessi Professor, University of Alberta Publications: Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, Nature Geoscience, and Nature Communications Associate Editor, Science of the Total Environment Filip Tack Professor, Ghent University Coordinator, The Erasmus Mundus Master Program "International Master in Environmental Science and Engineering" Associate Editor, Science of the Total Environment Longbin Huang Principal Research Fellow & Program Leader, Ecological Engineering of Mine Wastes (Soil-Plant Systems), Center for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Professor, The University of Queensland Carol Sze Ki Lin Professor, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong Editor, Chemical Engineering Journal Senior Editor, Sustainable Environment Michael S. Bank Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Senior Scientist, Institute of Marine Research, Norway UN Scientific Advisor - Climate & Chemicals Associate Editor, Chemosphere Scott Chang Professor, University of Alberta Publications: Nature, Nature Food, and Nature Geoscience Chair, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Commission, International Union of Soil Science(IUSS) Patryk Oleszczuk Professor & Head, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Head, Environmental Chemistry Department, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University ChowPin Tan Vice President, Sales & Business Development APAC & India, TotalEnergies Corbion Former Vice President, Specialty Films APAC, Covestro Former Head, ISEA(India and ASEAN/ANZ) Business Unit Coatings, Adhesive and Specialties, Covestro NEWS Global ESG Forum 2023 underscores biodiversity and ESG reporting as key drivers to sustainable development Details Routes towards a sustainable society: forum with Sir Philip Campbell, Springer Nature Editor-in-Chief and Cambridge Honorary Fellow Details 2023 Global ESG Forum in Singapore Underscores Biodiversity and ESG Reporting as Key Drivers to Sustainable Development Details NUS Business School and International ESG Association sign MOU to spearhead ESG developments Details Making up for lost time South Korea is working hard to set standards in a wild ESG ratings marketplace. Details LG Energy Solution’s ESG transformative vision LG Energy Solution is using innovative business · · · Details Hyundai motors on track for carbon neutral goal Hydrogen and batteries are both in the sustainability · · · Details A private university with a global outlook Details The 2021 P4G Seoul Summit Green Future Week Session on Biodiversity Conference wrap-up report : Ideas from the interface between habitats Details Nature Conference : Waste Management and Valorisation for a Sustainable Future Conference wrap-up report : Closing the loop on waste Details #9-4, 8F, 8 Gangnam-daero 53-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea E-mail: globalesgforum@gmail.com https://globalesgforum.org/en/ View Online  |  Unsubscribe from emails

CHAIR 황 성 연 국제ESG협회 이사 & 한국바이오플라스틱협회 이사 경희대학교 식물·환경신소재공학과 교수 SPEAKERS Carol Sze Ki Lin 홍콩성시대학교 교수 現 Chemical Engineering Journal 편집위원 現 Sustainable Environment 선임편집위원 Michael S Bank 메사추세츠대학교 애머스트 교수 現 노르웨이 국립해양연구소 선임연구원 現 UN 과학 고문 - 기후 & 화학 진 인 주 한국바이오플라스틱협회 회장 & 前 인하공업전문대학 총장 現 인하대학교 교수 前 IBM (East Fishkill, NY) 연구원 ChowPin Tan 토탈에너지스 코비온 아시아 지역 부회장 前 Covestro Specialty Films APAC 부사장 이 승 진 CJ제일제당 화이트바이오 CIC 부사장 前 롯데BP화학 대표이사 前 생고뱅코리아 (Saint-Gobain Korea) 대표이사 이 치 완 삼양사 화학연구소 소장 前 다우 케미칼 선임 R&D 매니저 前 신타제약 시니어 사이언티스트 민 경 웅 ㈜제이케이머티리얼즈 대표이사 現 스냅태그 대표이사 現 ㈜자강산업 기획실 이사 김 한 석 SK케미칼 화학연구소 소장 前 SK케미칼 프로세스 R&D 센터장 前 SK케미칼 화학연구소 모노머 공정 팀장 강 창 덕 LG화학 Bio소재사업개발 부문담당 前 삼성전자 종합기술원 Material연구센터 전문연구원 前 CJ제일제당 바이오연구소 수석연구원 정 지 민 한국 BASF 상무 前 BASF Regional Market Development Segment Lead 상무 前 BASF ASEAN Market Development 팀장 NEWS Making up for lost time South Korea is working hard to set standards in a wild ESG ratings marketplace. Details A sustainable match A new association has hit the ground running with activities aimed at improving business ESG practices. Details LG Electronics positions itself as ESG market leader Details Measuring ESG in South Korea South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has released guidelines · · · Details LG Energy Solution’s ESG transformative vision LG Energy Solution is using innovative business · · · Details Hyundai motors on track for carbon neutral goal Hydrogen and batteries are both in the sustainability · · · Details #9-4, 8F, 8 Gangnam-daero 53-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea E-mail: globalesgforum@gmail.com https://globalesgforum.org/kr/ View Online  |  Unsubscribe from emails

Founded in Austria in 1999, the International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB) is a non-profit scientific organization of scientists and professionals who are interested in trace elements and key minerals research. The organization advances research on trace element biogeochemistry mainly through its flagship conference, the International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements or “ICOBTE,” which is held biannually. The ICOBTE is a world-renowned conference on trace elements, including key minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and manganese.

The highest governing body of the ISTEB, the Executive Board, is headed by the President of ISTEB, who also serves as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Executive Board members and the President are chosen for a term of 2 years. At the 16th edition of ICOBTE, which was held in Wuppertal in Germany, Professor Yong Sik Ok was chosen as the next president of ISTEB. Professor Ok will assume office on the 1st of January 2024, thereby becoming the first Korean to serve as president of the society.

The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) comprises 60 leading universities from 19 countries. These institutions are known globally for their academic and research excellence. The theme of APRU’s 2023 leaders’ meeting was One Pacific: Breaking down education and research silos to address Asia-Pacific challenges. The program focused on how higher education and university collaboration can resolve issues facing the Asia-Pacific.

In March 2020, Jay Hyuk Rhee was speaking at a Korea University seminar about environment, social and governance (ESG) business practices. After his talk he was approached by Yong Sik Ok, whose background is quite different to his. Rhee is a professor at Korea University’s School of Business Administration and the director of the university’s ESG Research Center. Ok is a professor at the university’s Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering and the first South Korean to be simultaneously designated as a Highly Cited Researcher in the fields of environment and ecology, and engineering. Ok said he was interested in learning more about ESG practices.

"Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are growing in importance for businesses and society. NUS Business School is pleased to work with IESGA to bring much-needed ESG insights and discussions to a higher level and contribute in terms of education and research with an Asian focus," shared Distinguished Professor Andrew Rose, Dean, NUS Business School.

The International ESG Association (IESGA), in collaboration with the APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program (APRU SWM), the Korea University ESG Research Institute, the Korean Society for Consumer and Advertising Psychology, and Springer Nature, hosted a forum with Sir Philip Campbell, titled “Routes towards a sustainable society.” The forum was led by Prof. Yong Sik Ok, the HCR Professor at Korea University, the Chair and Program Director of the APRU SWM Program, as well as the President of IESGA. Prof. Jay Hyuk Rhee, the Director of the Korea University ESG Research Institute and the President of IESGA, played a key role alongside Prof. Ok. Sir Campbell, a prominent British astrophysicist, is an Honorary Fellow at Cambridge. He held the position of Editor-in-Chief of Nature for 22 years and currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief at Springer Nature. He is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of British Science Writers (2019) and was recognized as a Knight Bachelor for his contribution to the field of science on the late Queen’s birthday in 2015.

Korea recently witnessed a significant meeting aimed at fostering a strong and sustainable biochar market. The Association of Pacific Rim Universities Sustainable Waste Management Program (APRU SWM), the International Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Association (IESGA), and the Korea University ESG Research Institute recently collaborated with the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) for a special meeting that brought together experts from academia, industry, and government.

Korea recently witnessed a significant meeting aimed at fostering a strong and sustainable biochar market. The unique meeting involved the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), featuring an esteemed assembly of international university experts and Corporations.