Features

SC&T office spotlight: Johannesburg
October 22, 2020
As the strongest economy in Southern Africa, and the second biggest in Africa as a whole, South Africa plays an important role both regionally and on the world stage. With a population of nearly 60 million, South Africa is the sixth most populous nation on its continent and is recognized for both natural and cultural diversity. Samsung […]

‘Untact’ but undiscouraged: Traders in the new normal
October 16, 2020
As the world continues to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the world have had to get used to doing business in a physically distanced way. South Korea has even come up with the term “untact” to describe this contactless trend, which has been getting global attention. Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group has […]

Finding ways to make fashion more sustainable
October 14, 2020
In a March 2020 article on the BBC website, Christine Ro asked the million-dollar question: “Can fashion ever be sustainable?” As consumers become more interested in knowing about the impact on the environment of their shopping choices and choosing accordingly, it’s a timely thing to ask. The fashion industry is making moves to improve things, […]

Smart cities: Making everyday life easier and better
October 13, 2020
Increasing urbanization in our modern developed world shows no signs of stopping. This brings into sharper relief the need for greater sustainability and resource efficiency, and we will need to learn how to live better and smarter together in larger cities while enjoying a good quality of life. The concept of a “smart city” is […]

Baby panda wakes up every day just a little bit longer
September 28, 2020
It has been over 70 days since a baby panda was born in Everland. During these last two+ months the little one has shown shockingly fast growth. When she was born, she was less than 200 grams in weight and less than 20 cm long. But now she weighs ten times as much and has […]

BEAKER goes online and gender neutral with B_
September 25, 2020
Just as in society we are seeing traditional gender roles move in the direction of equality and fluidity, the same trend is now visible in the fashion world. Actually, the concept of clothing that is gender neutral, or unisex, is itself not new, although in recent years it has entered the mainstream. In the last […]

Conducting business with copper
September 24, 2020
In a world that appears to be changing rapidly, it might feel reassuring that some things remain unwavering. The strong relationship between people and copper is one of these things, as this material has been used by humans to fashion tools and jewelry since ancient times, as we explored in our own recent past. In this article, […]

Samsung C&T’s Raemian apartments rank 1st for 23rd year in NCSI
September 23, 2020
Raemian, the apartment brand built by Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group, came in first place for the 23rd year in a row in the apartment category of the 2020 National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey carried out by the Korea Productivity Center (KPC). NCSI is a customer satisfaction measurement index calculated from the results […]

Zookeeper, father, grandfather, butler: A man of many panda-related hats
September 16, 2020
On the night of July 20th a giant panda was born in Everland, the first panda born in Korea. It is also significant that the panda cub was born through natural breeding. Designated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources as “Vulnerable,” only 1,800 giant pandas are living in the wild. […]

Samsung C&T receives top grade for Win-Win Growth
September 16, 2020
Samsung C&T received its best ever results in the 2019 Win-Win Growth Index announced by the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership (KCCP) this month. The Engineering & Construction (E&C) Group rose one notch from last year to score the highest possible “Best” appraisal and the Fashion Group’s second-highest “Excellent” grade was also up from 2019. […]