Waste finds new life as profitable business

Trash for one person can become a valuable resource for another — and, increasingly, a profitable business model. That was the message of the first session of H.eco Tech Festa 2026, where entrepreneurs and corporate leaders showed how waste materials ranging from used cooking oil to discarded firefighting suits and industrial wastewater are being turned into high-value resources and global business opportunities. The session, titled “From Sustainable Ideas to the Global Market,” was held Thursda

2026-05-10 17:44:29:00

Environment emerges as competitive edge in ESG careers

Environmental expertise is increasingly becoming a core competitive asset across industries rather than a specialized niche, according to industry experts gathered at H.eco Tech Festa 2026 on Thursday. Speakers from the finance, manufacturing, legal and consulting sectors said companies are no longer treating sustainability as a secondary corporate initiative, but as a strategic factor tied directly to profitability, brand value and global competitiveness. The discussion took place during the fo

2026-05-10 17:44:06:00

H.eco Tech Festa 2026 casts climate tech as next growth market

Environmental challenges are no longer treated simply as matters of corporate responsibility, but as markets in their own right, creating new opportunities for companies, investors and young professionals, speakers said Thursday at H.ecoTech Festa 2026 in Seoul. Hosted by Herald Media Group at Yonsei University’s Baekyang-Nuri Event Hall, the forum brought together entrepreneurs, corporate executives, sustainability experts and students to discuss how climate solutions and circular-economy indus

2026-05-10 15:28:14:00

Climate action must sell itself: Orbit

Environmental campaigns driven by guilt and statistics alone are unlikely to change human behavior, science communicator Orbit said Thursday, arguing that sustainability must become attractive and culturally appealing to succeed in the marketplace. Speaking at H.eco Tech Festa 2026 at Yonsei University’s Baekyang-Nuri Event Hall, Orbit, who runs a science YouTube channel with more than 1.8 million subscribers, said climate action must be woven into everyday consumer choices. “From a neuroscience

2026-05-10 15:26:44:00

[팟캐스트] (790) '혼외자' 표현, 정부 서류에서 퇴출

진행자: 최정윤, Tannith Kriel Korea to remove ‘out-of-wedlock child’ from welfare forms 기사 요약: 부모의 혼인 여부에 따라 아동에게 부정적인 낙인이 찍힌다는 비판이 제기되면서, 정부가 아동복지법 관련 서류에서 ‘혼외자’라는 용어를 없애기로 했다. [1] South Korea will remove the term “out-of-wedlock child” from government forms used in child welfare administration, as authorities move to update official language in line with changing views on family and childbirth. out-of-wedlock: 혼외의 form: 서식, 양식 [2] The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday it had issued an adv

2026-05-07 17:20:36:00

H.ecoTech Festa 2026 kicks off with focus on climate-driven growth

H.ecoTech Festa 2026 opened Thursday at Yonsei University’s Baekyangnuri Hall, bringing together corporate leaders, startup founders, policymakers and students to discuss how climate action and sustainability are emerging as new engines of economic growth and career competitiveness. Hosted by Herald Corp., publisher of The Korea Herald and Herald Business, the full-day forum was held under the theme “Circular Economy: Environment Is Money, Eco, Money, Me!” The event aimed to explore how environm

2026-05-07 16:44:57:00

Sustainability is no longer a cost, but a market: Herald CEO

Climate action should be seen as an economic opportunity, rather than a burden, according to Choi Jin-young, CEO of Herald Media Group. “The environment is no longer just about goodwill or obligation. It has become one of the fastest-growing markets, one of the most powerful technologies and a new source of wealth,” Choi said in his opening speech at H.EcoTech Festa, held at Yonsei University’s Baekyangnuri Hall in Seoul on Thursday. Speaking to corporate executives, startup founders, students a

2026-05-07 16:24:31:00

SK hynix boom turns company jacket into dating meme

In South Korea’s fiercely competitive job market, even a company jacket can become a status symbol. A post featuring a jacket with the logo of semiconductor giant SK hynix recently went viral online, as the chipmaker's soaring profits and stock price fuel nationwide fascination over what it means to work there. The post, uploaded on Korean secondhand market platform Karrot, advertised the jacket as the “ultimate blind date outfit,” priced at 40,000 won ($27.50). It quickly attracted thousands of

2026-05-06 17:21:28:00

Statue of Peace no longer fenced off after 6 years

Police barricades surrounding the Statue of Peace near the former Japanese Embassy in central Seoul were fully removed Wednesday, six years after they were first installed amid concerns over vandalism and clashes involving anti-comfort women groups. The removal took place alongside the 1,751st weekly Wednesday rally calling for justice for victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery system, organized by the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Jap

2026-05-06 14:48:30:00

Why are more Koreans leaving Seoul?

More Seoul residents are moving to neighboring Gyeonggi Province, as housing costs in the capital remain high, with the number of those leaving the capital reaching its highest level in nearly four years in the first quarter. According to domestic migration data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Wednesday, 83,984 people moved from Seoul to Gyeonggi Province between January and March. The figure was up 30.9 percent from the previous quarter and 11.7 percent from a year earlier, m

2026-05-06 14:27:22:00