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External Evaluation

ESG Evaluation Outcomes

  • Mark of Korea Institute of Corporate Governance and Sustainability
    The Korea Institute of Corporate Governance and Sustainability (KCGS) is an organization pursuing the public good. It revises major codes (standards) for the advancement of the Korean capital market and conducts ESG evaluation on all listed companies in the securities market, promoting ESG practice. The evaluation results are utilized to compose the stocks of Korea Exchange’s Responsible Investment Index.
    ESG Evaluation Outcomes
    Classification Overall grade Environmental Social Governance
    2023 A A A+ B+
    2022 B+ A A+ B
    2021 A A A+ B+
    2020 B+ A A+ B
    • Ratings: S, A+, A, B+, B, C, and D
  • Mark of SUSTINVEST
    Sustinvest, a leading company in the domestic socially responsible investment (SRI) industry, offers ESG evaluation and consultation services to companies listed in the securities market. The evaluation results are disclosed to the nation's largest SRI funds, including pension funds.
    ESG Evaluation Outcomes
    Classification Overall grade Environmental Social Governance
    2023 A 84.14 79.90 55.29
    2022 B 80.27 63.16 37.15
    2021 BB 72.40 68.43 39.76
    2020 C 68.03 66.71 31.28
    • Ratings: AA, A, BB, B, C, D, and E
  • Mark of CDP
    CDP evaluates climate change response strategies, information on greenhouse gas emissions, and reduction efforts of major listed companies around the world and provides them to investors and financial institutions. Hyosung Co., Ltd. received a Leadership A- rating at the 2020 CDP Korea Award and was honored with the Carbon Management Sector Honors (Raw Materials).
    ESG Evaluation Outcomes
    Classification Climate Change
    2023 Management B-
    2022 Management B
    2021 Management B
    2020 Leadership A-
    • Ratings: Leadership (A, A-), Management (B,B-), Awareness (C, C-), and Disclosure (D, D-)