HK inno.N

Environmental

HK inno.N takes responsibility for safety, health and environmental conservation throughout
its business operations, contributing to a safer and healthier society for all.

Biodiversity and Eco-systems

Strategy

Policy

HK inno.N has established a biodiversity policy and makes biodiversity-related decisions through the Board of Directors, Sustainability Management Committee and ESG Management Committe which senior management takes part in, and Safety Environment Committee.

Monitoring is conducted according to the biodiversity policy to manage and supervise impact, dependence, risks and opportunities related to identified issues of biodiversity and eco-systems. Gradual mitigation methods are referenced to establish targets and initiatives for preserving biodiversity. Based on the established targets, activities to preserve biodiversity and eco-system are carried out.

HK inno.N takes proactive actions to procure raw materials, resources and services that preserve biodiversity to reduce negative impact on biodiversity and make the usage of natural resources more sustainable. The company’s dependency on natural capital and impact generated during the course of business operation are monitored, and grievances related to biodiversity can be reported through the channel the company has set up. Biodiversity policy of HK inno.N applies to all business sites of the company, and partner companies as well as clients are also recommended to adopt the policy.

Risk, Opportunity management system

Action and
impacts

Monitoring of species at risk of extinction

Monitoring distribution of species around the HK inno.N’s plant sites and those of the partner companies and the status of proximity to the protected areas

Identifying the location of plant sites directly run by HK inno.N and those of major partner companies
Identification of species with a special focus on endangered species Class I and Class II in the administrative districts where the individual plant sites are located
Identification of endangered species listed in the CITES Appendices and in the Korean Red List of Threatened Species

(Photos: Prepared by the Natural Monument Division and Conservation Policy Division, divisions in charge of the Korea Heritage Service website of Korea)

Monitoring status of class-1 endangered species

	Business site	Mammals	Birds	Amphibians, Reptiles	Fish	Insects	Invertebrates
Own Operation	Osong	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	None	None	None	None	None
	Daeso	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	Mergus squamatus(EN), Haliaeetus albicilla(VU, Appendix I)	Dryophytes suweonensis(EN)	None	None	None
	Icheon	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	None	Dryophytes suweonensis(EN)	None	None	None
	Pangyo	None	None	None	None	None	None
Upstream	Hoengsung	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	None	None	None	None	None
	Gunwi	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	Cygnus columbianus(VU)	None	Koreocobitis naktongensis(EN)	Sinia divina(CR)	None
	Geochang	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	None	None	None	None	None
	Cheongyang	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	Ciconia boyciana(EN)	None	Cobitis choii(EN)	None	None
	Chilgok	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	Haliaeetus albicilla(VU, Appendix I)	None	None	None	None
	Goseong	Ursus thibetanus ussuricus(EN, Appendix I), Naemorhedus caudatus(EN, Appendix I), Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	Grus japonensis(EN, Appendix I), Haliaeetus albicilla(VU, Appendix I)	None	None	None	None
	Geumsan	Naemorhedus caudatus(EN, Appendix I), Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	Mergus squamatus(EN)	None	Pseudopungtungia nigra(EN), Liobagrus obesus(EN)	None	Aculamprotula coreana(CR)
	Hwaseong	Lutra lutra(VU, Appendix I)	Cygnus columbianus(VU), Egretta eulophotes(EN), Platalea minor(EN), Tringa guttifer(CR, Appendix I), Cygnus olor(EN), Haliaeetus albicilla(VU, Appendix I)	Dryophytes suweonensis(EN)	None	None	None

Monitoring status of class-2 endangered species

	Business site	Mammals	Birds	Amphibians, Reptiles	Fish	Insects	Invertebrates	Land plant	Algae
Own Operation	Osong	Prionailurus bengalensis(VU), Pteromys volans(VU)	Falco peregrinus(VU, Appendix I), Terpsiphone atrocaudata(VU), Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Pandion haliaetus(VU, Appendix II), Pernis ptilorhynchus(Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Milvus migrans(VU, Appendix II), Bubo bubo(VU, Appendix II), Circus cyaneus(Appendix II), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Cygnus cygnus(VU), Anser fabalis, Buteo hemilasius(Appendix II), Pitta nympha(VU, Appendix II), Charadrius placidus(VU), Anser erythropus(VU)	Pelophylax chosenicus(VU), Kaloula borealis(VU)	Acheilognathus signifer	Cybister (Cybister) chinensis(VU), Argynnis nerippe(VU)	None	None	None
	Daeso	Prionailurus bengalensis(VU)	Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Charadrius placidus(VU)	None	None	Argynnis nerippe(VU)	None	None	None
	Icheon	Prionailurus bengalensis(VU)	Emberiza aureola(EN), Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Gallicrex cinerea(VU), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Charadrius placidus(VU)	Pelophylax chosenicus(VU), Kaloula borealis(VU)	None	Cybister (Cybister) chinensis(VU)	None	None	None
	Pangyo	Prionailurus bengalensis(VU), Pteromys volans(VU)	Pernis ptilorhynchus(Appendix II), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Strix aluco(VU, Appendix II), Charadrius placidus(VU)	Kaloula borealis(VU)	None	None	None	Euryale ferox(VU)	None
Upstream	Hoengsung	Martes flavigula(VU, Appendix III), Prionailurus bengalensis(VU), Pteromys volans(VU)	Dryocopus martius(VU), Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Falco peregrinus(VU, Appendix I), Pernis ptilorhynchus(Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Anser fabalis, Bubo bubo(VU, Appendix II)Charadrius placidus(VU)	None	Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpa, Gobiobotia macrocephala, Gobiobotia brevibarba(VU), Acheilognathus signifer, Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis(VU), Rhodeus pseudosericeus(VU)	Cybister (Cybister) chinensis(VU)	None	Cicuta virosa, Cypripedium macranthos(VU, Appendix II), Aconitum austrokoreense	None
	Gunwi	Martes flavigula(VU, Appendix III), Prionailurus bengalensis(VU)	Terpsiphone atrocaudata(VU), Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Cygnus cygnus(VU), Pitta nympha(VU, Appendix II), Charadrius placidus(VU)	Elaphe schrenckii(VU)	None	Cybister (Cybister) chinensis(VU)Copris (Copris) tripartitus	None	None	None
	Geochang	Martes flavigula(VU, Appendix III), Prionailurus bengalensis(VU), Pteromys volans(VU)	Terpsiphone atrocaudata(VU), Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Circus cyaneus(Appendix II), Accipiter gularis(VU, Appendix II), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Cygnus cygnus(VU), Charadrius placidus(VU)	None	None	None	None	Aconitum coreanum(VU), Cypripedium macranthos(VU, Appendix II), Aconitum austrokoreense	None
	Cheongyang	Martes flavigula(VU, Appendix III), Prionailurus bengalensis(VU), Pteromys volans(VU)	Terpsiphone atrocaudata(VU), Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Bubo bubo(VU, Appendix II), Strix aluco(VU, Appendix II), Grus vipio(Appendix I), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Anser fabalis, Buteo hemilasius(Appendix II), Pitta nympha(VU, Appendix II), Charadrius placidus(VU)	Pelophylax chosenicus(VU)	Rhodeus pseudosericeus(VU)	Argynnis nerippe(VU)	None	None	None
	Chilgok	Martes flavigula(VU, Appendix III), Prionailurus bengalensis(VU)	Pitta nympha(VU, Appendix II)	Elaphe schrenckii(VU), Kaloula borealis(VU)	None	None	None	None	None
	Goseong	Martes flavigula(VU, Appendix III), Prionailurus bengalensis(VU), Pteromys volans(VU)	Strix uralensis(EN, Appendix II), Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Pernis ptilorhynchus(Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Grus vipio(Appendix I), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Cygnus cygnus(VU), Anser fabalis, Branta bernicla(EN), Charadrius placidus(VU)	Elaphe schrenckii(VU)	Pungitius sinensis(VU), Gobiobotia macrocephala, Gobiobotia brevibarba(VU), Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis(VU), Rhodeus pseudosericeus(VU)	Bombus (Megabombus) koreanusOsmoderma caeleste(VU)	None	Euryale ferox(VU), Nymphaea tetragona var. minima(CR), Glaux maritima var. obtusifolia, Cicuta virosa, Brasenia schreberi(VU), Iris laevigata(EN), Menyanthes trifoliata	Coccophora langsdorfii
	Geumsan	Martes flavigula(VU, Appendix III), Prionailurus bengalensis(VU)	Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Cygnus cygnus(VU), Charadrius placidus(VU)	None	Gobiobotia macrocephala, Gobiobotia brevibarba(VU)	Argynnis nerippe(VU)	None	None	None
	Hwaseong	None	Larus saundersi(VU), Haematopus ostralegus, Platalea leucorodia(VU, Appendix II), Aegypius monachus(Appendix II), Falco peregrinus(VU, Appendix I), Pandion haliaetus(VU, Appendix II), Accipiter soloensis(Appendix II), Accipiter nisus(Appendix II), Falco subbuteo(Appendix II), Bubo bubo(VU, Appendix II), Circus melanoleucos(Appendix II), Numenius madagascariensis(EN), Circus cyaneus(Appendix II), Accipiter gentilis(VU, Appendix II), Cygnus cygnus(VU), Anser fabalis, Buteo hemilasius(Appendix II), Grus monacha(VU, Appendix II), Charadrius placidus(VU)	Pelophylax chosenicus(VU), Kaloula borealis(VU)	None	Libellula angelina(VU)	Chasmagnathus convexus	Ranunculus trichophyllus var. kadzusensis, Habenaria radiata(EN, Appendix II)	None

Activities to preserve biodiversity and eco-systems

Implementing ecosystem conservation activities such as forest restoration through tree planting, eradication of invasive species, and community environmental cleanup activities