SK Group's CSES unveils AI-powered social value measurement platform at Beijing Forum

The Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies (CSES), a nonprofit research foundation established by SK Group, introduced its AI-powered social value measurement platform "SEE SV" at the 2026 Beijing Forum and discussed ways for companies to create social value.

CSES presented at the forum's social value session held Saturday (local time) at Peking University in Beijing, China. The Beijing Forum is an international academic forum co-hosted by Peking University and the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies. This year's forum ran Friday through Sunday under the theme "Harmony of Civilizations and Common Prosperity."

Among the forum's 12 thematic sessions, CSES organized the social value session, titled "Science and Technology Innovation and Social Transformation: Creating and Measuring Social Value through Digital Technology-Driven CSR." The session drew participants from academia and industry in South Korea and China, including representatives from the Peking University Education Foundation, Peking University, Tencent, SK China, SK hynix and the China Social Enterprise and Impact Investment Forum (CSEIF).

This year's social value session focused primarily on case studies of using digital technology to address social problems and on methodologies for measuring social value.

In a keynote address titled "From Value to Competitiveness: Success Stories of Social Value Created by CSR," Peng Siqing, a professor at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, presented examples of how CSR can go beyond philanthropic activity to become a driver of corporate competitiveness.

Im Chae-hwan, a senior researcher at the CSES Measurement Center, then introduced a joint research project between Tencent and CSES aimed at improving pre-hospital emergency response for cardiac arrest patients, along with a digital emergency relief system. By linking emergency centers, citizen volunteers and automated external defibrillators (AEDs), the initiative saved 95 lives in Bao'an District, Shenzhen alone.

In the second presentation, Jeong A-reum, head of the V-Lab at CSES, introduced "SEE SV," an AI-powered CSR measurement and evaluation platform. The platform combines AI technology with a decade of social value measurement expertise accumulated by SK Group. Built on CSR evaluation criteria developed through a review of 725 indicators, it enables practitioners to translate the social value of a specific project into measurable outcomes.

In the third presentation, Zhao Guochen, vice president of Tencent's Sustainable Social Value unit, shared a methodology and its applications for analyzing and evaluating the contributions of various stakeholders in the process of creating social value. The presentation was titled "Multi-level Contribution Analysis: Innovation and Application of Social Value Assessment Methods."

The session closed with a panel discussion on "Spreading Social Value in the Digital Age: Warm Technology, Inclusive Participation and Pluralistic Cooperation," moderated by Ma Jingjing, a professor at Peking University's National School of Development. Panelists included Peng Siqing, Zhao Guochen, Yang Dongning — a Peking University professor and academic adviser to CSEIF — Kim Jae-seong, a team leader at SK hynix, and Choi In-young, a team manager at the CSES Measurement Center.

"Social value starts with understanding the real changes a company's activities bring to society and connecting those changes to solutions for social problems," Na Seok-kwon, chief executive of CSES, said. "For those changes to spread in a lasting way, it is important to measure social value objectively and use the results to develop better projects and partnerships."

Na added that "AI and digital technology can serve as important tools for improving the accessibility and usability of social value measurement and for encouraging the participation and cooperation of diverse stakeholders." Na said CSES would use the forum as an opportunity to expand research and cooperation between South Korea and China, and would work to ensure that technological advances benefit everyone's lives and contribute to shared prosperity, rather than serving only a few.