SUSTAINABILITY
Environmental
- Environmental management policy
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As Dongbu Corporation is a “socially responsible premium company” that seeks to impress clients and provide profits and
satisfaction to shareholders, to make ourselves a wholly sustainable construction company representing Korea, we practice
environmental management in the following manner.- Practice green management to protect the environment.
- Comply with domestic and foreign environmental rules and all regulations.
- Consider environmental risks of all business execution procedures.
- Respond to climate changes by engaging in greenhouse gas reduction activities.
2023.03.22
CEO of Dongbu Corporation
Objectives of environmental management
- Zero Environmental Accidents
Effective Environment Management
Construction Management Prioritizing Stakeholders and Environment- 01
- Establishment of Efficient Working System
- Establishment of environmental task criteria complying with legal criteria
- Continuous provision and sharing of environmental information
- Activation of environmental communication
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- Ensuring Basic Capabilities and Strengthening Professional Capabilities
- Ensuring basic capabilities of all employees for construction environments
- Strengthening professional capabilities of persons in charge of site environments
- Strengthening supporting capabilities of persons in charge of headquarters
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- Complying with Construction Environment Rules
- Performing continuous environmental education
- Strengthening supports and inspections on environment management
- Establishing efficient environmental inspections at construction sites
Environmental management
system and process
- Operating pre-review policy to perform eco-friendly business.
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- Operating an objective management policy reflecting rules and all regulations to perform eco-friendly business.
- Implementing environmental impact reduction measures suitable for business conditions and in consideration of construction plan
Establishment of Eco-Friendly Business Plan
- Performing tasks to prevent environmental accidents and
activities to reduce environmental contamination -
- Preventing environmental accidents by operating
our own environmental inspection policy - Ensuring and improving appropriateness of environmental
management by utilizing a third-party inspection policy - Supporting partners and mutual cooperation
to achieve environmental
- Preventing environmental accidents by operating
Prevention ofenvironmental accidents
- Cultivating environmental capabilities through developments of
new technologies and systematic education -
- Developing new eco-friendly technologies/construction methods
- Enhancing environmental awareness and strengthening
environmental management capabilities through systematic
environmental education and training
Strengthening environmental management capabilities
To execute business in an eco-friendly manner, Dongbu Corporation is operating the following processes.
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Establishment of guideline
for site environment
Analyses and predictions of
environmental risks
Reviews of policies and
collecting residents’ opinions
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Education to ensure capabilities
of members Complying
with eco-friendly operation criteria
Establishment of
prevention/response system
against emergency
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Identifying appropriateness of
environmental management
Monitoring external
environmental changes
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Correction of nonconformities and
prevention of re-occurrence
Continuous improvement to
achieve benefits
Status of environmental management system certification
Dongbu Corporation established a system to minimize all environmental impacts involved in business activities, obtained ISO 14001 standard in 1996, and has abided by it so far.
KS I ISO 14001:2015
- Organization of certification
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- TUV NORD KOREA Ltd
- Date of certification issue
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- 2022.06.12
- Expiry date of certification
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- 2025.06.11
- Range of certification
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Civil engineering, constructions of buildings, houses, plants
(including chemical, power, environmental, industrial plants),
and firefighting facilities, electrical works, design and
development of telecommunication constructions,
project management, purchases, constructions, operations,
and services
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Civil engineering, constructions of buildings, houses, plants
Response to environmental issues
For sustainable green construction, Dongbu Corporation is establishing and practicing countermeasures to address various environmental issues.
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- Environmental issues : Inspection on external environment
- Major violations of environment regulations for construction sites : Insufficient control measures for scattering dusts, exceeding of regulatory standard for noise and vibration Strict pre-management for zero-violation of regulations
- Countermeasures
- Performing pre-measures activities to prevent risks related to site environment such as control measures for scattering dusts and efforts to reduce noises
- Prompt discussion on complaints related to noises
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- Environmental issues : Environment regulations
- Revised work process guideline for construction waste disposals, etc.(2022.09.06) : Obligation to separate and disassemble construction wastes and realization of standards for classification and disposal of residual ready-mixed concrete of concrete pump car, cement sacks, etc. Complying with guidelines related to separation and storage of construction wastes
- Countermeasures
- Education of persons in charge of environment through on site supporting inspection
- Announcement for waste disposal guidelines for entire company
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- Environmental issues : ESG
- Revision of guidelines for operation of greenhouse gas objective management(2022.03.23.) : Greenhouse gas reduction management
- Countermeasures
- Setting objectives of greenhouse gas uses and monthly monitoring
- Formulating climate change scenario and setting response system
Construction waste processing flow chart
- Supplier selection and contract : management - Receive quotes from 3 or more vendors Electronic contract after selection request
- Discharge report : management - Reporting construction waste dischargers, Receipt and storage of certificates, Issue correct system ID
- collection : construction - Thorough separation, by nature Supplier Waste Discharge training and control, Strict measures for companies violating separate discharge, Arm Roll box management
- take out : management - Fill out the discharger handover form (reservation input), Check the shape and weight, After completion of export evidence 3 year storage
- Write a handover note : management - Receipt of weighing certificate, Characteristics and actual throughput, match check
- Settlement and payment : management - Handover details, invoice quantity, and Comparison of claims Management of emission performance against design, Payment to the company specified in the contract payment
- Climate change
risks ·
Opportunity
factors -
Based on ISO 14001, 45001, and best practices for ESG, Dongbu Corporation is periodically analyzing impacts due to climate change factors. By this, we will minimize risks associated with climate crisis while expanding business opportunities.
| Division | Seriousness to the company |
Financial effects related to climate change | ||
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| Risk factors | Opportunity factors | |||
| Natural factors |
Natural disaster (flood, heavy snow, etc.) |
High |
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| Global warming | Medium |
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| Social factors |
Emergence of ESG management | Medium |
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| Increased government regulations | High |
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| Change in clients’ needs | Medium |
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Biodiversity
protection
activities -
To execute green management to protect the environment while taking the lead in practicing relevant measures, Dongbu Corporation is making a concerted effort to minimize negative impacts on biodiversity which occur in the course of business activities. We are performing environmental assessments before performing constructions, identifying protected species around the workplace such as endangered species and preserving natural monuments, and establishing and performing measures to preserve or protect habitats.
Major site activities contents
| Site name | Legally protected species | Contents of activities | ||
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| Amphibians/Reptiles | Mammals | Birds | ||
| Incheon Geomdan District 3-1 | Narrow-mouthed Toad (Level Ⅱ) |
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| Wolgot ~ Pangyo 1 | Narrow-mouthed Toad (Level Ⅱ) |
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| Northern shore protection at Saemangeum New Port | - | Otter (Level Ⅰ) | Oystercatcher (Level Ⅱ) |
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| Berthing facility at Saemangeum New Port | - | - | Oystercatcher (Level Ⅱ) Far Eastern curlew (Level Ⅱ) |
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| Honam High Speed Railway 2-2 | - | Leopard Cat (Level Ⅱ) | Peregrine Falcon (Level Ⅰ) |
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- Eco-friendly construction
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To minimize environmental impacts, Dongbu Corporation is implementing measures to increase energy efficiency from the stage of design, extracting environmental impact factors of each process, and making efforts to reduce negative impacts that can occur in constructions.
Main improvement activities to reduce environmental impacts at sites
Site name Division Improvement activities Northern shore protection
at Saemangeum New Port
Berthing facility at Saemangeum
New PortMarine - Consideration of characteristics of waters, eco-friendly design and construction, and protection of fish stocks such as building sea forests
- Prevention of dispersion of suspended solids and preparation of preventive measures for oil accident
Honam High Speed Railway 2-2 Air - Installation of dust protection net connected to noise protection panels and installation of section sprinklers
- Operation of watering cart and installation of dust protection cover
Water quality - Installation of double silt protectors and sewage facilities, and operation of facilities to reduce nonpoint pollution
Wolgot ~ Pangyo 1 Air - Installation of water curtain and temporary grit chamber, and operation of IoT real-time watering system
Dongbu Corporation is making sincere efforts to minimize environmental impacts through G-SEED (Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Deign) in construction activities. G-SEED is a system that certifies constructions which contribute to saving energy and reducing environmental contaminations throughout all procedures such as design, construction, maintenance , and management. Constructions that received G-SEED for the 3 most recent years are as follows.
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2020 Shinseocheon thermal power plant
Siheung Eungye District LH Complex 2
<신서천화력 종합사무소>
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2021 Juan Station Centreville / Magok Centreville
Banpo Centreville Asterium /
Bangbaejungang Centreville / Incheon Geomdan LH 20
<반포 센트레빌 아스테리움>
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2022 Magok Iljin Convergence R&D Center
Godeok Seojeongri Station Gyeonggi Happy Housing
<마곡 일진 융복합 R&D 센터>
- Environmental inspection and education
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To prevent environmental accidents and reduce environment contamination, Dongbu Corporation is performing regular inspections on environmental risks of entire sites.
※ Based on 2022
| Subject of inspection | Supervisor of inspection | Type of inspection | Number of inspections | Remark |
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| Entire sites of Dongbu Corporation | Technology team, Institute of Technology, Headquarters | Supporting inspection at site | 50 | Not less than 1 visit of each site a year |
| Online inspection | 3 | Inspection on each site |
To minimize environmental impacts in case of emergencies and flexibly respond to changing environmental regulations, Dongbu Corporation is providing appropriate environmental education to employees. We are providing basic environmental education to new employees as well as management team leaders and persons in charge of sites, and also proceeding with education to prevent and respond to environmental risks that can occur in the beginning of the construction.
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Education about waste and major environmental regulations for Management Team Leaders
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Basic environmental education for new employees
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Environmental education of new construction sites
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Basic environmental education for new employees
- Environment protection campaign
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All employees of Dongbu Corporation are performing green management to save environments and take the lead in practicing by participating in campaign activities such as <Zero Disposables> and <Plogging Dongbu>.
- Development of eco-friendly technologies
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Dongbu Corporation is practicing development of eco-friendly technologies to achieve a company vision of sustainable green construction and build the company’s sustainable management status through carbon neutrality. In 2022, we obtained green technology certification of the construction waste reduction technology from KIAT (Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology). We will continue to strengthen the company’s competitiveness by developing eco-friendly technologies, and also take the lead in protecting environments.
Environmental management index
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Greenhouse gas and energy
Division 2020 2021 2022 Performance Performance Plan* Performance Sales (a hundred million won) 10,902 10,902 12,200 13,001 Greenhouse emissions
(tCO2-eq)Intensity ** 1.39 1.32 1.25 1.11 Index 15,136 13,373 15,280 14,488 Scope1 9,853 7,758 - 8,279 Scope2 5,283 5,615 - 6,209 Fuel use
(kℓ)Intensity 0.34 0.29 0.23 0.23 Index 3,716 2,948 2,760 3,036 Electricity use
(Mwh)Intensity 1.05 1.20 1.09 1.04 Index 11,499 12,223 13,320 13,516 City gas use
(Nm³)Intensity 4.17 7.99 13.82 4.87 Index 45,467 81,182 168,600 63,308 * Setting plans from 2022
** Intensity: Emission and use amount per hundred million won of sales
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Water and wastes
Division 2020 2021 2022 Performance Performance Plan* Performance Water
(m³)Intensity 6.45 11.38 11.19 6.98 Index 70,310 115,556 136,560 90,718 Water supply 43,078 69,647 - 67,258 Ground water 1,244 12,747 - 6,323 River water 25,988 32,062 - 16,817 Recycled water *** - 1,100 - 320 Waste
(ton)Intensity 4.48 9.53 9.37 3.80 Index 48,883 96,762 114,360 49,436 Landfill 74 74 - - Incineration 95 74 - - Recycle 48,613 96,614 - 49,436 *** Recycled water: Based on sites where fresh water and water are reusable, among construction sites
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Water and air pollutant
Division 2020 2021 2022 Water pollutant
(mg/L)BOD 2.29 1.73 0.95 COD 3.62 4.71 2.98 TOC 1.80 1.76 1.90 SS 6.30 9.21 1.71 Air pollutant
(mg/m³)NOX 0.01 0.01 0.07 SOX - - - PM10 25.68 32.88 32.88 PM2.5 15.74 22.84 20.10