Posted : 2021-06-10 16:16
Updated : 2021-06-10 18:01
Participants to the 2021 Korea Times Global ESG Forum s second discussion session pose at the KCCI building in Seoul, Thursday. From left are KCCI Executive Vice Chairman Woo Tae-hee, American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Chairman James Kim, P&G Korea CEO Balaka Niyazee and IKEA Korea Country Retail Manager Fredrik Johansson. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Panelists say pursuing ESG efforts is imperative
By Baek Byung-yeul
Panelists taking part in The Korea Times Global ESG Forum said Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic has made companies aware of the need to improve their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) performance as these factors have become keys to overcoming climate change and other crises that have shaken global society.