Russian Initiatives in the Field of Sustainable Development of Agglomerations and Territories: Working on the Mistakes of ESG

The relevance of the work is due to the importance of tasks related to the creation of an effective organizational and financial mechanism to support sustainable development, taking into account the national interests of our country. The subject of the study is the activities of business entities in relation to the goals of sustainable development of Russian agglomerations and regions. The purpose of the work is to consider the national specifics of the development of a responsible business support system, identify effective incentive measures for companies that support the sustainable development of the regions where they operate. The successful initiatives of Russian companies and entrepreneurs focused on maintaining the sustainable development of territories are considered, and it is concluded that it is necessary to continue work on improving the unified methodology for assessing the contribution of business entities to the sustainable development of regions and the state.