ESG실천을 위한 한-라오스 저탄소 녹색성장 분야 법정책교류협력방안 연구

Abstract This study is to collaborate with Laos on Korea's legal policy through analysis of market trends, related laws, policies, and major administrative organizations in the low-carbon green growth sector in Laos related to ESG practice among exchange and cooperation between Korea and Laos, which is currently being actively discussed. Laos is located in Southeast Asia, shares borders with China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, and major projects are underway centering on the Mekong River. The industrial structure of Laos is very high with projects such as primary agriculture and livestock accounting for 31% of the total GDP. Recently, Laos is trying to develop its industrial structure into a heavy and chemical industry and service industry by introducing foreign capital and overseas technologies through the designation and operation of special economic zones. As a result of industrialization centered on the development and support of special economic zones, Laos' economy grew, but at the same time, urban population increased rapidly and environmental pollution occurred due to urban migration, resulting in side effects such as air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, and increased waste in urban areas. In order to solve this problem, Laos adopted various international agreements related to the environment (such as the Paris Convention and the Tokyo Protocol) and regulations on national environmental standards according to international standards as of 2017. At the same time, through the revision of the environmental law, environmental protection and resource circulation policies are carried out at the central and local level based on the national environmental strategy, and specifically, the principles and methods of pollution management were stipulated at the legal level in soil and water pollution, the introduction of technology for pollution management, and waste management. Laos continues to interact with Korea at the policy level and refers to Korea's ESG policy. Specifically, since 2020, it has implemented a national strategy for education and awareness, as well as a five-year plan in the fields of natural resources and the environment, and has been further extended. One of the most important measures is to maintain environmental protection in all fields, and policies appropriate to Laos' socio-economic situation are currently being implemented. Laos has strengthened its environmental protection despite amendments to laws and policies, and there are still problems to be solved, such as coordination with related fields, technology, and funding. In particular, cooperation and work coordination between ministries are underway to reorganize major administrative organizations and implement various laws and policies in relation to resource circulation. However, cooperation with the international community and legal and technological alliances with major countries are still in progress in terms of the resource circulation economy and sustainable development in terms of laws and policies. Cooperation with major countries is an important task for the development and progress of Laos' resource circulation market in the future.