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Hankook wins Gold at the 2020 Galaxy Awards

Tyre maker Hankook has received gold at the 2020 Galaxy Awards for its CSR Report 2019-20. The awards, organised by MerComm Inc, commend standards of excellence in the communications industry. By winning first place in the independent and expert-led competition, Hankook is expanding its leading role in the field of sustainability management.
Hankook wins Gold at the 2020 Galaxy Awards

Neu-Isenburg, Germany, 30 October 2020 – Premium tyre maker Hankook has received the gold medal at the 2020 Galaxy Awards in the category “Annual Reports – Online” for its CSR Report 2019-20. The Galaxy Awards, which celebrate their 31st anniversary this year, are an international marketing communications competition organised by U.S. based MerComm Inc. The globally unique and independent awards recognise standards of excellence in the communications industry and are renowned worldwide for their impartiality and fairness in awarding prizes. No advertising, membership fees or sponsors are accepted. Instead, experts from 50 countries judge the entries based on values, such as creativity, clarity, effectiveness, and innovation. This year, a total of 15 categories were considered, including advertising, brochures, videos and annual reports.

Hankook, which took part in the competition for the first time, achieved an outstanding performance, winning the gold award with its CSR Report 2019-20. It is the company’s 11th sustainability report, highlighting the tyre maker’s social achievements and initiatives. The report focuses on the following eight key areas: customer satisfaction and quality management, integrated environmental management, climate change and GHQ management, community engagement and development, transparency and business ethics, employee value creation, employee health and safety management as well as supply chain partnership.

“At Hankook, we are very proud to use our skills and influence for the greater good, including our service to communities and the environment,” said Sooil Lee, Hankook Tire President & COO. “We will continue our commitment to sustainability to contribute to positive developments for the world.”

In addition to the 2020 Galaxy Awards, Hankook Tire has repeatedly received recognition for its social contribution and communication by participating in various internationally renowned competitions. For example, the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) has honoured the tyre maker for four consecutive years since 2016 for its CSR reports. Hankook has also been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World (DJSI World) index since 2016. In 2019, Hankook was the only Asian company in the automotive supply industry to be listed in the DJSI World.

 

Please find the CSR Report here.

Hankook Tire manufactures globally innovative, award-winning radial tyres of proven superior quality for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, RVs, trucks, and buses as well as motorsports (circuit racing/street circuits/rallies).

Aspiring to bring consumers the utmost excellence in product quality, technological excellence and driving satisfaction, Hankook Tire continuously invests in research and development maintaining five R&D centres and eight production facilities around the world. Bespoke tyre solutions for the European markets as well as European Original Equipment according to the requirements of leading premium car manufacturers, are developed in the company’s regional Technical Centre in Hanover/Germany. Production for the European region is taking place in the state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Rácalmás/Hungary which was inaugurated in June 2007 and is continuously being expanded.

Hankook Tire’s European headquarters are located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The manufacturer operates further branches in several European countries and sells its products through regional distributors in other local markets. Hankook Tire employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide and sells products in over 160 countries. The company has been the technical partner and exclusive tyre supplier of the Generation 3 for the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship since 2023. Internationally leading car manufacturers rely on tyres made by Hankook for their original equipment. Approximately 38 percent of the company's global sales are generated within the European region.

For more information please visit www.hankooktire-mediacenter.com or www.hankooktire.com

Hankook Tire Europe GmbH | Marketing Communications Europe | Siemensstr. 14, 63263 Neu-Isenburg | Germany

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