ESG Data
Certificate
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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| ESG Certification (Data disclosure from 2023 onwards) |
1. ISO 14001 - Initial Certification : '05 - Expiration : '26 ※CNT Plant Certification obtained separately - Initial : '09, Expiration : '27 |
% of business sites certified | 73 | 82 | 82 |
| Business sites subject to certification | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Certified business sites | 8 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Business site name | HQ, Yeosu Synthetic Rubber Plant I, Yeosu Synthetic Rubber Plant II, Yeosu Specialty Chemicals Plant, Yeosu Energy Plant(I, II), Yulchon CNT Plant, Ulsan Synthetic Rubber Plant, Ulsan Synthetic Resin Plant, Daejeon R&D Center | HQ, Yeosu Synthetic Rubber Plant I, Yeosu Synthetic Rubber Plant II, Yeosu Specialty Chemicals Plant, Yeosu Energy Plant(I, II), Yulchon CNT Plant, Ulsan Synthetic Rubber Plant, Ulsan Synthetic Resin Plant, Yulchon CNT Plant, Daejeon R&D Center | HQ, Yeosu Synthetic Rubber Plant I, Yeosu Synthetic Rubber Plant II, Yeosu Specialty Chemicals Plant, Yeosu Energy Plant(I, II), Yulchon CNT Plant, Ulsan Synthetic Rubber Plant, Ulsan Synthetic Resin Plant, Yulchon CNT Plant, Daejeon R&D Center | ||
| 2. Designation of Green Enterprise - Expiration : '27 |
Business site name | - | Ulsan Synthetic Resin Plant | Ulsan Synthetic Resin Plant | |
| 3. ZWTL Certified Sites - Expiration : '25 |
Business site name | - | Yeosu Energy Plant II | Yeosu Energy Plant II | |
| 4. Eco-Label Certified Product - Expiration : '25 |
EA | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Product Name | - | Goldfoam class 1, Goldfoam Sp. Class | Goldfoam class 1, Goldfoam Sp. Class | ||
| 5. EPD Certification - Expiration : '25 |
EA | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Product Name | - | Hugreen window Profile, Hugreen wrapping profile, Goldfoam Special, Goldfoam class 1 | Hugreen window Profile, Hugreen wrapping profile, Goldfoam Special, Goldfoam class 1 | ||
| 6. ISCC Plus Certification - Expiration : '26 |
EA | - | 4 | 17 | |
| Product Name | - | [Synthetic Rubber] BR(LBR, HBR, NdBR), SSBR | [Synthetic Rubber] SBR, NBR, HSR, BR, SSBR, SBS [Latex] SB Latex, NB Latex [Synthetic Resin] ABS, PS, SAN, PPG [Specialty Chemica] Diamine(K-13), Copolymer(K-5010) |
Certification
| Category | ISO 14001 | Designation of Green Enterprise | ZWTL Certification | Eco-Label Certification | EPD Certification | ISCC Plus Certification |
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| Expiration Date | '26 (CNT '27) |
'27 | '25 | '25 | '25 | '25 |
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Greenhouse Gas
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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| GHG emissions | Total GHG emissions (Scope 1, Scope 2)* | tCO2-eq | 3,473,213 | 3,319,747 | 3,305,100 |
| Scope 1 | tCO2-eq | 3,128,823 | 3,006,207 | 2,971,743 | |
| Scope 2 | tCO2-eq | 344,397 | 313,546 | 333,364 | |
| Scope 3** | tCO2-eq | 5,779,332 | 5,271,699 | 5,991,670 | |
| GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1, Scope 2)*** | tCO2-eq/KRW 1 billion | 683 | 791 | 681 | |
* Difference in the total due to unit truncation
** The data for 2021 and 2022 was revised due to the enhancement of the Scope 3 measurement methodology
*** Based on Kumho Petrochemical's revenue (separated)
** The data for 2021 and 2022 was revised due to the enhancement of the Scope 3 measurement methodology
*** Based on Kumho Petrochemical's revenue (separated)
Energy
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption | Total general energy consumed | TJ | 41,453 | 39,911 | 41,218 | |
| Direct energy | Total consumed | TJ | 34,550 | 33,354 | 34,261 | |
| LNG | TJ | 500 | 487 | 482 | ||
| LPG | TJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gasoline | TJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diesel | TJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | ||
| Coal | TJ | 25,149 | 24,299 | 23,745 | ||
| Others | TJ | 8,874 | 8,539 | 10,006 | ||
| Indirect energy | Total consumed | TJ | 6,903 | 6,557 | 6,958 | |
| Electricity | TJ | 4,832 | 4,815 | 5,107 | ||
| Steam | TJ | 2,071 | 1,742 | 1,851 | ||
| Others | TJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Renewable energy consumed (WCF) | TJ | 885 | 856 | 1,166 | ||
| Energy consumption intensity** | TJ/KRW 1 billion | 8 | 10 | 9 | ||
* Difference in the total due to unit truncation
** Based on Kumho Petrochemical's revenue (separated)
** Based on Kumho Petrochemical's revenue (separated)
Water
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water withdraw and consumption | Water withdrawn | Total | m³ | 13,827,307 | 12,735,908 | 12,591,732 |
| Water supply | m³ | 41,372 | 39,617 | 42,769 | ||
| Groundwater | m³ | 7,140 | 6,671 | 7,378 | ||
| Industrial water | m³ | 13,778,795 | 12,689,620 | 12,541,584 | ||
| Others | m³ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Water consumed | m³ | 6,139,120 | 5,420,916 | 5,189,965 | ||
| Water consumption intensity* | m³/KRW 1 billion | 1,207 | 1,292 | 1,069 | ||
| Water recycled | m³ | 505,001 | 293,362 | 255,023 | ||
| % of water recycled | % | 8 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Water risk | Ratio of business sites located in water-stressed areas** | % | 8 | 50 | 42 | |
| Water consumption rate in water-stressed areas | % | 0 | 86 | 61 | ||
| Water withdrawal rate in water-stressed areas | % | 0 | 65 | 78 | ||
| Wastewater | Wastewater discharged | m³ | 7,688,187 | 7,314,992 | 7,401,767 | |
| Wastewater discharged intensity | m³/KRW 1 billion | 1,511 | 1,743 | 1,525 | ||
* Based on Kumho Petrochemical's revenue (separated)
** High or extremely high areas according to WRI Aqueduct Tool
** High or extremely high areas according to WRI Aqueduct Tool
Hazardous chemical
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous chemical discharged | Total discharged | ton | 51 | 65 | 70 | |
| Intensity | ton/KRW 1 billion | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hazardous chemical used | Total used | ton | 1,593,632 | 1,649,099 | 1,705,841 | |
| Intensity | ton/KRW 1 billion | 313 | 390 | 351 | ||
| Hazardous chemical inspection | Total | case | 24 | 54 | 25 | |
| Regular inspection | case | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Non-regular inspection | case | 16 | 47 | 18 | ||
Air pollutant
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollutant emissions | NOx | ton | 854.2 | 772.1 | 712.0 |
| SOx | ton | 494.3 | 574.7 | 572.9 | |
| VOCs | ton | 16.4 | 38.5 | 22.5 | |
| HAPs | ton | 29.6 | 30.5 | 16.0 | |
| PM | ton | 81.7 | 55.6 | 47.5 |
Water pollutant
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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| Water pollutant discharged | BOD | ton | 179.4 | 127.8 | 131.2 |
| SS | ton | 153.8 | 127.1 | 99.9 | |
| TOC* | ton | 271.6 | 205.9 | 155.1 | |
| T-N | ton | 164.5 | 121.3 | 104.4 | |
| T-P | ton | 14.2 | 10.6 | 5.5 |
* According to the revision of the Enforcement Rules of the Water Environment Conservation Act, organic matter measurement indicators of wastewater discharge facilities was converted from the COD to TOC. Therefore, we disclose TOC instead of COD since 2022.
Raw material
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw material used | ton | 3,541,176 | 3,213,431 | 3,245,967 |
| Percentage of raw materials used | % | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
Waste
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General waste + Hazardous waste | Total waste generated | ton | 124,342 | 127,118 | 125,953 | |
| Total waste recycled | ton | 110,285 | 111,704 | 112,383 | ||
| Percentage of waste recycled | % | 89 | 88 | 89 | ||
| Waste treated | Total | ton | 14,057 | 15,414 | 13,570 | |
| Incineration | ton | 10,534 | 11,811 | 10,904 | ||
| Landfill | ton | 3,282 | 3,393 | 2,653 | ||
| Others | ton | 240 | 210 | 12 | ||
| General waste | Total general waste generated | ton | 113,122 | 113,495 | 112,607 | |
| Total general waste recycled | ton | 108,204 | 109,124 | 109,251 | ||
| Percentage of general waste recycled | % | 96 | 96 | 97 | ||
| General waste treated | Total | ton | 4,918 | 4,371 | 3,355 | |
| Incineration | ton | 1,635 | 978 | 709 | ||
| Landfill | ton | 3,282 | 3,393 | 2,646 | ||
| Others | ton | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hazardous waste | Total hazardous waste generated | ton | 11,220 | 13,623 | 13,346 | |
| Total hazardous waste recycled | ton | 2,081 | 2,580 | 3,131 | ||
| Percentage of hazardous waste recycled | % | 19 | 19 | 23 | ||
| Hazardous waste treated | Total | ton | 9,139 | 11,043 | 10,215 | |
| Incineration | ton | 8,899 | 10,833 | 10,196 | ||
| Landfill | ton | 0.2 | 0 | 7.1 | ||
| Others | ton | 240 | 210 | 12 | ||
Environmental management
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of business sites conducted environmental compliance implementation checks | % | - | - | 50 |
| % of employees received environmental training | % | 35.9 | 35.4 | 43.3 |
| Safety and Environmental Investment (Data disclosure from 2023 onwards) | KRW 1 million | - | - | 23,581 |
Eco-friendly product revenue
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eco-friendly product* revenue | KRW 1 million | 60,579 | 65,908 | 54,572 |
* Total sales of eco-friendly certified products, and sales of RECs
Employee
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of employee | persons | 1,453 | 1,513 | 1,579 | |
| By age | Under 30 | persons | 203 | 224 | 248 |
| 30~49 | persons | 888 | 931 | 976 | |
| 50 and older | persons | 362 | 358 | 355 | |
| By employment type | Full time employees | persons | 1,385 | 1,417 | 1,450 |
| Temporary employees | persons | 68 | 96 | 129 | |
| Workers who are not employees | persons | 817 | 859 | 821 | |
| By gender | Female | persons | 225 | 231 | 243 |
| Male | persons | 1,228 | 1,282 | 1,336 |
Employee training
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per capita training time* | hour/person | 67.3 | 59.8 | 86 |
| Per capita training cost | KRW 1 million/person | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| % of employees completed environmental training (Data disclosure from 2023 onwards) | % | - | 35.4 | 43.3 |
| % of purchasing personnel completed sustainable procurement (Data disclosure from 2023 onwards) | % | - | 26.9 | 62.5 |
| % of employees received career training | % | 100 | 100 | 100 |
* Training hours decreased in 2022 as ‘Reading Communication’ program was abolished, which was included in the calculation of ‘Per capita training time’. Instead, we provide ‘Millie’s Library’ subscription to employees since 2022.
Benefits
| Category | 단위 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of welfare costs to revenues (separated) | % | 0.7 | 0.98 | 0.84 | ||
| % of employees participating flexible working system | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Parental leave | No. of employees using parental leave | Total | persons | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Male | persons | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Female | persons | 13 | 14 | 9 | ||
| No. of employees returning to work after parental leave | Total | persons | 15 | 11 | 15 | |
| Male | persons | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Female | persons | 14 | 9 | 11 | ||
| No. of employees working more than 12 months after returning to work | Total | persons | 41 | 50 | 58 | |
| Male | persons | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Female | persons | 36 | 44 | 50 | ||
Certification
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 45001 | % of business sites certified | % | 73 | 82 | 82 |
| Business sites subject to certification | sites | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Certified business sites | sites | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Occupational safety & health
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee health checkups support | Comprehensive checkups | persons | 818 | 1,000 | 1,080 | |
| General checkups | persons | 419 | 442 | 503 | ||
| Safety & health risk assessment* | % of business sites conducted safety & health compliance inspection check | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| % of business sites conducted safety & health risk assessment | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| % of employees covered by Occupational Health & Safety Committee** | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Occupational accident rate | Employees | LTIR | - | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| LTIFR | - | 0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | ||
| OIFR | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TRIR | - | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||
| TRIFR | - | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | ||
| Process Safety Event - Tier 1 | - | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3 | ||
| Fatality rate | ‱ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Occupational accident rate | % | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | ||
| Suppliers | LTIR | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| LTIFR | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| OIFR | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TRIR | - | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||
| TRIFR | - | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | ||
* (No. of business sites conducted) / (No. of business sites subject to conduct) * 100
** (No. of employess covered) / (No. of employess subject to cover) * 100
** (No. of employess covered) / (No. of employess subject to cover) * 100
Supply chain
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suppliers | Total no. of suppliers | numbers | 1,048 | 1,053 | 1,063 | |
| No. of suppliers newly registered | numbers | 146 | 175 | 116 | ||
| % of suppliers signed for Suppliers Code of Conduct | % | 66 | 69 | 67 | ||
| No. of suppliers conducted ESG risk assessment | Contractors to be evaluated | numbers | - | 341 | 360 | |
| Contractors that have been evaluated | numbers | 226 | 110 | 343 | ||
| Supply chain support | Amount of Mutual Growth Fund | KRW 1 million | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |
| Amount of loan interest supported | KRW 1 million | 11,200 | 14,100 | 17,630 | ||
| No. of loan supported suppliers | numbers | 36 | 45 | 45 | ||
| No. of training supported suppliers | numbers | 107 | 102 | 242 | ||
| Participation in suppliers consultation channel | times | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
Social contribution
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of employees participating in social contribution activities | persons | 295 | 480 | 760 |
| Hours spent in social contribution activities | hours | 5,830 | 7,781 | 17,697 |
Board of directors
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BoD composition* | Total no. of directors | persons | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Executive directors | persons | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent directors | Persons | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| % of independent directors | % | 70 | 70 | 70 | |
| Board diversity* | No. of female directors | persons | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| % of female directors | % | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| BoD meetings and attendance | BoD meetings | times | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| BoD attendance rate | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| Average attendance rate of executive directors | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| Average attendance rate of independent directors | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| BoD agendas | No. of approved agendas | agendas | 22 | 12 | 17 |
| No. of reported agendas | agendas | 14 | 17 | 18 | |
| BoD training | times | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total independent director compensation | KRW 1 million | 499 | 504 | 504 | |
* As of December 31st
Board Skills Matrix
| Name | Position | Skills | Gender diversity |
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| Business Management |
Industry | Sales | Finance | Trad / Procurement |
Risk management | Governance | Legal / Public policy |
Environmental (Climate Change) |
Occupational health & safety | |||
| Do Soung Choi | Chair of BoD & Independent Director | ● | ● | ● | Male | |||||||
| Jong Hoon Baek | CEO & Executive Director | ● | ● | ● | Male | |||||||
| Jun Kyung Park | Executive Director | ● | ● | ● | Male | |||||||
| Young Do Ko | Executive Director | ● | ● | ● | Male | |||||||
| Sang Soo Park | Independent Director | ● | ● | ● | Male | |||||||
| Jung Mi Lee | Independent Director | ● | ● | ● | Female | |||||||
| Young Woo Park | Independent Director | ● | ● | Male | ||||||||
| Tae Kyun Kwon | Independent Director | ● | ● | ● | Male | |||||||
| Jee Yoon Lee | Independent Director | ● | ● | ● | Female | |||||||
| Jeung Won Yang | Independent Director | ● | ● | ● | Male | |||||||
BoD committees
| Committee | 역할 |
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| Audit Committee |
• Supervising the work of directors and the management
• Approving the selected external auditors
• Other matters stipulated in the articles of incorporation or internal regulations concerning the audit
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| Independent Director Nomination Committee |
• Establishing, inspecting, and improving the director appointment principles
• Recommending director candidates to be appointed by the general shareholders’ meeting
• Managing and verifying director candidates
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| ESG Committee |
• Establishing corporate ESG strategies and policies
• Forming the corporate strategy and policy related to sustainable management and social value creation
• Other ESG matters delegated by the BOD
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| Related Party Transaction Committee |
• Deliberating and deciding on internal transactions to promote fairness and transparency of transactions
• Deliberating and deciding on internal transactions in accordance with the Commercial Act, Monopoly Regulation And Fair Trade Act, etc
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| Compensation Committee |
• Deliberating and deciding on the limit of remuneration for directors and the remuneration system
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| Management Committee |
• Establishing key management strategies or management policies
• Deliberating and deciding on significant management status
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R&D
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| No. of R&D employees | Persons | 174 | 174 | 172 |
| R&D investment | KRW 1 million | 48,121 | 50,824 | 50,879 |
KCGS ESG Ratings
| Year | ESG integrated rating | Environmental rating | Social rating | Governance rating |
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| 2024 | B+ | A | A+ | B |
| 2023 | A | A | A+ | A |
| 2022 | A | B+ | A | A |
| 2021 | B+ | B | A | A |
| 2020 | A | B+ | A | A |
