K-water held a Parent–Subsidiary Labor-Management Win-Win Cooperation Declaration Ceremony on March 10 at its headquarters in Daejeon, together with its subsidiaries K-water Operation Management Co., Ltd. and K-water Technology Co., Ltd., under the slogan “Beyond Changes in the Labor Environment, Toward a Hopeful Future of Shared Growth.”
The ceremony was attended by K-water CEO Seogdae Yun, Chairman Gi-chan Park, executives and labor union representatives from its subsidiaries, as well as officials from the Daejeon Regional Headquarters of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions.
This declaration is particularly significant as it marks the first joint labor-management co-prosperity agreement wherein K-water and its subsidiaries responsible for facility management and maintenance jointly adopted a declaration following the amendment of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act.
Participants shared their commitment to proactively build trust within the organization and secure future growth drivers in response to rapidly changing management environments, going beyond passive responses amid anticipated structural changes in labor-management relations.

K-water signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on March 13 with Soongsil University for mutual cooperation in education aimed at fostering climate and energy professionals. The agreement was initiated in response to the accelerating energy transition era, marked by intensifying climate crises and rapidly increasing electricity demand driven by the growth of the AI industry and the expansion of data centers.
Under the agreement, both institutions will promote participation in the Energy School program, the exchange of professional personnel, the development of curricula related to energy and climate change, and joint seminars. Employees selected for the program will study the latest trends in energy economics, management, policy, and technology and apply them to on-site water-energy infrastructure operations and project implementation to strengthen practical capabilities.
Based on the human resources developed through this educational collaboration, K-water plans to enhance the operational efficiency of renewable energy infrastructure and expand the supply of water-based clean energy, thus supporting domestic companies in achieving RE100 goals.

K-water received the Water Security Special Award (Merit Award) at the 2026 CDP Korea Conference held at the Ambassador Seoul – A Pullman Hotel on March 10. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a global non-profit organization, and the CDP Korea Committee has been selecting and awarding outstanding companies contributing to climate action and sustainability since 2011.
Amid the growing importance of water security due to the climate crisis and increasing industrial demand, the CDP Korea Committee newly established the Water Security Special Award category. K-water was selected as the first recipient in recognition of its contributions to strengthening national water security by promoting corporate participation in ESG activities and expanding the concept of being water positive through public-private partnerships.
In particular, K-water was highly rated for enhancing corporate response capabilities and industrial competitiveness by integrating advanced technologies such as AI into its extensive experience in water management.

Senior officials of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), including President Devendra Kumar Sharma, Vice President Tetsuya Sumi, and Secretary General Frederic Correge, visited Daejeon, the host city of the 95th ICOLD Annual Meeting scheduled for 2027, from March 18 to 19.
The delegation inspected the Daejeon Convention Center as the main venue and toured Daecheong Dam as well as the K-water Water Resources Operation Center at its Daejeon headquarters, where they directly observed Korea’s digital-based water management capabilities.
They also held a high-level meeting with K-water CEO Seogdae Yun on March 19. During the meeting, the CEO shared technologies utilizing digital twins and AI for climate crisis response and proposed expanding joint research, thus reaffirming K-water’s commitment to cooperation with ICOLD.
The 95th ICOLD Annual Meeting is the world’s largest dam technology conference, with more than 1,600 experts from over 70 countries expected to participate. It will be held in Korea for the first time in 23 years since it was last hosted in Seoul in 2004.