► The South Korean government recently announced a substantial increase in its Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the coming year—approximately USD 5.3 billion, marking a 43.2% rise compared to the 2023 ODA budget. ► South Korea had notable progress before and after the start of SDGs, but it faces several challeneges: 1) South Korea needs to work on environment-related SDGs (Goals 13, 14, 1...

► Out of the twenty-two countries that submitted their NVRs in 2016, all have submitted additional NVRs since, with only two exceptions: South Korea and Venezuela. ► There is still a significant gap between what data needs to be gathered to assess progress and what data is currently available. ► As for greenhouse gas emissions, the consensus is that progress has been made, but not sufficient to meet ...

► Superficially, one would assume that Korea is making excellent progress toward the urban-related Sustinable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11), which seeks to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”.  ► However, progress is less clear, if closely examined. Some indicators selected by the Korean government suffer from two common statistical faults: 1) aggreg...

► Major Korean corporations have increasingly embraced ESG practices, with the Korean government introducing K-ESG guidelines in Dec 2021 to guide ESG-driven companies and their evaluators. ► The resilience of ESG investments is expected to hinge on the engagement of this expanding demographic of young investors. What about in Korea? What do the younger generation Koreans think of responsible investment? ...