Appointment of 5 New External Members to the ESG Management Committee
The Small and Medium Business Corporation (SBC) announced on the 29th that it held the '2024 1st ESG Management Committee Meeting.' The SBC ESG Management Committee serves as the institution's ESG control tower, responsible for major decision-making and advisory roles related to ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) management, and is composed of eight internal and external members, including Chairman Kang Seok-jin.
This year, SBC expanded the number of external members of the ESG Management Committee from four to five, newly forming the committee with key figures from various fields to identify the ESG management difficulties and needs of small and medium venture businesses and to strengthen the institution's expertise in ESG management.
The newly appointed external members include two business leaders leading ESG management in the industry: Han Jong-woo, CEO of Hanul Saengyak, and Hwang Seung-joo, CEO of Miju; and three ESG experts in policy, economy, and society: Kwak Chang-gyu, professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Lee Jong-jae, CEO of the Public Value Research Institute, and Choo Ho-jung, professor at Seoul National University, totaling five members.
At the meeting, reflecting the government's 2024 economic policy direction and the institution's management strategy, the '2024 SBC ESG Management Basic Plan' was finalized, and support measures for the spread of ESG management and low-carbon transition among small and medium venture businesses were explored.
Under the ESG vision of 'Creating sustainable future value together with small and medium venture businesses,' SBC plans to focus on 12 strategic tasks and 22 implementation tasks according to three major strategic goals: ▲strengthening an eco-friendly ecosystem through innovation ▲fulfilling social responsibility together with the public ▲establishing a transparent management system trusted by the public.
In particular, as an ESG support task for small and medium venture businesses, SBC will newly promote the 'CBAM Response Infrastructure Construction Project' to respond to the European Union (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), providing tailored support from carbon emission calculation consulting to verification, and will expand facility investment support for low-carbon process transition to enhance the global ESG competitiveness of small and medium venture businesses.
Chairman Kang Seok-jin stated, "In the process of the global economic and industrial paradigm shift, it is a very important time for the institution's role and response to help small and medium venture businesses adapt to the new environment and utilize it as an opportunity," adding, "We will prepare various comprehensive support measures for the spread of ESG management and low-carbon transition of small and medium venture businesses to support the revitalization and dynamism recovery of our economy."
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