Government advised to be more prudent with ESG policies Posted : 2021-04-04 09:23 Updated : 2021-04-04 17:43 This article is the last in a four-part series highlighting the importance of ESG criteria in management and making suggestions for Korea's financial, industrial and public sectors to come up with better ESG strategies for sustainable growth. ― ED. In-depth discussions with market participants considered necessary By Park Jae-hyuk The set of management criteria called environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards has become one of the Korean government's top policy priorities, after President Moon Jae-in said in early February that it was very meaningful that the country has been awarded the highest rating in Moody's Investors Service's analysis of 114 nations' capabilities in handling ESG issues.