Held a Performance and Vision Sharing Meeting with Lee Bok-hyun, Financial Supervisory Service Governor
Ham Young-joo, Chairman of Hana Financial Group, has undertaken a review of the performance of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management consulting for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
According to Hana Financial on the 9th, Chairman Ham shared the achievements and vision of the 'SME ESG Consulting' during a meeting held the previous day at the Myeongdong headquarters in Seoul with Lee Bok-hyun, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), among others. In August last year, Hana Financial signed a business agreement with the FSS and Incheon Metropolitan City to support ESG management for SMEs. Since then, in collaboration with Ewha Womans University, they have provided ESG consulting services to SMEs located in Incheon.
Through this initiative, SMEs received in-depth 'ESG diagnostic reports' covering all aspects of ESG management. They also independently established a 'Greenhouse Gas Emission Calculation System' that estimates and manages greenhouse gas emissions based on energy consumption. Hana Financial plans to integrate the 'ESG Precision Diagnostic System' and the 'Greenhouse Gas Emission Calculation System,' which were developed and verified by the FSS, Ewha Womans University, and ESG experts, into the corporate internet banking homepage of Hana Bank.
Hana Financial Group shared the results of its SME ESG consulting conducted through the 'SME ESG Management Support Business Agreement' at its Myeongdong headquarters in Seoul on the afternoon of the 8th. At the event, Han Young-joo, Chairman of Hana Financial Group (second from the right), posed for a commemorative photo with Lee Bok-hyun, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (fourth from the right), and others. [Photo by Hana Financial]
The SMEs that received ESG consulting expressed their gratitude for the support in ESG management and mutual growth by presenting a plaque of appreciation to Lee Bok-hyun, Governor of the FSS. Kim Chun-sik, CEO of Kangwoon Industry, said, “Compared to large corporations, we inevitably have insufficient preparation for ESG management, so we sincerely appreciate the free ESG consulting services and the guidance on the direction we should take moving forward.”
Governor Lee stated, “We plan to expand on-site ESG consulting for SMEs in cooperation with the financial sector. We will actively support the resolution of difficulties SMEs face in actual management and improve systems related to green loans to promote the activation of green financing.”
Chairman Ham said, “We will digitalize the ESG consulting system to support SMEs more systematically. Hana Financial will strive to become a catalyst for the spread of ESG management among South Korean SMEs.”
Recently, Hana Financial Group expanded support for SMEs struggling to establish ESG management systems by recruiting three ESG specialists and reorganizing the existing corporate consulting team into a ‘Corporate ESG Consulting Team’ composed of 10 experts in ESG, legal, and accounting fields. In March, they launched the ‘Hana Mid-sized Enterprise Value-up Loan,’ a special loan product offering preferential interest rates to mid-sized companies recognized through ESG evaluations. This is part of their multifaceted efforts to strengthen ESG capabilities and sustainable growth for small and mid-sized enterprises.
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