Hallym University Han River Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul City 'Eco-Mileage Best Institution'

Nov 15, 2024

Han River Sacred Heart Hospital (Hospital Director Heo Jun) at Hallym University was selected as the best institution in the evaluation of eco-mileage excellent organizations in the second half of 2024 organized by Seoul on the 12th and received a letter of appreciation.

The eco-mileage project, organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, is a project that accumulates mileage to homes, schools, and companies that have reduced carbon emissions through various energy-saving activities such as reducing electricity, city gas, and water use. As part of the Eco-Mileage project, the Seoul Metropolitan Government evaluates excellent organizations in the first and second half of each year.

The evaluation of eco-mileage excellent organizations was conducted on 419 organizations whose greenhouse gas emissions decreased by more than 10% in the four months from December 2023 to March 2024. In addition, each organization was divided into four categories based on the Ton of Oil Equivalent (TOE) depending on the energy scale.



Hanlim University Kang Sungsim Hospital was selected as the best institution in the 200-1000 TOE category in recognition of its contribution to monitoring energy usage and establishing conservation policies by running the Energy Management Innovation Committee. In addition, it was highly praised for allowing many faculty and staff to participate in energy conservation through various contests such as energy-saving naming, idea competitions, and idea suggestion systems.

Hallym University Han Kang Sungsim Hospital is implementing various energy-saving activities in line with Hallym University Medical Center's environmental, social, and governance management. In particular, they appointed energy guards for each department to practice energy-saving missions every month, conduct semi-annual saving education, and reduce energy use within the department. In addition, it has developed a dashboard that can check the energy usage of the floor anytime, anywhere, sharing real-time usage and raising teachers' awareness of energy saving.



In addition, about 20 activities, including the introduction of a ▲insulation device reporting system ▲ the installation of a cookhouse water timer ▲ the installation of an IoT outlet, reduced energy consumption.

Director of Hospital Heo Jun "With the selection of the best eco-mileage institution, I think Hallym University Han Kang Sungsim Hospital not only provides high-quality medical services but also leads ESG management."We will continue to take the lead in energy conservation so that we can become an eco-friendly hospital that cares about the environment in the future."



Hallym University Han River Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul City 'Eco-Mileage Best Institution'
Huh Joon-Hallym University Han River Sacred Heart Hospital (left) is taking a commemorative photo after receiving a letter of appreciation from Choi Ho-kwon, the head of Yeongdeungpo-gu Office.





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