Ministry of SMEs and Startups

On July 7, Kwon Chil-seung, Minister of SMEs and Startups, signed an MOU on the 'Spread of ESG management for SMEs' with LG Chem, Shinhan Bank and Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership. LG Chem is leading ESG management by declaring carbon-neutrality by the year 2050, issuing green bonds for the first time in the world. This agreement is the sixth one in the 'Inclusive Company 2.0', which is newly connecting large companies specializing in ESG management, Korean New Deal, carbon neutrality, and overcoming Covid-19 with the related SMEs and micro-enterprises.