Hyundai Motor Company joins hands with UN agencies to promote sustainable development worldwide.
On July 31, Hyundai announced a partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), the largest humanitarian aid organization, focusing on mobility solutions.
The partnership agreement ceremony held at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang was attended by Hyundai President Jang Jae-hoon and WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain.
The WFP, established to combat hunger in developing countries, aims to achieve a world without hunger by 2030 through its ‘Zero Hunger’ initiative.
[1: This is one of the goals of the World Food Programme (WFP), meaning a world without hunger.]
Through this partnership, Hyundai Motor Company plans to aid the eco-friendly transition of UN vehicles, which predominantly run on fossil fuels, and support the realization of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) alongside the WFP.
[2: Referring to the largest common goal of the international community, which aims to solve universal human, environmental, and economic & social issues through 17 main targets and 169 detailed goals by 2030.]
Hyundai will supply Ioniq 5 electric vehicles for use in WFP’s main offices worldwide and will also contribute funding to establish the necessary electric vehicle infrastructure in those countries.
Particularly, the funds will be used to carry out the EEP (Energy Efficiency Program), which is WFP’s fossil fuel reduction initiative to decrease greenhouse gas emissions from their operations, ensuring a proper electric vehicle charging and renewable energy system is established in the deployment areas.
[3: The World Food Programme (WFP) aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within its support projects as part of its fossil fuel reduction initiatives.]
President Jang Jae-hoon stated, “This partnership showcases Hyundai Motor Company’s leadership in electric vehicle technology and our firm commitment to positively impacting humanity,” and added, “We will play a significant role in resolving the global food crisis by providing the Ioniq 5 and supporting the necessary infrastructure.”
WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain emphasized that this collaboration with Hyundai marks a significant leap towards achieving WFP’s sustainable development goals and expressed commitment to improving and optimizing support for those in need through this cooperation.
This partnership marks Hyundai’s second agreement with a UN agency following the memorandum of understanding signed with the UN Development Programme in 2020, and Hyundai continues to strive for its brand vision of ‘Progress towards Humanity.’
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