South Korean trading firm LX International Corp. announced on Tuesday that it joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) to strengthen its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management.
The UNGC is the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative, encouraging businesses to apply ten principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption to their operations and management strategies.
Currently, over 20,000 companies from 167 countries participate in this initiative.
LX International intends to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and disclose key achievements in ESG management.