Haenam-gun Receives Korea ESG Good Management Grand Prize

The Only Local Government Selected, Recognizing Haenam-style ESG Value

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, received the Comprehensive Grand Prize for local governments at the 2023 Korea ESG Good Management Awards.

According to the county on the 18th, this award, organized by the Korea ESG Good Management Awards Secretariat and sponsored by the Financial Services Commission, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Ministry of Environment, was held to promote the value of companies and local governments that prepare for a sustainable future through exemplary ESG management, an essential element of sustainable growth.

Haenam-type ESG Love Walking Event is being held.
[Photo by Haenam-gun]

By comparing and evaluating the administrative systems and capabilities of companies and basic local governments in the ESG fields of Environment, Social, and Governance, companies were selected for the category awards, and public enterprises and local governments were recognized in the special award category. Haenam-gun was the only local government selected and won the comprehensive grand prize.

Haenam-gun has set Haenam-type ESG ethical management as a key operational policy of the 8th elected administration and is striving to leverage its comparative advantages in clean environment, food, and clean administration as sustainable development drivers.

The Haenam-type ESG aims for Clean Haenam (E), a Safe Society Together (S), and Building Trustworthy Administration (G), identifying 37 execution tasks by sector and promoting them annually.

In addition to discovering practical tasks and indicators by sector in county administration, Haenam-gun is spreading the necessity and value of ESG by implementing resident-participatory ESG contest projects, good travel experiences, and ESG practice relay campaigns to achieve tangible effects with residents' participation and practice.

County Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan said, “Winning the Korea ESG Good Management Award is thanks to the interest and participation of all public officials and residents in sustainable development of Haenam.” He added, “We will continue to discover policy tasks and expand the ESG culture together with residents to realize the Haenam-type ESG vision.”

Meanwhile, Haenam-gun proactively introduced ESG into administration earlier than other local governments and ranked first in Jeollanam-do with a comprehensive grade at the 2022 Local Government ESG Korea Awards, also receiving the grand prize.

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