경기도 지역 중소기업의 ESG 현재와 시사점

ESG is an abbreviation for Environment, Social, and Governance. It is believed that environmental and social responsibilities should be considered in corporate management and governance should be improved to increase corporate value and achieve sustainable development in the long term. This study aims to identify the awareness and actual response to ESG management of small and medium-sized enterprises in Gyeonggi-do, and to derive implications in order to prepare measures that require policy support. As a result of the survery, more than half of the responding companies were aware of ESG management, but had only heard of the term, and approximately 29% believed that ESG management was necessary for companies and would have an impact on their company. However, only about 8% of responding companies appear to be currently pursuing ESG management at the request of main contractors and partners, and are mainly focusing on the social sector. In the future, the environmental sector is judged to be the most important item to prepare for first. In addition, companies most preferred ‘funding support or tax benefits’ for ESG management, and ‘provision of ESG information and education’. Therefore, it was found that policy support such as spreading ESG awareness, capacity building education, and establishing a channel to resolve difficulties for step-by-step implementation was needed to help companies prepare and promote ESG management.