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유통산업의 환경경영 : CU의 ESG경영을 중심으로

Environmental Management : Based on CU's ESG Management

  • 투고 : 2022.01.10
  • 심사 : 2022.03.08
  • 발행 : 2022.03.31

초록

최근 COVID-19 바이러스로 인한 대유행으로 우리 사회와 환경, 그리고 기업의 역할과 평가가 변화하고 있다. 기업은 사회적 책임 활동과 함께 투명한 경영활동의 ESG와 같은 비재무적 요소가 평가의 기준이 되고 있다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 기업에서의 ESG 개념과 ESG 평가의 중요성과 기업과의 상관관계를 살펴보고, 향후 기업의 ESG 관리 필요성에 대해 살펴보기로 한다. 이를 위해 ESG경영을 가장 잘 실천하고 있는 유통업계의 기업 가운데 하나인 CU를 선정하여 CU의 ESG경영에 대해 깊이 있는 사례연구를 수행하였다. CU는 E, S, G의 전 분야로 나뉘어 전 분야가 적극적으로 활동하며 변화하는 환경과 사회적 요구에 유연하게 대처하고 있었다. 특히 CU가 가장 집중하는 환경관리가 고객들의 실제 소비 증가에 힘입어 성공적인 성과를 거둔 것으로 확인되었다. CU 의 ESG 경영 활동은 현재 진행 중이며 앞으로의 향후 과제이기도 하다. 본 논문을 통하여 ESG 경영을 선도하는 기업으로서 고민과 노력, 실천활동을 공유하고 사회적 책임을 다하는 기업으로 성장하는 과정을 살펴보고 타기업들에게도 실무적인 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대할 수 있을 것이다.

Recently, our society and environment has changed rapidly due to the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. In this rapidly changing environment, companies fulfill their social responsibilities and require non-financial elements of transparent management activities. ESG has become one of the non-financial factors, and interest of ESG management is increasing worldwide. In this paper, we examine the importance of ESG concept and ESG management performance and the correlation with companies, and examine the necessity of ESG management for companies in the future. The literature reviews are conducted on CU which is currently best practicing ESG management through various secondary data. Also, we used interview articles so that reflect the rich voice of the distribution industry. In addition, after examining ESG characteristics through examples of global companies, we looked at BGF Retail's CU convenience store ESG activities, which is a leader in ESG management, in distribution industry. CU was divided into all sectors of E, S, and G, and all sectors were actively engaged in activities and flexibly coping with changing environments and social needs. In particular, it was confirmed that CU's environmental management, which focuses the most, achieved successful results due to the increase in actual consumption of customers. ESG management activities at CU convenience stores are currently ongoing and future tasks. As a leading company in ESG management in the current industry, it is meaningful to understand the process of growing into a company that shares concerns, efforts, and practical activities and fulfills social responsibility. Through this study, the changes and growth of CU and domestic companies to ESG and sustainable management are expected in the futures.

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