The Korea Artificial Intelligence and Software Industry Association (KOSA) announced that it has selected the winners of the '2nd AI·SW Company ESG Management Awards', which aims to discover and disseminate best practices in ESG (environment, society, and governance) management in the AI·SW industry.
This year's award expanded from one company last year to three, with awards given based on company size. Hanwha Systems received the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Award in the large enterprise category, SysOne in the medium-sized enterprise category, and Forty2Maru in the small enterprise category.
The Korea Artificial Intelligence and Software Industry Association Chairman's Award, the grand prize, went to four companies: Megazone Cloud, ITcen Global, Wisewires, and Wisestone. Special awards went to Jiranji Education Software, Isu Systems, AKIs, and Shift Bio, bringing the total number of companies recognized for outstanding ESG management to eleven.
This year's award-winning companies were selected by combining the results of the diagnosis and the evaluation scores of the deliberation committee among companies that participated in the 'AI·SW Company ESG Management Diagnosis' conducted from August 20 to December 14.
Last year, KOSA introduced an ESG management diagnostic service specialized for the AI and software industries and held the "1st Software Company ESG Management Awards." This year, the award name was expanded to include "AI" and expanded the diagnostic criteria related to AI accountability, data protection, and respect for human rights to address the global AI regulatory environment, including the EU AI Act.
This ESG management diagnostic service reflects data from over 1,000 domestic and international ESG initiatives and applies generative AI technology to provide customized information, including company-specific evaluation results and analysis of key issues. It also provides integrated support for comparative analysis with similar industries and dashboard-based status management.
KOSA plans to utilize the results of its ESG management diagnosis as a non-financial indicator for corporate credit ratings and to establish practical incentive measures, such as linking financial institutions' ESG preferential interest rate products, and announce these measures early next year.
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