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Intelex Releases ESG Solution to Power the Shift from Sustainability Reporting to Business Value Creation

TORONTO, CANADA, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Intelex Technologies, ULC, a leading global provider of SaaS-based Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) management software, today announced the general availability of a new suite of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) management solutions that will help organizations launch, scale, or optimize their ESG programs, regardless of where [...]

ESG Funds Emerge as Hot Investment in S. Korea

SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Investment funds in South Korea that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions are emerging as a hot trend in the nation’s financial industry. The number of financial products that are classified as equity ESG funds among domestic public offering funds as of Thursday totaled 36 [...]

Philips Receives High Score for its ESG Practices from S&P Global Ratings

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that its strategy to do business responsibly and sustainably has been validated by S&P Global Ratings. Evaluated across the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) dimensions of S&P Global Ratings’ assessment, Philips received a score of [...]

Construction Machinery Industry Speeds Up ESG Management

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The trend of ESG (environmental, social and governance) management is gaining momentum even in traditional industries like construction machinery. Construction equipment maker Doosan Infracore Co. is accelerating efforts to develop eco-friendly products to reduce carbon emissions after reshuffling the organization responsible for sustainable management into an ESG team in [...]

S. Korean Companies Push for Sustainable Biz amid ESG Investment Hype

SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean companies across manufacturing industries are accelerating their transition to a greener, more sustainable business as investors are increasingly taking account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. ESG investing focuses on companies that support environmental protection, social justice and ethical management practices. Among the criteria, climate [...]

PET Bottle Recycling Campaign Spreads, Spurring Trend of ESG Management

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of single-use plastic waste is increasing at a remarkable pace as the outbreak of the coronavirus has led to exponential growth in food deliveries and online shopping. The more plastics are used, the more important it is to dispose of them separately. In particular, the separate disposal [...]

Environment is Top Priority Among ESG Initiatives: Survey

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Among ESG (environmental, social and governance) initiatives, which have recently emerged as a central theme for the business community, the environment, particularly the response to climate change and carbon emissions, is often given top priority, a Seoul-based business lobby group said Thursday. The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) conducted [...]

Philips Meets its ‘Healthy People, Sustainable Planet’ Targets and Forges Ahead with Integrated ESG Framework

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it successfully met all the targets set out in its 2016 – 2020 ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’ program. Key achievements of the program include carbon neutrality in its operations, 100% electricity from renewable sources, over 70% [...]

Airlines, Shipbuilders Accelerate ESG Management

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The fever of environmental, social and governance (ESG) management that is sweeping across the industrial landscape is emerging as a central issue even for the airline and shipbuilding industries. As part of efforts to reduce its carbon emissions, South Korea’s top full service carrier Korean Air Lines Co. decided [...]

eVestment’s Next-Generation ESG Questionnaire Offers Deeper, More Useful Insights on this Fast-Growing Area

ATLANTA, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — eVestment, a global leader in institutional investment data and analytics, has launched a new ESG questionnaire that builds on eVestment’s leadership in ESG data to expand and standardize ESG reporting. With input from institutional investors, consultants, managers and industry organizations, eVestment is bringing more insights and transparency to the ESG [...]