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Samsung C&T on 2020 Fortune Global 500

August 26, 2020

Samsung C&T got some good news this month as the company was listed on the 2020 Fortune Global 500. Ranked at 481, its 2020 Global 500 listing marked the fourth consecutive year for Samsung C&T to be selected. As opposed to the Fortune 500, which only relates to corporations based in the United States, the Fortune […]

Passion & Expertise: Following the thread of a career in textiles

August 20, 2020

If any industry proves the need for a trading company to be flexible and adaptable it is the textile business. As clothing is one of life’s basic necessities, there will always be demand for textiles, but the industry is constantly evolving as supply locations shift and consumption extends from practical needs to the very heights […]

8seconds collaborates with two young artists to create good vibes

August 19, 2020

Samsung C&T Fashion Group’s fast fashion brand 8seconds has come together with some young and hip artists. Targeting fashion-forward Millennial and Generation Z dressers, collectively called the “MZ Generation” in Korea, 8seconds has a track record of collaborating with unique Korea-based artists, including Noh Sang-ho, SOON.EASY, and Lee Yo-han. These artistic collaborations provide a constant fresh input […]

Samsung C&T receives highest rating in Singapore’s CONQUAS

August 14, 2020

The State Courts of Singapore constructed by Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction (E&C) Group have received a “STAR” rating, the highest rating in CONQUAS, the quality assessment system of the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore. The Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS), introduced by Singapore in 1989, serves as a national standard for assessing […]

The past, present, and future of logistics

August 6, 2020

As with most areas of the economy this year, the logistics business is having to evolve fast. We are seeing a kind of acceleration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with demand for digitalization rising and harnessing the power of technology in every sector. At the basic level, logistics involves the commercial activity of transporting goods to customers. […]

Everland’s ‘Summer Holiday’ transports you to other, cooler places

August 6, 2020

If you need an antidote to the hot summer, Everland, operated by the Samsung C&T Resort Group, has a number of things that can help. You can try a summer garden decorated like a tropical resort, to an enchanted forest of laser lights, or even a water show. Any one of them can all blow […]

Everland welcomes little ones to the park, but these are permanent residents!

August 5, 2020

Everland Zoo, part of the Everland theme park, has seen a rush of new young ones coming to the park for the first time. These little ones rush around and play all rough and tumble, seeing the sights and smelling the scents, but there’s something different that sets them apart from other young park visitors […]

Samsung C&T ranks 1st in 2020 Construction Capability Assessment for 7th consecutive year

August 4, 2020

Samsung C&T has again ranked 1st for the 7th consecutive year in the “2020 Construction Capability Assessment” announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of Korea, and has widened its gap with 2nd place as well. Every year, MOLIT announces the Construction Capability Assessment that comprehensively evaluates construction performance, management status, technological […]

2020 CSR Report: COVID-19 response and information security as a corporate social responsibility

July 31, 2020

In difficult times, teamwork is the backbone of recovery. This fact has been emphasized more than ever by the COVID-19 pandemic as reflected in Samsung C&T’s newly published 2020 CSR Report. “COVID-19 served as an important reminder of the lesson that without harmonious cooperation with society and the environment, no enterprise can be sustainable,” wrote Lee […]

Working with and learning from nature to construct better

July 28, 2020

Anthropogenic climate change and our response to it continue to remain near the top of the agenda in terms of global problems that humanity must tackle. In the 2020 World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, the climate crisis was one of the top priority discussion items, while in late 2019 the European Commission announced a European Green […]