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Samsung SDI | Sustainability Performance

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Manufactures energy storage solutions, including lithium-ion batteries, used in electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and renewable energy applications.

1970

South Korea

10,001+ employees

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

$1B - 10B in revenue

N/A in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#7917
Overall
#105
in South Korea
#279
in Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

86 out of 450

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

1.9M CO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical

Waste generated

159.4K tonnes, 2025
Critical

Female employees

20% 2025
Critical

Externalities

72.6M $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

48.1Qa $, 2026▲62.1% YoY

Revenue

9.3B $, 2025▼25.1% YoY

R&D intensity

10.71% 2025

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 146 out of 450


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 146 out of 450

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark

418.5

B/M 516.3

117.8

B/M 46.5


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
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Waste

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159.4K2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Samsung SDI's lithium-ion batteries were linked to fire incidents in ESS installations.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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73 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
49Moderate
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

48.1Qa $, 2026▲62.1% YoY

Revenue

9.3B $, FY2025▼25.1% YoY

EBITDA

-1.2B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

-13% Industry: 4▲138.8% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$9.3BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

-4.6B 2024▲69.9% YoY

Capex

4.5B 2024▲36.1% YoY

R&D intensity

10.7%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Return on invested capital

-3.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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15.1

▲ 94300.7%

2023

11.7

▼ 4.9%

2024

9.3

▲ 2.9%

2025

30.9K

2030

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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10%
Independent Directors

4 out of 41 incl. management

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Overall score

83

Environment

85

Social

92

Governance

71

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

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Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

7-10



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