The relevance of the topic. The assessment of the achievement of sustainable development indicators in Russia and the analysis of the regional practice of implementing the ESG agenda are conditioned by the need to eliminate imbalances in its implementation. Goal. Assessment of the commitment of Russian regions to the ESG agenda and comparative analysis of the application of ESG elements in the Central Chernozem region. Methodology. Methods of logical and comparative analysis of the application of individual elements of ESG policy at the regional level, including the Central Chernozem region. Results and conclusions. The high interest of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the ESG transformation of the economy has been determined and the leading regions of the implementation of the ESG agenda have been identified. The growing regional imbalances in the implementation of ESG policy at the regional level may negatively affect the volume of attracted investments in the region, therefore, ways to smooth out such uneven development and search for tools to attract investors, taking into account the implementation of ESG principles, may become a promising direction in this context. The ESG transformation of the economy creates new conditions for public administration bodies that determine the vectors of socioeconomic development of regions, as well as the conditions for conducting economic activities for enterprises of various fields of activity and investment policy, taking into account the implementation of ESG factors. Scope of application. State management and regulation of enterprises at the meso-level.
