SK Telecom | Sustainability Performance
Operates a telecommunications network, providing mobile and broadband services.
1984
South Korea
5,001 - 10,000 employees
Telecommunications
$10B+ in revenue
$100M - 500M in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#6717
Overallⓘ#101
in South Koreaⓘ#162
in TelecommunicationsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Critical
Aligned
Critical
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
96.9
B/M 35.6
330.3
B/M 151.2
215.9
B/M 106.8
0.4
B/M 0.3
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Controversy level
- SK Telecom Co Ltd, Korea's largest wireless carrier, has faced sustained Korean PIPC enforcement actions over data protection compliance including the 2023 KRW 3.2 billion penalty over inadequate AI Nugu speech recognition customer data handling, plus the contested 2024 historic Korean Fair Trade Commission scrutiny over alleged anti-competitive practices in Korean 5G market.
Sustainability employees
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4-6
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.