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Number of companies publishing sustainability reports
Year Value
2005 15
2006 25
2007 40
2008 62
2009 75
2010 90
2011 103
2012 112
2013 130
2014 127
2015 132
2016 122
2017 133
2018 133
2019 135
2020 138
2021 48

Source: Korean Standards Association

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: Number of companies

Data type

National data (Type1)
This is the national produced statistics in the ROK that best corresponds to the definition of UN SDGs indicators.
Download the national metadata file for more information.
Indicator name

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports
Definition

For the purpose of this indicator, sustainability reports refer to reports related to sustainability(sustainable business management) in all forms published by businesses and multinationals collected by sustainability open databases including the IIRC reporting framework, GRI, and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board(SASB).
They are not limited to stand-alone sustainability reports produced by companies but include portions of companies’ annual reports and reports submitted to the central government sharing information on sustainability
Data source

Korean Standards Association
Data collection

Data complied by delving into companies’ disclosure or availability of sustainability reports on their website, etc
Organizations

Korean Standards Association
Periodicity

Annually
Metadata https://kostat-sdg-kor.github.io/sdg-indicators/public/data/Metadata-12-06-01_ENG.pdf opens in a new window

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports
Target name

Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
Organizations

N/A
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