INGINE, an eco-friendly wave energy social venture supported by SK Innovation, announced that the consortium led by the headquarters and its UK subsidiary INGINE Wave Energy Systems Ltd (hereinafter “IWES”) was chosen for Energy Catalyst Round 9 (Early Stage) at the end of last year. Energy Catalyst Round 9 (hereafter “ECR9”) is a corporate ...

▲ Alice Kim (left), CEO of Grape Lab introduced the company’s products to visitors at Web Summit 2022, which was held in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 1 to 4   “Grape Lab,” an environmentally friendly social venture that transforms the world with sustainable designs, opened an exhibition booth in Web Summit 2022, Europe’s largest technology ...

▲ The Models of Corporate Social Impact: Being Intentional and Strategic plenary session, a part of AVPN Global Conference 2022, was held in Indonesia from June 21 to 25, 2022.   From June 21 to 25, SK Innovation participated in the AVPN (Asia Venture Philanthropy Network) Global Conference 2022, held in Indonesia, as a session ...

Marine Innovation, a social venture that has been recognized for its eco-friendly technology in South Korea, is expanding its overseas business in full swing. The company announced to have signed a three-year contract with French brand ARGO for the export of eco-friendly plates and cups using seaweed materials. The value of this contract is said ...

▲ Seaweed paper cup Janoodam, Marine Innovation’s eco-friendly packaging brand   Marine Innovation, a social venture supported by SK Innovation, announced that its eco-friendly cups “Janoodam” received recognition for advanced technology from Europe. Janoodam is the brand name of Marine Innovation’s cups made from seaweed by-products, and this time it was recognized by DIN CERTCO, ...

▲Morethan has received B-Corp Certification with its fashion brand Continew in February 2022   ‘Morethan’, a Korean social enterprise supported by SK Innovation, has recently become a Certified B Corporation (or B-Corp).   Morethan makes and sells fashion items such as leather bags and wallets by up-cycling natural leather seats, seat belts, and airbag fibers ...

An interview with Park Jun-beom (Julian Park), CEO of Montsenu, the First Prize Winner of Environmental Social Enterprise Start-Up Ideas Contest held by SK Innovation in 2019 Montsenu’s homepage: https://montsenu.com/     Q1. ‘Montsenu’ sounds like a French brand, what does it mean? We’re curious about how “Montsenu’ was founded.   ‘Montsenu’ may sound like ...

▲ Kim Jong-hoon, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SK Innovation (fifth from front left), Cheong Chul-gun, CEO of the Korea JoongAng Daily (fourth from front left), Oh Jee-chul (President of Heart to Heart Foundation), and ambassadors and spouses attend Charity Night Gala 2021 held at Lotte Hotel Seoul on December 28.   “The ...

  Social enterprise Morethan has risen to prominence for manufacturing high-end eco-friendly products using scrap leather from supercar brands.   Through its fashion brand CONTINEW, Morethan has been making and selling upcycled fashion items such as natural leather sheets, safety belts, airbag textiles, and others from materials discarded during the manufacturing and disposal of automobiles. ...

■ The first domestic case of the government, large companies and impact funds working together to establish a startup ecosystem in the “eco-friendly” sector ■ Eco-friendly startups agree on the necessity of “EGG,” a program tailored to startups – It complements the weak points of startups such as investment, technology support, regulation improvement, and others,” said Ecoin Energy ...

  An interview with Kwon Gisung, CEO of Sheco, one of the 20 enterprises of EGG program organized by SK Innovation, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development. Sheco’s homepage: https://en.sheco.co/     Q1. First, what does Sheco mean and what is the background of your business? ...

■ Sheco, a social venture supported by SK Innovation, participated in GITEX Future Stars 2021 in Dubai and revealed SHECO ARK, an oil retrieval system optimized for small-scale marine oil spill accidents. ■ Sheco introduced that this solution that can minimize time spent on recovery, manpower, costs, and the spread of pollutants   Sheco, a ...