Public interest corporation Impact Investment Company Korea Social Investment (CEO Jong-ik Lee, Soon-yeol Lee) announced on the 17th that it is recruiting companies to participate in the '2025 Hana ESG Double Impact Matching Fund' with Hana Financial Group .
The 'Hana ESG Double Impact Matching Fund', which Hana Financial Group and Korea Social Investment have established annually since 2022, provides initial commercialization funds to ESG startups with high job creation capabilities and eco-friendly technologies and business capabilities. In particular, starting this year, the scope of support has been further expanded to include companies that contribute to the revitalization of small businesses and local commercial districts, as well as companies that support the healthy old age and independence of seniors.
This fund was created with donations from Hana Financial Group, and the total donations amount to 10 billion won. It is evaluated as supporting various social innovation companies and fulfilling its social responsibility through finance through a virtuous cycle structure where investment profits and principal are returned to the fund and reinvested in new companies.
The recruitment of investment companies for this program will be conducted twice in total. The first recruitment will be conducted until the 4th of next month, and the second recruitment will be conducted from May 26 to June 27. The final investment company will be selected after two investment review committee meetings following document screening and on-site inspection. The evaluation criteria are ▲social value ▲business feasibility ▲organizational capacity ▲corporate value, etc., and the total investment amount is 2 billion won. Companies wishing to participate can apply through the Korea Social Investment website.
Lee Soon-yeol, head of Korea Social Investment, said, “This year, we plan to strengthen our support for SG startups that are working with Hana Financial Group to solve social problems,” adding, “As the scope of support has expanded to include companies that contribute to the revitalization of small businesses and local markets and support seniors, we hope for the active interest and participation of many companies.”
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