Using music in ESG education

Abstract

The rapid economic development of recent decades and high rates of consumption have significantly improved the quality of life in many countries of the world in comparison with the beginning of the XX century. However, the increased economic activity had its negative side. Greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere and the anthropogenic impact on the environment have significantly increased. The growing human population requires more food and natural resources. The economic contradictions between poor and economically developed countries have worsened. Most of the planet’s resources are consumed in industrialized countries. The informatization of public life has pushed human values into the background, which took centuries to form. The solution to the problem of population aging is on the agenda. The decline in the birth rate in industrialized countries has caused a potential shortage of labor, which can be partially solved by using labor from migrants from other countries. Thus, the issue of ensuring conditions for sustainable development of society, taking into account modern realities, has become relevant. The ESG concept is aimed at protecting the environment, establishing social stability and justice, and adhering to the principles of responsible and honest corporate governance. This, in turn, requires the training of specialists in the field of ESG. Musical compositions can be used in the training of specialists in the field of ESG. Music helps to motivate students to solve social and environmental problems, contributes to the formation of an active life position and ESG way of thinking among listeners.