Arts Council Korea (ARKO) said its sustainability reports have received top ratings from recognized evaluators at home and abroad, underscoring its ESG management capabilities.
ARKO said Monday it won a domestic Global Standard Management Award (GSMA) for its first-ever “2024 Sustainability Management Report,” and then took the top prize for its “2025 Sustainability Management Report” at the U.S.-based LACP Vision Awards. The organization said it has now won major awards in Korea and overseas for two consecutive years.
ARKO’s 2025 report won the grand prize in the nonprofit integrated report category at the LACP “2024/25 Vision Awards.”
In the evaluation, which drew participation from more than 1,000 organizations worldwide, ARKO scored 99 out of 100. It received perfect scores in seven of eight categories, including first impression, cover design and message clarity. ARKO also won the Technical Achievement Award for report-writing quality.
ARKO said its 2024 report won the grand prize in the sustainability management report category at the 23rd GSMA awards hosted by the Korea Management Certification Institute (KMR), marking the first such achievement in the culture and arts sector. It said the LACP win shows its ESG strategy and results meet global standards.
The “2025 Sustainability Management Report” describes ARKO’s efforts on carbon neutrality practices, inclusive arts support and stronger transparent management, the organization said.
ARKO Chairman Jeong Byeong-guk said, “Achieving results for two consecutive years, from our first published report to this global award, is a meaningful outcome that shows ARKO’s ESG management efforts have been recognized worldwide.” He added that ARKO will continue to make ESG management a core value in its operations in line with the government’s push to strengthen ESG management at public institutions.
The full sustainability management report is available on the ARKO website.
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