‘Eco Mom’ Jinhee Park participated as an invited speaker at the ‘7th Global Sustainable Development Forum’, an international event themed on the environment. Photo courtesy of Elephant Entertainment
‘Eco-Mom’ Jin-hee Park was invited as a speaker at the ‘7th Global Sustainable Development Forum’ (GEEF 2025), an international event themed on the environment. At the forum held at Yonsei University on the 13th and 14th, Jin-hee Park stood on stage as a speaker on the morning of the 13th and appealed for changes in the public‘s daily lives and ‘promotion of action’ to resolve the climate crisis.
Introduced as an actress and environmental activist, Jin-hee Park called for attention to sustainability by saying, “Change does not begin with grand declarations. The cup we use, the ‘small choices in our lives’, will determine the future of the Earth,” and went on to emphasize her sense of responsibility as a mother of two children and the need to take action for ‘future generations.’
Jin-hee Park has consistently maintained her interest in and activities related to environmental protection and sustainability. With this practice, he has shown extraordinary interest by taking the lead in numerous environmental campaigns.
Reporter Heo Min-nyeong mignon@donga.com
This forum, themed ‘Time for Action: Bridging Divides for a Sustainable Future’, sought to find practical solutions to global issues such as the delay in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the climate crisis, and hunger.
In addition to Park Jin-hee, the forum was attended by global leaders such as former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 11th President of Austria Heinz Fischer, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, former World Bank President Kim Yong, and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong.
Reporter Heo Min-nyeong mignon@donga.com
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