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Kia | Sustainability Performance

https://www.kia.com/in/home.html

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

#7750
Overall
#1675
in United States
#192
in Automotive

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

109 out of 364

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
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

1.2M CO2e tonnes, 2024
Aligned

Renewable energy

6% 2024
Critical

Waste generated

208.4K tonnes, 2024
Leading

Female employees

28% 2025
Aligned

Externalities

106.5M $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

65.8T $, 2026▼47.3% YoY

Revenue

107.4T $, 2024▼7.1% YoY

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 45 out of 364


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 45 out of 364

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

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6%2024

Industry rank: 106 out of 364


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

Industry rank: 106 out of 364

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


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

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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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 20.9

1.3K

B/M 1.4K

48.1

B/M 62.9

2.6

B/M 4.9


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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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208.4K2024

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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  • 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.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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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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Biodiversity impact

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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

65.8T $, 2026▼47.3% YoY

Revenue

107.4T $, FY2024▼7.1% YoY

EBITDA

12.9T $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

12% Industry: -11▼1.4% YoY

P/E ratio

4.0 Industry: 23▲11.4% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$107.4TFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

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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

7.9T 2024▲3.6% YoY

Capex

4.7T 2024▼33.1% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.1 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

16.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

86.6K

▼ 1.3%

2022

99.8K

▼ 2.1%

2023

107.4K

▼ 0.7%

2024

161.9K

2031

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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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17%
Independent Directors

5 out of 30 incl. management

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Overall score

81

Environment

87

Social

90

Governance

66

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

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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Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

4-6



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