Dongbanwi Promotes Shared Growth Education for Corporate Executives and ESG Support Projects for SMEs

The 65th Meeting of the Win-Win Growth Committee Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Win-Win Growth Committee (Chairman Kwon Ki-hong, hereinafter referred to as the Committee) will open educational courses such as the 'Win-Win Growth CEO and Practitioner Program' at universities for executives and employees of large corporations.

On the 14th, the Committee held the 65th Win-Win Growth Committee meeting at the JW Marriott Hotel and announced that it had resolved to promote education related to win-win growth. The win-win growth education will provide top-level domestic educational content through a step-by-step and systematic program structure, including 'The necessity of win-win growth for revitalizing our economy,' 'Understanding global corporate environments such as social value and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance),' 'The Fourth Industrial Revolution and future technologies,' and 'Understanding win-win growth and mutual cooperation policies.'

This year, as a pilot, the 'Win-Win Growth CEO Program' will be operated targeting executives of large corporations and public institutions, CEOs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and executives of government and related organizations. Students will be recruited from July to August, and education will be conducted over 15 weeks from September to December.

Additionally, to expand SME participation in ESG management, which is a recent global trend, the Committee decided to expand and reorganize the 'SME CSR Support Project,' which has been implemented since 2019, into the 'Partner Company ESG Support Project' for large and medium-sized enterprises and public enterprises. The 'Partner Company ESG Support Project' refers to the support provided by the Committee along with large and medium-sized enterprises and public enterprises for various matters related to the introduction of ESG management in partner companies.

The Committee plans to develop SME ESG guidelines by the first half of this year and prepare a plan to gradually reflect the ESG support performance of partner companies of large and medium-sized enterprises participating in the project in the Win-Win Growth Index. They are also considering providing financial support incentives such as preferential interest rates to excellent partner companies that have introduced ESG management.

Meanwhile, at the meeting, it was decided to defer the evaluation of Ssangyong Motor among the companies subject to the 2021 Win-Win Growth Index evaluation due to management conditions. It was also decided to exclude it from the 2020 Win-Win Growth Index disclosure scheduled for announcement this year.

Chairman Kwon Ki-hong said, "In the situation where demands for ESG management by companies are increasing after the COVID-19 crisis, we will strive to spread a culture of voluntary and active mutual cooperation and win-win growth beyond evaluation and regulation of companies."

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