Basic Research for Introduction andApplication of Local Government ESG Management:Focusing on Causality between ESG, Sustainability, and Satisfaction

This paper attempted to present policy implications by reviewing the sustainability of local government ESG administration and evaluating resident satisfaction. To this end, the necessity of introducing ESG management and administration and the components of environment(E), society(S), and governance(G) were reviewed. In addition, we investigated how ESG administrative activities affect local governments' sustainability and residents' satisfaction. A survey method was used targeting local residents and public officials, and influential factors and implications for ESG administration were discovered through various analyses. First, among environmental, social, and governance issues in local government ESG activities, the environment(E) field is closely related to the daily lives of local residents, such as climate crisis, energy, and greenhouse gases (fine dust), so it receives more attention from residents than other issues. I was focused. Second, the social(S) field has a strong relationship with local quality of life(QOL) conditions. Issues that are causing difficulties include population issues, decline, regional extinction, and human relations. If each local government can solve population, birth, and extinction problems, satisfaction will increase accordingly. Third, governance(G) issues were analyzed more highly than social(S) issues, which is due to the increase in local governments' civil complaint response administration and resident participation projects. It was also found that local government heads spend a lot of time responding to and processing civil complaints. In order to strengthen local governments' ESG administrative activities, it is necessary to establish specific guidelines for governance establishment and operation and institutionalize continuous performance inspection.