ESG Resources
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.
| Classification | Overall grade | Environmental | Social | Governance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A | A | A+ | B+ |
| 2023 | A | A | A+ | B+ |
| 2022 | B+ | A | A+ | B |
| 2021 | A | A | A+ | B+ |
| 2020 | B+ | A | A+ | B |
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.
| Classification | Overall grade | Environmental | Social | Governance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BB | 86.69 | 82.06 | 53.90 |
| 2023 | A | 84.14 | 79.90 | 55.29 |
| 2022 | B | 80.27 | 63.13 | 37.15 |
| 2021 | BB | 72.40 | 68.43 | 39.76 |
| 2020 | C | 68.03 | 66.71 | 31.28 |
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).
| Classification | Climate Change |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Management B |
| 2023 | Management B- |
| 2022 | Management B |
| 2021 | Management B |
| 2020 | Management A- |
EcoVadis is a global evaluation platform for the assessment of a company's corporate social responsibility and sustainable procurement, and evaluates more than 130,000 companies annually.
Hyosung Corporation's Anyang Plant participated in the evaluation for the first time in 2025.
