Hana Financial Group promotes sense of community, volunteering at ESG event

Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo, third from right, poses with Hana officials at the group’s headquarters in Seoul, Monday. Courtesy of Hana Financial Group

By Lee Kyung-min

• Published Nov 10, 2025 2:29 PM KST

Hana Financial Group began this year's flagship environmental, social and governance (ESG) festival, “2025 All One Day,” reaffirming its commitment to inclusive finance and community engagement, the group said Monday.

The annual two-month event launched in 2011 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the group’s establishment and the 10th anniversary of Hana Bank’s integration into the group.

The ESG event, which runs from Monday through Jan. 11, 2026, mobilizes all employees across the group to participate in diverse volunteer programs, strengthening the group’s social responsibility in compassion- and inclusion-based volunteer activities.

This year’s event highlights Hana’s sustained leadership in promoting social value through long-term, community-centered engagement.

It featured a performance by a classical music group composed of musicians with developmental disabilities under the theme of “inclusion and sincerity,” emphasizing solidarity, empathy and genuine connection with vulnerable communities.

“We will deliver warmth to our neighbors in need. Hana will continue to find and support vulnerable communities, ensuring our culture of sharing is spread across society,” Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo said during the ceremony.

The group also shared the outcomes of its social initiatives over the past year, including support for small business owners facing closures and job creation for seniors in the form of making and delivering lunchboxes.

Support for children with disabilities was also included, as well as a strategic partnership with the Financial Supervisory Service to provide financial education, including anti-fraud and anti-voice phising measures.

The event’s 250 participants, including executives, employees and their family members, took part in the group’s annual kimchi-making. The traditional Korean dish was delivered to low-income groups through welfare organizations.

The group also launched a donation campaign, inviting both Hana employees and customers to join in a zero waste campaign.

Proceeds from the events will support children from low-income families.