Our History

Published the 2025 CDP Korea Climate Change and Water Report as part of KoSIF’s annual environmental disclosure report series

Issued KoSIF’s commentary on the Financial Services Commission’s ESG disclosure roadmap

Published the 2024 Korea ESG Finance White Paper, as part of KoSIF’s annual ESG finance report series

Hosted the RE100 Forum: Korea’s Renewable Energy Transition Framework

Joined the TISFD Alliance

Hosted the PRI × CoREi × InfluenceMap Seminar on climate finance strategies for climate action and renewable energy investment

Organized a policy discussion on the institutionalization of ESG disclosure as the secretariat of the National Assembly ESG Forum

Published the 2024 Korea Scorecard

Published KoSIF’s first Annual Report

Published the 2024 Fossil Fuel Finance White Paper as part of KoSIF’s annual Fossil Fuel Finance White Paper series

Presented KoSIF’s Ten Policy Proposals on Climate Finance

Sent policy questionnaires on ESG, climate, and renewable energy to candidates in Korea’s 21st Presidential Election

Signed an MOU with EnergyTag

Signed an MOU with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Issued a statement on the proposed coal investment restriction strategy of Korea’s National Pension Service

Launched the 22nd National Assembly ESG Forum

Held a press conference at the National Assembly calling for mandatory sustainability disclosure

Hosted an ESG policy discussion for the 22nd General Election under the theme “ESG Policy in an Era of Great Transformation”

Published the report The Future of the Green Steel Industry: Change and Challenges and the Green Steel Transition Awareness Survey Report

Launched Net Zero Korea, Korea’s largest net-zero information platform

Supported the proposal of legislation to promote ESG management

Held a forum on pathways for Korea’s National Pension Service to achieve net zero by 2040*Included the first public estimate of the pension fund’s financed emissions

Contributed to the revision of Korea’s National Pension Service’s Stewardship Activity Guidelines*Added climate change to the environmental category and industrial accidents to the social category as key monitoring issues

Published the Insuring Our Future Korea Scorecard 2022

Published the Renewable Energy Demand in South Korea: A 2030 Forecast and Policy Recommendations

Launched PCAF Korea

Published the Guideline for Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement in Korea

Launched the Korea TCFD Alliance

Contributed to Korea’s National Pension Service’s coal phase-out declaration

Hosted the Climate Finance Support Declaration Ceremony for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050*Joined by 112 Korean financial institutions, including coal phase-out declarations and support for CDP and TCFD

Launched the 21st National Assembly ESG Forum

Issued a statement urging Korea’s National Pension Service to implement climate finance measures to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Launched the National Assembly Forum for Corporate Anti-Corruption Cooperation

Published the first Korea Coal Finance White Paper, which later evolved into KoSIF’s annual Fossil Fuel Finance White Paper series

Expanded the coal-free treasury campaign nationwide, engaging local governments and metropolitan and provincial offices of education*56 local governments and offices of education joined*Encouraged banks to make coal phase-out declarations by incorporating coal phase-out criteria into public treasury bank selection indicators

Launched the Corporate Renewable Energy Initiative (CoREi)

Contributed to the second round of coal phase-out finance declarations

Launched the coal-free treasury campaign targeting local governments and offices of education

Launched the Renewable Energy Choice Initiative

Launched the Corporate Anti-Corruption Management Cooperation Forum

Led Korea’s first coal phase-out finance declarations by financial institutions, including the Korea Teachers’ Pension and the Government Employees Pension Service

Contributed to discussions through the Special Committee on Responsible Investment & Governance of Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS)*Since 2017, KoSIF had called for the establishment of a social responsibility committee within the NPS

Contributed to the adoption of the Stewardship Code by Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS)*Since 2016, KoSIF had called for the NPS to adopt the Stewardship Code

Supported the proposal of RE100-related legislation to expand corporate use of renewable energy

Amendment to the Industry Development Act

Hosted the 19th Presidential Election Policy Discussion, “Socially Responsible Investment in Public Pension Funds”*Sent policy questionnaires on socially responsible investment and corporate social responsibility to presidential candidates and published their responses

Launched the National Assembly Policy Research Forum on Socially Responsible Investment

Held a press conference calling for responsible investment by Korea’s National Pension Service in response to the humidifier disinfectant disaster

Hosted the Social Responsibility 10+1 Policy Discussion for the April 13 General Election

Amendment to the Government Procurement Act*Introduced provisions encouraging social responsibility in public procurement

Launched the Korea Social Responsibility Network and joined as a member

Published the 2015 Korea SRI Market Report: Status and Analysis of Socially Responsible Investment in Korea, marking the start of KoSIF’s annual ESG finance publication series

Amendment to the National Pension Act*Introduced provisions allowing Korea’s National Pension Service to consider ESG factors in fund management and requiring disclosure of related information

Launched the MIANSE Campaign*An online petition campaign encouraging corporate safety management through socially responsible investment by financial institutions, with the aim of securing a safer world for future generations

Hosted a public discussion on CSR vs. CSV

Introduced CDP Water Security in Korea

Published a Korean translation of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) framework

Hosted a presidential election policy discussion, “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Tasks for the Next Administration in the Era of Economic Democratization”

Held Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) Working Group meetings

Held a press conference calling on financial institutions to support green growth

Hosted the Global CSR Conference & Award

Published the 2009 CDP Korea Climate Change Report and launched the annual CDP Korea awards ceremony recognizing leading companies

Hosted the CSR International Workshop, “The Economic Crisis and Corporate Social Responsibility”*Adopted the Seoul Declaration on Corporate Social Responsibility

Published the first CDP Korea Report and established the CDP Korea Committee, marking the start of KoSIF’s annual CDP Korea report series

Published Korea’s first SRI White Paper, Socially Responsible Investment: Opening a Sustainable Future

Introduced CDP to Korea

Designated as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible donations

Registered as an incorporated association under the Ministry of Strategy and Finance

Co-hosted the 2007 International SRI Conference

Founded the Korea Sustainability Investing Forum