2024 Annual Report
Investment Highlights
Investments
Governance & Organization
Social Contribution Activities
KIC is committed to sharing and volunteering for the prosperity of future
generations and fulfilling its social responsibility as a public institution.
KIC actively contributes to society with the goal of building a better world for future generations.
In 2023, KIC restructured its social contribution initiatives into four focus areas: Support for the Happiness of Future
Generations, Support for the Vulnerable and Public Hope, Global Social Contribution and Domestic Volunteer
Activities. We placed particular emphasis on supporting the happiness and development of future generations.
In 2024, KIC implemented new projects selected through an internal social contribution idea contest.
The Social Contribution Committee meets quarterly to ensure that KIC’s programs remain aligned with our mission,
fulfill our social responsibility and are carried out with a spirit of service.
Supporting the Happiness of Future Generations
KIC works to ensure that future generations grow up healthy and happy. We support children and teens living in shelters, as well as young adults preparing for economic independence, by helping them obtain professional certifications. We also provide scholarships for low-income college students and support book donations and reading programs for local children’s centers in remote and mountainous areas. We offer educational support to children and teens from multicultural and single-parent families as well.
KIC also supports children with rare or incurable diseases. We cover educational expenses for children with such conditions and provide medical expense support for children with pediatric cancer, rare and incurable diseases and those in medical institutions. In 2024, KIC launched a new initiative to support reading access and engagement for marginalized groups. We provided books and reading programs for visually impaired individuals, pediatric cancer patients, single-parent families and users of small local libraries. We also published a poetry collection written by children from community child centers and hosted a book concert to help promote a culture of reading among the next generation.
KIC expanded its scholarship program for lowincome college students by including students from multicultural families and increasing financial support to help them continue their education without interruption. These efforts reflect KIC’s multifaceted commitment to the happiness and well-being of future generations.
Supporting the Hopes of the Vulnerable
KIC carries out a wide range of support initiatives to help vulnerable groups in overlooked areas build hope for the future.
These efforts include vocational training, sports events, the provision of relief supplies and sponsorship of cultural performances for individuals with disabilities and support for cultural experiences for marginalized youth. KIC also provides special holiday meals and side dish delivery services for vulnerable communities, including through a meal support project in partnership with Jung-gu District Office.
Supporting Global Social Contribution
KIC supports relief and development projects in underdeveloped countries and sponsors overseas programs for children in need. Our offices in the United States, London and Singapore also carry out various volunteer activities and promote social contribution in their respective regions. Our goal is to help lay the foundation for global service-related cooperation.
In 2024, KIC partnered with the Open Doctors Society to provide medical volunteer services at the Prat Sa Bakong Amphil Health Center in Cambodia and sponsored the construction of new healthcare facilities.
Domestic Volunteer Service
KIC engages in a wide range of volunteer activities across Korea through both regular and ad hoc programs.
On a regular basis, KIC partners with the Open Doctors Society to provide medical services to medically underserved families and foreign workers. Each quarter, KIC organizes experiential programs with users of the Seongbuk Disability Welfare Center and offers financial support. In addition, employees personally bake and distribute bread to vulnerable groups twice a year.
As part of its irregular volunteer efforts, KIC delivers financial education programs to youth in Seoul and donates goods to homeless shelters, including a Seoul Station homeless center. Employees also participate annually in the “Hope T-shirt” campaign and an energy-sharing campaign. In collaboration with internal employee clubs, KIC continues environmental “ploking” activities—picking up litter while walking— as well as various experiential programs to support the emotional well-being of children in care institutions.
In 2024, KIC launched a new volunteer initiative to support braille book production for visually impaired students. Employees created Hangul text files equivalent to 44 books, which were delivered to the Seoul National School for the Blind. During the school’s summer break, employees also supported and interacted with students by assisting with special lecture programs, helping to enhance their learning and emotional engagement.