NongHyup Financial Group Chairman Son Hyun-hwan stressed the importance of the environmental element out of the so-called environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) management principles, urging group subsidiaries to better cope with the challenges caused by climate change. NongHyup Financial announced Thursday that it held its Social Value and Green Finance Committee meeting the day before, which is the financial group s supreme governance body where ESG management strategies and action plans are examined and discussed.