Small Enterprise and Market Service Wins Overall ESG Award at '2026 K-ESG Management Awards'

Achievements include South Korea's first ISO 37003 certification

The Small Enterprise and Market Service announced on October 27 that it had won the Overall ESG Award at the 2026 K-ESG Management Awards.

This year, the agency has integrated ESG management across environmental (E), social (S), and governance (G) matters into its core programs.

In the environmental sector, it collected 5,987 kg of discarded electronics (624 units) from employees and arranged for the environmentally responsible disposal of 5,822 kg of unusable electronics from small business owners who had closed their businesses, reducing carbon emissions by approximately 22,060 kg CO2-eq. It also took the lead in putting carbon neutrality into practice by purchasing 487 MWh of green premium electricity and switching approximately 15% of its total electricity use to renewable energy.

Professor Yoo Changjo of Dongguk University, a judge, and Kim Junho, head of the ESG Management Office at the Korea Small Enterprise and Market Service, pose for a commemorative photo at the 2026 K-ESG Management Awards ceremony held on the 26th. Korea Small Enterprise and Market Service

In the social sector, it expanded the network connecting small business support centers with local suicide prevention centers to 61 locations, distributed "Smart Safety Tags" for women and sole proprietors, and provided recovery and relief support to small businesses affected by disasters.

In the governance sector, it became the first organization in South Korea to receive ISO 37003 certification for a fraud prevention management system. It also promoted an organizational culture centered on communication and integrity by running programs such as the "Empathy Talk Open Forum" and "Integrity Golden Bell."

The Small Enterprise and Market Service plans to continue linking its core programs with ESG management to bring about sustainable changes that small business owners and local communities can experience firsthand.

In Tae-yeon, president of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, said, "This award recognizes the ESG management achievements we have pursued and our efforts to link them with the agency's core programs. We will continue to bring about tangible changes that small business owners and local communities can experience firsthand, and advance as a public institution that enjoys the deep trust of the people."

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