[Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper Reporter Jin-woo Lee] The Livestock Environmental Management Institute announced that it received the Minister's Award from the Ministry of Health and Welfare at the '2025 Day of Recognition for Regional Community Contribution' event jointly hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korean Council for Social Welfare on November 25, marking the first time the institute has been recognized for its contributions to the local community. The 'Recognition System for Regional Community Contributions' is a system that identifies and certifies institutions that have performed exemplary activities in the areas of environmental management, social responsibility management, and transparent management in order to spread awareness of fulfilling social responsibilities and to promote the revitalization of sustainable local communities. The Livestock Environmental Management Institute attributes this award to the results of its ongoing activities in building an ESG innovation system and in the fields of environmental management, social responsibility management, and transparent management.