ESG経営に関する探索的研究: 韓国企業と日本企業の比較

Purpose: This study intends to analyze ESG management cases of companies in two countries in a situation whereESG management has a time lag and Korean and Japanese companies are introducing it as an inevitablemanagement rule. In other words, through case analysis of ESG management of Korean and Japanese companies, weintend to provide meaningful implications to companies in both countries by deriving commonalities and differencesbetween them. Research design, data, and methodology: As a case study, this study analyzed representative ESG managementcompanies in Korea and Japan. The ESG management of Japan’s companies Konica Minolta and Kao, and the ESGmanagement of Korea’s BYN Black Yak and financial companies were analyzed. Although the industries are different,many implications can be obtained from the ESG management cases of the two countries. Results: First, consensus on ESG management was spreading among both Korean and Japanese companies. Second,both Korean and Japanese companies showed a high percentage of ESG management focusing on the environment. The number of Japanese companies publishing and publicizing reports that integrate financial and non-financialinformation has been shown to continue to increase. Implications: Efforts are needed to raise awareness of Korean companies’ ESG management. It was found thatJapanese companies are paying attention to management centered on S(society), such as the impact of the coronacrisis, response to future market changes, employee health and safety and working style reform due to the COVID-19outbreak that has spread since last year. In a situation where the corona crisis is prolonged and with Corona isimplemented, Korean companies will have to prepare strategy for ESG management while continuously supplementingexisting guidelines through identifying global trends and researching companies and investors.