@article{ART003403091},
author={Chang-Eon Lee and Jin-Na Jang},
title={The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026},
journal={Industry Promotion Research},
issn={2466-1139},
year={2026},
volume={11},
number={4},
pages={213-222},
doi={10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213}
TY - JOUR
AU - Chang-Eon Lee
AU - Jin-Na Jang
TI - The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026
JO - Industry Promotion Research
PY - 2026
VL - 11
IS - 4
PB - Industrial Promotion Institute
SP - 213
EP - 222
SN - 2466-1139
AB - This study longitudinally analyzes United Nations entrepreneurship policy from 2012 to 2026 from the perspective of industrial promotion, examining how the diffusion of global sustainability norms has expanded the objectives and instruments of enterprise support. The analysis covers 15 official documents: the 2012 baseline resolution, six Secretary-General report-General Assembly resolution cycles from 2014 to 2024, the 2025 UNCTAD Geneva Consensus, and the 2026 Secretary-General report. Directed qualitative content analysis and policy frame analysis identify a persistent baseline centered on growth, employment, formalization and MSME promotion, alongside additional layers involving the SDGs, ESG performance standards, supply chain transparency, business-and-human-rights expectations and sustainability disclosure. In 2024-2026, reporting complexity, compliance costs, proportionate reporting frameworks and capacity-building became salient policy concerns. The study interprets these developments not as a replacement of conventional enterprise-promotion functions but as the addition of an ESG responsibility-capacity support function covering data, disclosure, risk management, digital and financial capabilities. The findings suggest that industrial-promotion policy should integrate ESG response with startup consulting, export, digital-transformation and policy-finance programmes rather than treat it as a separate policy silo.
KW - Industrial Promotion Policy;Global Sustainability Norms;United Nations Entrepreneurship Polic y;SME ESG Responsibility Capacity;Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);Startup Consulting
DO - 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213
ER -
Chang-Eon Lee and Jin-Na Jang. (2026). The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026. Industry Promotion Research, 11(4), 213-222.
Chang-Eon Lee and Jin-Na Jang. 2026, "The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026", Industry Promotion Research, vol.11, no.4 pp.213-222. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213
Chang-Eon Lee, Jin-Na Jang "The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026" Industry Promotion Research 11.4 pp.213-222 (2026) : 213.
Chang-Eon Lee, Jin-Na Jang. The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026. 2026; 11(4), 213-222. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213
Chang-Eon Lee and Jin-Na Jang. "The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.4 (2026) : 213-222.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213
Chang-Eon Lee; Jin-Na Jang. The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026. Industry Promotion Research, 11(4), 213-222. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213
Chang-Eon Lee; Jin-Na Jang. The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026. Industry Promotion Research. 2026; 11(4) 213-222. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213
Chang-Eon Lee, Jin-Na Jang. The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026. 2026; 11(4), 213-222. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213
Chang-Eon Lee and Jin-Na Jang. "The Diffusion of Global Sustainability Norms and the Functional Expansion of Industrial Promotion Policy: SME ESG Responsibility Capacity in United Nations Entrepreneurship Policy, 2012–2026" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.4 (2026) : 213-222.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.213
