Exploring the Connection between Labor Issues in the Cultural Industry and ESG

This study explores how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles can be linked to structural labor issues in the Korean cultural industry and identifies practical applications of ESG in resolving these challenges. To this end, the study first examines the concept of ESG and explores both optimistic and critical perspectives. Second, it analyzes labor-related indicators in ESG evaluations and reviews the current state of ESG discussions in cultural industries based on relevant studies. Subsequently, the study delineates the structural labor environment in the cultural industry to connect labor issues with ESG principles and explores workers