ESG정보의 공시제도 강화에 따른 기업의 지속가능 = Corporate Sustainability through Strengthening the ESG Information Disclosure System

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In the global competitive industrial society as well as the large-scale and complex combination, modern corporate management can not avoid sound and transparent management due to its strictness. It is at a time when it does not allow the company to neglect (moderately) preparation for various risks (risks) surrounding the company, focusing on production and achievement expansion by facility investment as before. In any case, if a company gets involved in an accident, disaster, or other fraudulent incident, the loss to the company leads to a management crisis, and furthermore, it makes the sustainability of the company impossible, and it has a considerable negative impact on a wide range of stakeholders including shareholders, investors, consumers, and local communities.
Risks surrounding companies tend to be quite diverse and large-scale, and there are various stakeholders involved in business activities, including consumers. In recent years, corporate management activities have become a source of large-scale profits by collecting and utilizing various information. However, despite the fact that data protection problems and risk management related to personal information must be thoroughly carried out, the personal information is leaked due to the negligence of management, It is becoming a big social problem. On the other hand, problems such as workers' safety(S) in workplaces where safety management should be given top priority, waste and recycling problems in the case of companies operating in the manufacturing industry, hazards of chemical substances, and the global environment(E). It is pointed out that the problem will be severely dealt with at the global level. In addition, interest in such contents has been focused as it is understood as a problem in so-called ESG management, such as the diversity of the board of directors in corporate governance, the issue of management's remuneration and ownership structure (G).
In addition to shareholders, there are a wide range of important stakeholders in listed companies. Listed companies should be fully aware of the need to achieve appropriate harmonization with these stakeholders in order to achieve sustainable growth and mid- to long-term corporate value creation. In particular, it goes without saying that it is necessary to actively and actively respond to the so-called ESG problem, considering the current situation in which interest in social and environmental issues is increasing globally.

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