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Examining ESG Among Global Enterprises: Strategies and Realities of Leading Companies

Amid the changing global ESG environment, global leading companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Unilever, along with key domestic corporations including Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Company, POSCO, and SK Hynix, are implementing ESG strategies tailored to their respective industry characteristics. Consumer goods and manufacturing ESG: The war on supply chains and plastics. Unilever: Transparency in goal adjustment and tangible performance. The rise of honest ESG communication: Cases of 'honest ESG' are increasing, where companies transparently disclose realistic adjustments and the reasons behind them—such as Microsoft admitting to emission increases and Unilever revising its plastic targets—rather than clinging to unachievable goals, thereby building trust instead.

강지혜 선임기자Published 2026년 6월 10일Updated 2026년 9월 3일
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Examining ESG Among Global Enterprises: Strategies and Realities of Leading Companies

Amid the changing global ESG environment, global leading companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Unilever, along with key domestic corporations including Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Company, POSCO, and SK Hynix, are implementing ESG strategies tailored to their respective industry characteristics. Consumer goods and manufacturing ESG: The war on supply chains and plastics. Unilever: Transparency in goal adjustment and tangible performance. The rise of honest ESG communication: Cases of 'honest ESG' are increasing, where companies transparently disclose realistic adjustments and the reasons behind them—such as Microsoft admitting to emission increases and Unilever revising its plastic targets—rather than clinging to unachievable goals, thereby building trust instead.

ESG is Not an Option, but a Survival Strategy As the climate crisis accelerates and each country's ESG disclosure regulations are strengthened, the sustainability management strategies of global companies have now established themselves as a core axis of corporate competitiveness. While ESG was once regarded as an extension of image management or social contribution, ESG as of 2026 has evolved into a practical business variable determining supply chain management, investment attraction, regulatory compliance, and market accessibility. The European Union (EU) already began applying ESG disclosure obligations to domestic companies in stages starting from the 2024 financial year, and from 2026, it is expanding this obligation to global companies operating businesses above a certain scale within the EU. Consequently, companies entering the EU market are now in a situation where they must dis…

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