In order to maintain the Principles (Integrity, Honesty, Openness and Professionalism) and Rules (Transparency, Confidentiality and Handling of Conflict of Interest) of the Korea Environmental Council in Europe which are specified in the Code of Conduct for the Korea Environmental Council in Europe, the Planning, Strategy and Public Affairs Committee plays a key role of formulating, coordinating, conciliating, mediating, discussing and lobbying interests of Members. 

Sustainability become a key factor for sustainable operation of businesses. Sustainability is not easy to define rather its elements include corporate governance, corporate responsibility, corporate social responsibility, sustainability reporting, environmental protection from industrial operations that may cause environmental pollution and safety and health of employees.

Sustainability Committee endeavours to ensure sustainable and sustained business operations of Korean companies in the European market. For this purpose, the Committee has a special focus on "regulatory compliance" and "corporate social responsibility".

As traditional barriers to trade decrease (e.g. customs duties) through the World Trade Organisation and bilateral or regional free trade agreements, new barriers to trade have been arised in the forms of non-trade barriers, technical barriers to trade (TBT), etc.

For individual companies, it is really challenging work to monitor never-ending amendments and enactments of technical regulations in one foreign country, to meet all applicable standards to their products and to declare conformity of their exported products with importing countries. 

The Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Committee provides venues to overcome market access and entry barriers.

- EU-Korea FTA Working Group

- Trade Remedies Working Group

With in-depth analysis of day-by-day development of trade policy in the European Union and the Member States, the EU Trade Policy Committee monitors and examines potential obstacles against the free flow of goods and service in the European markets. In close cooperation with the Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Committee, the EU Trade Policy Committee actively communicates with the European policy makers and advocate interests of Korean exporters the European market.

In particular, the EU Trade Policy Committee pays special attention to anti-dumping and  safeguard measures employed by the European Union and the Member States.

- Automotive Working Group

- IT/Electronics Working Group

- Chemical Working Group

The Industry and Corporate Policy Committee monitors and discuss industry-specific issues impacting trade and investment in the European market.

To do so, the Industry and Corporate Policy Committee provides venues for corporate experts actively working in areas, e.g. voluntary CO2 emissions reduction from automobiles, EU WEEE and RoHS Directives, REACH, GHS.

- Information Compliance Working Group

The Digital Economy and Information Security Committee has two functions, i.e. internal and external. Internally, the Committee secures privacy and data protection and network and information security of the Korea Environmental Council in Europe.

Externally, the Committee monitors information security issues of the European Union and Member States which are related to ICT products and solutions.