기업의 여성고용비율이 ESG 성과에 미치는 영향

[Purpose] This study aims to verify the impact of female employment on ESG management, which has recently become a topic of interest in management activities, based on the recognition that achieving gender equality in companies is one of their social responsibility activities. [Methodology] To verify the impact of female employment ratio on ESG integrated rating and each sub－rating among listed companies in the manufacturing industry from 2019 to 2023, when ESG ratings are disclosed, correlation analysis and regression analysis were conducted. [Findings] The analysis results showed that the female employment ratio had a significant positive effect on the ESG integrated rating, S for social responsibility activities, and G for governance evaluation, but had no significant effect on E, the evaluation index for environmental management, or had a significant negative effect in groups divided by company size. [Implications] Corporate social responsibility is an item that can be evaluated for the environment and social contribution, and this study is significant in that it approaches the fulfillment of this social responsibility from a new perspective of gender equality. In particular, it was confirmed that the female employment ratio had a significant impact on S (social responsibility) and G (governance structure) among ESG management, confirming that female employment is necessary for efficient decision－making and social responsibility execution in the future.