SK E&S

[Dec. 21, 2016]
SK E&S (CEO Yu Jeong Joon, www.skens.com) has obtained ISO22301 certification for its Business Continuity Management System, which demonstrates that the power company’s crisis response system is recognized globally.
 
SK E&S said the company received the certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), a leading provider of certification services, in an auditorium of the Gwangyang LNG Power Plant on December 20.
 
Headquartered in the UK, LRQA is a world-leading provider of independent assessment services, including business system certification and training across a broad spectrum of standards and schemes. ‘Business Continuity Management System’ (ISO22301) is an international standard specified by ISO to minimize the impact on businesses of disruptive incidents such as disasters, catastrophes and terrorism, when they arise and pose a risk to business continuity.
 
Achieving the standards required for ISO22301 enables SK E&S to show that it has a system capable of responding to and reducing damage from disasters and incidents and rapidly recovering its core business and major infrastructure if these events do occur. 
 
SK E&S is Korea’s first private power company to obtain ISO22301 certification.
* Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd., Korea Western Power Co., Ltd., and Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd. obtained the certification in 2015, while Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. earned it in 2013.
 
SK E&S said it had carried out internal diagnoses for a year, submitted performance documentation, and took steps for documentation assessment and an on-site audit, prior to becoming ISO-certified. 
 
This certification is subject to an annual audit, and the energy company will take measures for renewal of the certification to ensure its system stays compliant.
 
SK E&S adds that the certification shows it has become a privately-owned power company that is not only the most competitive in unit costs, but adopts a crisis response system with the highest standards.
 
The Gwangyang LNG Power Plant, operated by SK E&S, is recognized as the most competitive in terms of unit costs as it imports the fuel directly from Tangguh, Indonesia.
 
Director Lee Jae Won of Gwangyang LNG Power Plant stated, “The power plant will not be complacent with the status quo but will continue its commitment to contributing to a power supply that remains reliable across the country.”
 
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Image  = Director Lee Jae Won of Gwangyang LNG Power Plant (left) and CEO Yu Sang Keun of LRQA Korea (right) pose for a picture at the ISO22301 certification ceremony held on December 20.

 
▶ For more information, please contact SK E&S PR Manager Kim Bum Soo (+82-2-2121-3665)
Director Kim Hye Jin (+82-2-2121-3096)
 
※ ISO 22301(BCMS)
- ISO22301 for BCMS (Business Continuity Management System) is a standard that specifies the requirements for planning, establishing and implementing a documented management system to ensure business continuity in the event disasters or incidents occur.
- There has been a growing recognition that a system for business continuity was needed after a terrorist attack was carried out in the basement of the World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1993, and this need was reinforced with the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Great East Japan earthquake in 2011.
 
- In 2005, the Japanese government began to encourage enterprises to establish a system for BCM to prepare for earthquakes in Tokyo. Currently, 62% of companies in the US and 15% in Japan have developed BCMS.
 
※Korean Enterprises with ISO22031 certification
 

Enterprise	Year	Certification Service Provider
LIG Insurance	2012	SGS
Samsung Electro- Mechanics	2012	BSI
Jung-Gu Office of Daegu Metropolitan City	2013	DNV
Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd	2013	BSI
Incheon Transit Corporation	2013	BSI
Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearing Institute	2013	BSI
KT	2013	DNV
K-Water	2013	DNV
Samsung Display	2013	BSI
Samsung SDI	2014	BSI
Korea South-East Power Co. Ltd.	2014	DNV
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance	2014	BSI
Hanwha Life Insurance	2014	BSI
LG Electronics	2014	BSI
Korea Western Power Co., Ltd	2014	BSI
KB Card	2014	DNV
SK Hynix	2015	BSI
Samsung Electronics	2015	BSI
Daewoo Engineering & Construction	2015	BSI
CJ CheilJedang	2015	BSI