Daewoong Pharmaceutical fills digital gaps with 150 PCs that almost got thrown away

Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on the 13th that it had donated 150 office PCs, no longer in use after reaching their replacement cycle, to the National Council of Social Welfare. The donated PCs will be refurbished and delivered to those who face difficulties using digital devices. According to Daewoong, the donation is meaningful because it reduces the disposal of IT equipment and increases resource utilization while also helping improve digital accessibility.

Carbon reduction benefits are also expected. According to the National Council of Social Welfare, reusing one PC can cut carbon emissions by about 232kg. If all 150 donated PCs are reused, approximately 34.8 tons of carbon could be saved.

Daewoong is not stopping at one-time donations; it is continuing ESG activities that connect its technology and business operations expertise to the creation of social value. By combining health management support through digital healthcare with the establishment of resource circulation systems at its sites, the company is broadening the scope of its social contribution efforts.

In the digital healthcare field, Daewoong sponsored the 'Save the Health in JEJU' symposium in March this year, providing free health checkups to 30 haenyeo (female divers) on Jeju Island. In September, it signed an agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to advance the 'Hand Doctor 9988' service, supporting blood sugar management for 1,000 citizens identified as prediabetic. The initiative aims to strengthen prevention-centered health management infrastructure for populations with limited access to medical care or those requiring ongoing health management.

In the environmental sector, the company is focusing on expanding waste recycling. Daewoong said that by switching waste synthetic resin previously incinerated to thermal recycling, it achieved a waste recycling rate of 76.6 percent last year.

Tak Hyo-chul, head of Daewoong Pharmaceutical's ESG team, said, "We hope the PCs that have finished their service life will be delivered to places where they are needed again, helping reduce environmental burden and improve digital accessibility." He added, "We will continue to steadily carry out ESG activities that take into account both social responsibility and environmental value."