MOU with National Institute of Ecology covers ecosystem conservation and TNFD compliance
Habitat creation planned for red-crowned and white-naped cranes in DMZ civilian control zone
![Choi Hyo-gil, a technology committee member at LG Display, left, and Lee Jang-hun, head of the management and safety division at the National Institute of Ecology, pose for a photo after signing an MOU for ecosystem conservation and restoration and nature capital disclosure (TNFD) compliance on Monday. [LG Display]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/11/03/news-p.v1.20261103.2cda06e7a0684a25ae8cdd6a0aeab35b_P1.png)
LG Display has teamed up with the National Institute of Ecology to restore endangered species populations near its plant in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.
The company announced Tuesday that it signed an MOU with the National Institute of Ecology — an agency under the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy — to cooperate on ecosystem conservation and restoration and on compliance with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework.
Nature capital disclosure refers to the practice of publicly reporting how a company's business activities affect the natural environment and biodiversity, as well as the financial risks and opportunities that environmental changes pose to the company. The framework has gained international traction through the TNFD, which was established in 2021.
Under the agreement, LG Display and the National Institute of Ecology will jointly provide ecological data, education and advisory services for nature capital disclosure assessments, and will identify shared ecosystem conservation and restoration projects near the company's facilities. Findings from those assessments will feed directly into on-the-ground conservation efforts, and the results will also be incorporated into the company's sustainability disclosures.
As a first step, the company plans to create and manage habitats for red-crowned cranes and white-naped cranes — both endangered species — within the civilian control zone along the Demilitarized Zone adjacent to the Paju plant, with the aim of restoring their populations. Drawing on the National Institute of Ecology's expertise, LG Display also plans to systematically manage the environmental data that underpins its disclosures and to develop concrete biodiversity conservation activities around its facilities.
"Biodiversity conservation is a critical task for the sustainable growth of any company," said Kim Seong-hui, LG Display's chief safety and environment officer. "Through our partnership with the National Institute of Ecology, we will systematically assess the impact of our business activities on nature and put environmental management into practice in ways that contribute to preserving the local ecosystem."
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