사회적 ESG 요구와 경영진의 ESG 실행의지의 관계에서 조직구성원의ESG 중요성인식의 매개효과 연구

In the 21st century, climate change, social inequality, and governance issues have emerged, making corporatesustainable management important. Accordingly, as ESG (environment, society, and governance) management isrecognized worldwide as a key element of sustainable growth and enhancing corporate value, interest in how tointroduce and implement ESG elements in corporate management strategies and operations is increasing. Inparticular, global issues such as climate change, energy crisis, and inequality are putting pressure on companies tocomply with ESG. Accordingly, at this point in time, when the mandatory disclosure of information for all listedcompanies by 2030 is approaching, we aimed to identify the influence of stakeholder demands for ESGmanagement on ESG implementation will, and analyzed the mediating effect of organizational members’ awarenessof ESG importance. To this end, a survey was conducted using the portal site MS Office Form targeting 218people engaged in domestic manufacturing. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS ver. 27 and AMOS ver. 24. The results of the analysis showed that investors’ ESG demands, supply chain ESG demands, and governmentESG regulations had a positive effect on ESG implementation will. However, it was found that the ESG demandsof the holders did not affect the willingness to implement ESG. And when the ESG demands of stakeholdersaffect the willingness to implement ESG, in the verification of the mediating effect of ESG importance awareness,the ESG demands of consumers and the ESG demands of the supply chain were rejected, while the partialmediating effect of the ESG demands of investors and the ESG regulations of the government was verified. Thisstructurally explains the effect of the demands of ESG stakeholders on the willingness to implement ESG based onthe stakeholder theory, and presents practical implications for the introduction of ESG management in themanufacturing industry