Kia | Sustainability Performance
A global South Korean automaker known for passenger and electric vehicles.
1944
United States
10,001+ employees
Automotive
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#6674
Overallⓘ#1453
in United Statesⓘ#194
in AutomotiveⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Aligned
Critical
Leading
Leading
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
15.4
B/M 19.4
1.3K
B/M 333.6
48.1
B/M 40.1
2.6
B/M 0.5
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Controversy level
- Kia Corporation, Korean major OEM (Hyundai Motor Group, Chung family), has faced sustained US NHTSA enforcement scrutiny including the historic 20202024 sustained Kia/Hyundai 'TikTok challenge' antitheft vulnerability class actions affecting millions of US Kia vehicles, plus the contested 2024 USD 200 millionplus class action settlement over alleged inadequate antitheft immobilizer installation affecting Kia institutional shareholders.
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.