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  1. About KPC
  2. ESG

We are promoting ESG management
to strengthen industrial competitiveness through productivity improvement
and to build a sustainable society.

  1. About KPC
  2. ESG

We are promoting ESG management
to strengthen industrial competitiveness through productivity improvement
and to build a sustainable society.

Principles

KPC contributes to the development of the national economy by systematically promoting productivity improvement across industries,
and practices ESG management by enhancing environmental, social, and governance performance throughout its internal management.
In addition, based on collaboration with diverse stakeholders, we are building an ESG cooperation ecosystem and establishing a foundation to support sustainable productivity improvement across industries.

Establishing a foundation to support sustainable productivity improvement based on efforts to enhance environmental, social, and governance practices
across
all internal management functions and collaboration with diverse stakeholders

  • E

    Environmental Transition to Eco-Friendly Management

  • S

    Social Fulfillment of Social Responsibility

  • G

    Governance Ensuring Management Transparency

Organization

To promote ESG management in a systematic and consistent manner, KPC operates a dedicated ESG organization. KPC's ESG organization was established in 2021 as a committee under the board of directors and serves as a consultative and advisory body on company-wide ESG strategies and directions. In addition, by promoting cross-functional collaboration across key ESG areas such as supplier management, environment and labor, information management, social contribution, ethical management, and governance, it enhances the implementation and execution of organization‑wide ESG initiatives.

Environment

By systematically managing and minimizing environmental impacts that may arise throughout its operations and business activities, KPC promotes environmental management that balances environmental responsibility with economic sustainability. To this end, we continuously strengthen efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce resource use
, and foster an eco-friendly organizational culture based on employee participation to enhance the effectiveness and implementation of environmental management.

Energy and Waste Management

To systematically manage environmental impacts from energy use and waste generation, KPC sets targets based on industry benchmarks and historical usage and emissions data and conducts regular
performance reviews. While continuing management activities to reduce energy consumption, we also monitor waste generation and apply management standards to reduce emissions in order to minimize our environmental footprint.

Information table on annual performance (items, units, performance from 2019 to 2022)
Item Unit 2019 Performance
(Jan-Oct)		 2020 Performance
(Jan-Oct)		 2021 Performance
(Jan-Oct)		 2022 Performance
(Jan-Oct)
Electricity consumption kWh 1,236,295 1,187,169 1,200,971 1,207,298
Waste generation kg 39,638 29,489 26,604 30,694

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Human Rights

KPC promotes human rights management by respecting international standards such as the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and ILO international labor standards. We also operate a dedicated reporting system to prevent and manage human rights violations and ethical risks and have established an internal management system that strictly guarantees the anonymity and confidentiality of whistleblowers.

Download KPC Human Rights Management Charter

Health and Safety

Occupational accident rate by year

KPC is committed to safety and health management so that our employees can focus on their work in a safer and healthier work environment. Occupational accident incidence is managed using the accident rate (cases per 1,000 persons) as a key indicator to assess the overall safety level of the work environment. The scope of occupational accidents is defined in accordance with the Regulation on Industrial Accident Statistics Management and excludes personal illnesses, off-site accidents, and deaths occurring more than one year after the accident date.

Occupational accident rate by year
2021
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2022
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2023
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Social Contribution

KPC is expanding social contribution activities based on employee participation and operates various social contribution programs to strengthen the capabilities of social enterprises and vulnerable groups.
To systematically promote the creation of social value, we established the Social Contribution Promotion Team in 2021 and are expanding our public role and advancing sustainable social contribution activities by comprehensively considering social issues, changes in the business environment, and internal and external impacts.

Information table on social contribution (sharing talents, community contributions, and protecting the environment)
Protecting the Environment
  • KPC Walk Together (plogging)
Sharing Talents
  • KPC Career Readiness Academy for College Students
  • Special lecture on improving accessibility of educational content for the visually impaired
  • Career education for multicultural families
  • Hosting the i-TOP (IT on Productivity) Competition
  • Pro bono volunteer group
Community Contributions
  • Support for UNICEF
  • Holiday sharing event (supporting vulnerable residents in dense low-income housing areas)
  • Visiting Korean Sign Language Culture School

Governance

KPC's board of directors is structured with independence, expertise, and diversity to ensure responsible decision-making through effective oversight and checks on management activities. We also establish and operate committees under the board, such as the ESG Committee and the President Recommendation Committee, to deliberate on key management issues, advise on strategy formulation, and oversee management direction and performance.

Information table on governance (independence, expertise, diversity)
Independence
KPC appoints a sufficient number of non-executive directors to strengthen checks and oversight of management decision-making and continually reviews their independence.
Expertise
To enhance the effectiveness of recommendations and oversight on management decisions, KPC appoints non-executive directors with industry expertise and extensive experience.
Diversity
KPC appoints directors with diverse backgrounds and experience to respond effectively to internal and external changes and to ensure diversity and balance on the board.

Ethical Management

KPC has established decision-making principles and ethical judgment standards for practicing ethical management and systematically manages ethical risks through regular and ad-hoc inspections, including internal and external audits and reporting systems.

Other Disclosures

Management Disclosures

We disclose our annual operating results to enhance management transparency and accountability.

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Donation Disclosures

No donation disbursements have been made since 2024.

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Other Disclosures

KPC ESG Policy Compendium KPC 2023 ESG Data Index & Factsheet