Local Communities
LG U+ follows its vision to use information and communication technology (ICT) to connect people
and make the world a better place through sharing.
It has been making social contributions, not only as a one-time activity but also with great sincerity, to create a world where we live together with the socially
marginalized and local communities.
We aim to create a sustainable and warm society with four core values in mind: ‘Sharing Life,’ ‘Free, Convenient Life,’ ‘Safe Life,’ and ‘Green Life.’
It has been making social contributions, not only as a one-time activity but also with great sincerity, to create a world where we live together with the socially
marginalized and local communities.
We aim to create a sustainable and warm society with four core values in mind: ‘Sharing Life,’ ‘Free, Convenient Life,’ ‘Safe Life,’ and ‘Green Life.’
LG U+, a Kindhearted Company with Stories Worth Sharing
Sharing Life
Share activities to grow and coexist
with various stakeholders
Free, Convenient Life
Plan and operate ICT-using services
and related activities for customers'
convenient life
Safe Life
Social contributions related to services
that solve social issues of safety
Green Life
Eco-friendly projects in response
to climate change
CSR Partnerships and Communication with Local Communities
We actively build partnerships with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to effectively make social
contributions and spread love to the neighbors.
By regularly communicating with NGOs to fulfill the needs of local communities, we have been making
contributions to society as necessary.
CSR Programs for Employees
We actively support various social contribution activities so that more employees can voluntarily engage in sharing activities across different fields.
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
| Paid Volunteer Time Off | Employees are eligible for paid volunteer time off up to eight hours a year. |
| Coverage for Volunteer Program Costs | The costs are covered when a group of three or more employees volunteers together. |
| Coverage for Volunteer Program Supplies | The items required for volunteering, such as a vest and apron, are provided. |
| Sharing Mileage |
Employees can claim sharing mileage based on the number of hours they spend volunteering. Based on their cumulative mileage, they may win a CSR gift. |
Contributions to Local Communities
Support for the
Vulnerable- Expansion of Communication Coverage in Rural Areas
- LG Uplus continues to expand the scope of communication areas for residents with weak access to communication services, such as mountainous areas, island areas, and remote villages. In 2023, we implemented measures to build coverage and improve quality in 90 shaded areas of farming and fishing villages.
- Do-dream Fund
- LG Uplus selected youths from families with disabilities in middle school and provides savings activities, mentoring, and career counseling through 1:1 matching with executives and employees to help lay the foundation for youth to advance into society. For five years since the selection, youth/employees/company have accumulated monthly at a 1:1:3 ratio and are now providing scholarships at the time of the youth's high school graduation.
- Love of a Thousand Won
- As a fundraising activity involving LG Uplus employees, funds formed through a monthly deduction of 1,000 won are donated to the field of hope for social contribution selected through a survey of employees or donors in need.
- Books of Hope
- LG Uplus is solving the book drought problem by guaranteeing the reading rights of the visually impaired by making braille books. Braille kits consisting of portable braille printing machines, fairy tale books, and stickers will be sent to applicants for Hope books, and the fortune tellers will be distributed to 32 Braille libraries in Korea. "In 2023, 10 fairy tale books were distributed with the participation of more than 1,000 executives and employees.
Creating Social
Value Using ICT- I-Dream Challenge
- LG Uplus is conducting an I-Dream Challenge program aimed at 'Closing the Non-face-to-face Education Gap' for children of soldiers from remote areas of the Ministry of National Defense, children from the Korea Post Regional Children's Center, and children from multicultural families in Vietnam. It conducts non-face-to-face mentoring for 12 weeks to form self-directed learning habits, and provides free content for LG Uplus’s children's country for 12 months. Until '23, Ministry of National Defense (1538 accumulated), Korea Post (300 accumulated), and multicultural families (74 accumulated) participated.
- Disney Children’s Playground
- LG Uplus has built a 'Disney Children's Playground' to build a digital-based playground for children visiting hospitals. It has created a space for children to use children's country content, an OTT service for kids, to their heart's content through dedicated smart pads and media devices such as IPTV.
Protection and
Conservation of
Biodiversity- U+ Smart Radar
- We installed the U+ Smart Radar at the seed vault in the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum to preserve biodiversity. The U+ Smart Radar is the first service in Korea to detect security accidents and facility intrusions using radar in the 77GHz frequency band. The devices are installed at the seed vault’s entrance and archive, and the AI automatically detects the behavior and location of intruders and immediately notifies the manager.
- Ecosystem Restoration
- As part of our efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and restore ecosystems, the ‘U+ Hope Tree’ project transplanted 500 acorn saplings grown by employees to Noeul Forest in Sangamdong, Seoul. Also, 1,000 employees participated in the EM soil ball volunteer activity to restore the river ecosystem. The balls are made by mixing red clay and EM fermented liquid containing various beneficial microorganisms, such as yeast, lactic acid bacteria, and photosynthetic bacteria
Win-win Cooperation
with Local
Community- Disaster Relief Activities
- LG Uplus is equipped with communication emergency relief supplies such as generators, cables, lead wires, and portable Wi-Fi to provide uninterrupted communication services in the event of a disaster such as forest fires and floods. In particular, in 2023, we have built a vehicle dedicated to disaster emergency relief and have a system that can quickly and efficiently support disaster situations.
- U+ Good Store Campaign
- LG Uplus runs the Good Store Campaign with MBC to spread social value. We find self-employed people who continue to do good and supply SOHO products such as the My Store Package.
For more details, please refer to LG U+'s Sustainability Report.