사회 영역 ESG 법제화 동향과 기업에 대한 시사점

As corporate influence grows and problems that require active participation by global companies loom, social area in ESG management including human rights issues has emerged as the core. In addition, in order to encourage companies to actively participate in the expansion of ESG management, countries around the world are striving to legislate ESG by imposing various obligations on companies. According to this study, in the early days of ESG legislation, the ban on forced labor, a typical human rights issue, was an important issue, but recently, it has expanded to all areas where business activities could potentially affect, such as anti-discrimination. Moreover, the scope of corporate responsibility extends to all corporate activities in the supply chain, and there are a number of precedents that broadly interpret the scope of corporate liability, and the tendency to broadly interpret the rights of victims is also strengthening. Therefore, securing a system to identify risks before ESG-related risks materialize has become more important. It is also necessary to identify areas with high human rights risks in advance by conducting human rights impact assessments on stakeholders such as workers, consumers and local communities.