Revamping the Shared Growth Evaluation
and Expanding Issue Industries
The Commission for Shared Growth held the 82nd plenary session of the Shared Growth Commission and established key strategic tasks to spread a culture of win-win cooperation.
(From left) Youngseok Kim, CEO of Namseong Remicon; Changsook Park, CEO of Changwoo Textile; Yoon H. Hwang, Chief Attorney at Gongjeong Law Firm; Joohyun Cho, President of Small and Medium Business Research Institute; Kyuseok Lee, CEO of Hyundai Mobis; Yookyung Song, CEO of Yanggam World; Kwangcheon Jung, CEO of Ivy Leaders; Hongchul Kim, CEO of Korea Seven; Jaegwang Lee, CEO of Gwangmyeong Electric; Hyunghee Lee, Chairman of SK Supex Council; Heegeun Lee, CEO of POSCO; Dalgon Lee, Chairman of the Win-Win Growth Committee; Namhoon Kwon, President of Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade; Jungyeon Kim, Professor at Ewha Womans University; Ducheol Moon, Professor at Yonsei University; Seunghee Park, President of Samsung Electronics; Seojin Jung, CEO of Hwashin; Bonghyun Heo, CEO of Taesung International; Okcheon Ma, CEO of Bebier; Byunghee Lee, Professor at Hanyang University; Dongheon Kim, Professor at Korea University. Provided by the Win-Win Growth Committee
On the morning of the 11th, the Shared Growth Commission held a plenary session at the JW Marriott Hotel in Seocho-gu, Seoul, where it reported and deliberated on the 2025 Shared Growth Commission work plan and the status of the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suitable industries.
As the main tasks for 2025, the Commission set the following strategic tasks: ▲revamping the shared growth evaluation and expanding issue industries ▲responding to new conflicts by strengthening autonomous conflict mediation functions ▲expanding support for supply chain environmental, social, and governance (ESG) capabilities and serving as a hub for ESG policies ▲expanding the ecosystem foundation for shared growth companies in local, small, and micro businesses ▲promoting co-evolution of a private-led shared growth culture, and decided to begin full-scale activities. In particular, by revamping the Shared Growth Index and expanding shared growth centered on platforms, financial sectors, and regions, the Commission plans to strengthen its role and status through "Shared Growth 2.0."
First, the Shared Growth Index will be completely revamped to meet the need for change, such as the continuous expansion of evaluated companies (from 56 to 241 companies) and the rapid growth of the e-commerce industry. To this end, the Commission will conduct external expert agency services and public hearings, and review the evaluation method reform in a way that can induce voluntary participation in evaluation and substantial shared growth activities by companies, including evaluation methods, industry analysis, and indicator revision.
Additionally, as demands for shared growth between delivery platforms and small business owners expand, an in-depth survey will be conducted targeting tenant companies (restaurants, etc.) of the three major delivery platforms (Baedal Minjok, Coupang Eats, Yogiyo), and the results will be disclosed separately. Furthermore, to eliminate blind spots in conflicts between industries, the scope of conflict mediation will be expanded beyond conflicts within and between industries and between large and small enterprises, thereby strengthening the Commission’s conflict mediation function.
Chairman Lee Dal-gon of the Shared Growth Commission stated, "To respond to changes in industrial structure and economic environment, and to spread a private-led shared growth culture and revitalize region-centered shared growth, we will reorganize the operation system of the Commission and announce Shared Growth 2.0 within this year to set a new direction for shared growth reflecting changes in relationships between large and small and medium enterprises."
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