Shinhan Financial Group held an orientation event to commemorate the start of this year’s startup incubation program at ‘Shinhan Square Bridge Daegu’, the group’s startup incubation platform located in Dong-gu, Daegu on the 2nd.
‘Shinhan Square Bridge Daegu’ was established to solve various social problems and revitalize the local economy by discovering and nurturing ESG-related startups that pursue eco-friendly businesses and social values in the Daegu area.
Shinhan Financial Group signed an MOU with Daegu City in February to foster startups, and recruited 30 startups for the first phase of ‘Shinhan Square Bridge Daegu’ in the field of eco-friendly and SDGs (sustainable development goals).
The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) are the largest joint goals of the United Nations and the international community, newly implemented from 2016 to 2030, and consist of 17 goals to solve problems such as poverty, disease, global environment, and economic and social issues.
At the event, 30 startups, Daegu City officials, Daegu Creative Economy Innovation Center, venture capital and accelerators, and other startup stakeholders participated and shared various opinions on eco-friendly business and social value creation.
A Shinhan Financial official said, “The first phase of ‘Shinhan Square Bridge Daegu’ plans to actively nurture startups related to the water industry to solve the climate crisis.” will contribute,” he said.
Meanwhile, Shinhan Financial is recruiting teams to participate in the ‘2022 Shinhan Square Bridge Hero IR Day’ environment track until the 20th of this month. Any corporation with innovative products and services in the environmental field can participate, and details can be found on the ‘Shinhan Square Bridge Seoul’ website.
By Jung Gong-ho, staff reporter ball@fortunekorea.co.kr
