On November 21, the ASEAN-Korea Centre is organizing the ASEAN-Korea ESG Forum in celebration of launching our publication “ESG Practices in ASEAN and Korea: Pathways Towards Sustainability.” Expanding on the above publication, this event brings together ESG experts from ASEAN and Korea to raise awareness on ESG initiatives of both regions, examine the current landscape, and discuss ways forward.

 

If you are a stakeholder in ESG initiatives and interested in ventures across ASEAN and Korea, please register here. Registration will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

[Program Outline]

Date & Venue: 21 November (Tue), Grand Ballroom, JW Mariott Dongdaemun Square, Seoul, Korea

 

Session 1: Briefing on Publication

-       Key findings and implications presented by the Asia School of Business, Malaysia

 

Session 2: Increasing ESG Impact for Sustainable Development in ASEAN

1.    ASEAN Taxonomy and ESG Initiatives in ASEAN (Securities Commission Malaysia)

2.    ASEAN Businesses’ Journey Towards a Sustainable Supply Chain (PwC Asia Pacific)

3.    ASEAN-Korea Sustainability Trends and Enablers (National University of Singapore)

4.    Green Development for ASEAN SMEs (TBC)

 

Session 3: ESG as a Key Facilitator for Sustainable ASEAN-Korea Partnership

1.    Strengthening Capacity of SMEs for Green Transition and Enhanced Access to Climate Finance (Global Green Growth Institute)

2.    Current Trends and Issues of ESG (Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

3.    ASEAN-Korea Cooperation in Sustainable Supply Chain (Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade)

4.    ESG Practices of Global Companies in ASEAN – Opportunities and Challenges (Kyung Hee University, Korea)

 

Simultaneous interpretation of Korean and English will be provided and recorded clips of the event will be posted on AKC’s YouTube channel after the event.