Koo Kwang-mo and Cho Won-tae Selected Among UN Sustainable Global Leaders 100

In the Policy Leader Category, Jeong Eun-kyeong, Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Selected
In the Future Leader Category, BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) for Two Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] Koo Kwang-mo, Chairman of LG Group, and Cho Won-tae, Chairman of Hanjin Group, were selected as one of the 100 Sustainable Global Leaders worldwide in 2020.

According to the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Association of the UN Economic and Social Council on the 19th, Chairman Koo and Chairman Cho were chosen as one of the 'Global Business Leaders' in the '2020 Global Sustainable Leaders, Companies, and Brands 100' list announced by the association that day.

In the same category, 29 global corporate leaders were named, including Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft; Tim Cook, CEO of Apple; Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google; and Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group. In South Korea, besides Chairman Koo and Chairman Cho, Kang Tae-sun, Chairman of Black Yak, was also selected.

The Global Sustainable Leaders 100 are selected by aggregating scores from 43 indicators across 10 criteria such as innovation, economic feasibility, and diffusion, targeting 3,000 major leaders worldwide.

The association stated that this year, amid the unprecedented global crisis of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), they chose leaders who accurately indicate the direction humanity and the global environment should take and who will lead the future.

Additionally, in South Korea, Jung Eun-kyung, Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, was selected in the policy leader category, and BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) was named for the second consecutive year in the future leader category.

In the innovative company leader category, Lee Young-deok, Chairman of Hansot, and Kim Dong-woo, President of Bugang Tech, were selected.

The results of the 100 sustainable leaders selected this time will also be reflected in the UN Sustainable Development Goals Business Index (SDGBI) to be announced at the end of this year.

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