ESG Strategy
KEXIM has set 2021 as the base year for ESG management. As an official export credit agency, KEXIM has developed an ESG strategy in order to proactively respond to climate change and contribute to sustainable development.
Mission
Spreading
ESG values
With the mission of ‘Spreading ESG values by promoting sustainable international economic cooperation,’ the key goals of the strategy are ‘to promote the global ESG competitiveness of Korean companies’, ‘to contribute to achieving the government’s carbon neutrality goals’ and ‘to expand social value creation’. To this end, KEXIM has developed three core strategic directions and detailed action plans, and is working on embedding ESG principles in all aspects of KEXIM’s business
Vision & Goals
WE
EXPORT
SUSTAINABLE
GROWTH
01
Promote the global ESG
competitiveness of Korean
companies
02
Contribute to achieving
the government's carbon
neutrality goals
03
Expand social value
creation
Quantitative Goals
Provide ESG financing worth KRW 180tn or more*
Issue ESG bonds of USD 20bn or more*
Reduce the operational carbon emissions by 50% or more
*2021~2030 cumulative amount
Keywords (5C)
- CLIMATE
- CIRCULAR
- COOPERATE
- CARE
- CLEAN
Strategic Direction
01
Export & import finance
that create green and
social values
02
Risk management
incorporating climate
change and ESG
03
Strengthen ESG activities
in the Bank’s operation
Action Plan
- Expand ESG loan-investment
- Increase issuance of ESG bonds
- Lay foundation to expand ESG values
- Establish climate risk management system
- Advance ESG risk management system
- Reinforce environmentally & socially responsible business management
- Strengthen ethics-human rights in business management
Enabler
Establish ESG organizational structure
Develop ESG performance management system
Strengthen ESG communications