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LG Electronics corporate social responsibility initiatives

Overview

LG Electronics has engaged in various social responsibility and vocational training initiatives across emerging markets.

In Ethiopia, the company celebrated 10 years of the LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School in Addis Ababa. Established in 2014 in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency, the Ethiopian government, and the NGO World Together, the school provides free professional education in IT, electrical, and electronic fields. The program has produced 679 graduates with a reported 100% employment and entrepreneurship rate.

In Myanmar, the company’s ‘Life’s Good’ volunteer group conducted a service project at the Takeda Education Center in Yangon. This initiative involved employees and students working to establish vocational training areas, improve building infrastructure, and distribute necessity kits to low-income households. This project marked the second consecutive year of volunteer activity at the center.

Entities

LG Electronics · KOICA · Takeda Education Center · Life’s Good Volunteer Group · Ethiopia

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    LG Electronics volunteers improve education facilities in Myanmar

    LG Electronics volunteers are improving educational facilities and vocational training spaces at the Takeda Education Center in Yangon, Myanmar, while providing essential supplies to local low-income families.

  2. 19 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    LG Electronics celebrates 10 years of vocational training in Ethiopia

    LG Electronics celebrated the 10th graduation of its vocational training school in Ethiopia, which has provided free IT and electronics education to 679 students since 2014.

Sources

biz.heraldcorp.com · socialvalue.kr · zdnet.co.kr