Q1 2024
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[Publications]
ㆍ Study on Regional Development Cooperation Strategy and Its Implication to KOICA l Ko Yohan, Kong Sujin
Establishing strategies in development cooperation began in the 1990s, when domestic emphasis on civil monitoring and scrutiny of tax expenditure by public institutions coincided with international discussions on improving aid effectiveness due to aid fatigue. Leading donor agencies, including the World Bank and USAID, have established Country Assistance Strategies for bilateral cooperation, followed by regional development cooperation strategies(RDCS) to address cross-border development issues. KOICA first established a regional development cooperation strategy for Africa in the mid-2000s, but it was not until 2019 that it was fully extended to all the regions.
ㆍ Analysis on Strategies and Implementation Plans for International Development Cooperation R&D l Yoon Yuri, Ahn Miseon, Park Jisu
ㆍ An Analysis and Study of the ESG Indicator Systems of Development Cooperation Agencies l Lee Kihwan, Kim HyunJin, Lee Jia, Park Jisu, Yoon Yuri
ㆍ ESG and UN SDGs: Toward Sustainable Future l Center for ODA Research at KOICA
There has been a growing interest in ESG around the globe. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, which measures non-financial performance of corporations. Accordingly, companies around the world started reflecting environmental, social, and governance factors in management, pursing sustainable values including environment, social, human rights, and governance as in Figure 1 rather than focusing on financial results and profits only. There have been criticisms against capitalism that focuses on shareholders and profits and causes issues related to the environment and human right. In addition, there is a rising concern about a sustainable future in the age of COVID-19, asking companies to play their parts...