Key Takeaways
- • IGIS Asset Management, a leading Korean alternative asset manager, is extending its ESG activities beyond real estate into ecological conservation, showcasing its corporate garden "Haedam Garden" at the 2026 Korea Jeju Garden Culture Expo at Barammoru Park in Jeju from November 6 to 10.
- • The firm created a joint garden of approximately 1,247 square meters, "Modrak Courtyard," with the Innisfree Moeum Foundation.
- • All four IGIS-managed funds that participated in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) earned the top "5 Stars" rating this year, with the fund managing Twin Tree Tower ranking first in Asia in the mixed-use category.
- • Last year the company completed ecological social contribution projects in seven regions at home and abroad, including the "Ongdalsaem Garden" at the National Botanic Garden of Korea in Pyeongchang.
Summary
IGIS Asset Management, one of Korea's leading alternative asset managers, is broadening its environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities beyond real estate management into the conservation of the natural environment, according to Financial News. The firm is showcasing its corporate garden, "Haedam Garden," at the 2026 Korea Jeju Garden Culture Expo, held at Barammoru Park in Jeju from the 6th to the 10th. The company says the initiative strengthens both the global sustainability assessment performance of its managed funds and its ecological social contribution.
The firm created a joint garden of approximately 1,247 square meters, "Modrak Courtyard," with the Innisfree Moeum Foundation. The name refers to many people gathering together, in Jeju dialect. Haedam Garden is designed as a space for coexistence with nature, combining Jeju's mid-mountain vegetation with seascapes and using solar-powered lighting inspired by fireflies.
IGIS also continues its ecological conservation work. Last year it carried out ecological social contribution projects in seven regions at home and abroad, including Ongdalsaem Garden at the National Botanic Garden of Korea in Pyeongchang, which was created to conserve endangered aquatic plants.
On fund-level ESG performance, all four IGIS-managed funds that participated in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) earned its top rating of "5 Stars" this year. The fund managing Twin Tree Tower ranked first in Asia in the mixed-use category.
An asset management industry official cited in the report said ESG competitiveness among real estate asset managers is increasingly judged not only on buildings' environmental performance but also on their contributions to local communities and the ecological environment.
The firm created a joint garden of approximately 1,247 square meters, "Modrak Courtyard," with the Innisfree Moeum Foundation. The name refers to many people gathering together, in Jeju dialect. Haedam Garden is designed as a space for coexistence with nature, combining Jeju's mid-mountain vegetation with seascapes and using solar-powered lighting inspired by fireflies.
IGIS also continues its ecological conservation work. Last year it carried out ecological social contribution projects in seven regions at home and abroad, including Ongdalsaem Garden at the National Botanic Garden of Korea in Pyeongchang, which was created to conserve endangered aquatic plants.
On fund-level ESG performance, all four IGIS-managed funds that participated in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) earned its top rating of "5 Stars" this year. The fund managing Twin Tree Tower ranked first in Asia in the mixed-use category.
An asset management industry official cited in the report said ESG competitiveness among real estate asset managers is increasingly judged not only on buildings' environmental performance but also on their contributions to local communities and the ecological environment.
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