해운기업의 ESG 경영에 관한 주요 동향과 시사점

ESG management is becoming a necessity, not an option, in all industries. Companies that do not meet ESG ratings are pushed out of the rankings of investors and customers. In particular, as the size of a company grows, its impact on society also grows, so stakeholders are interested in the sustainability of the company. Accordingly, ESG ratings have become a top priority for improving corporate competitiveness and sustainability. This study analyzed domestic and international discussions and trends on ESG at the time when demands for ESG management of shipping companies were being raised, and through this, major issues related to ESG management of shipping companies were examined, and the following implications were derived. In order to build a mature domestic ESG ecosystem in the future, it is necessary for companies to go beyond disclosing ESG information well and develop various stakeholder groups that make up the ecosystem, and each stakeholder group needs to play a reliable role. Ultimately, instead of focusing on the act of disclosing ESG information by each company, investors’ responsible ESG investment should be activated and companies should be encouraged to conduct practical ESG management. It is necessary to expand the guideline in the future so that appropriate information disclosure topics and indicators can be selected according to the importance of each industry and company. In order to prevent confusion due to different ESG reporting systems in accordance with the expansion of the ESG ecosystem, common indicators for ESG disclosure applicable to all industries should be standardized and used as standards for developing ESG frameworks and evaluation systems.