KT&G | Sustainability Performance
Manufactures tobacco products and health-related goods, supplying offerings to domestic and international markets.
1987
South Korea
1,001 - 5,000 employees
Tobacco
$1B - 10B in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#9542
Overallⓘ#150
in South Koreaⓘ#9
in TobaccoⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Critical
Critical
Critical
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
44.0
B/M 16.7
212.5
B/M 126.1
145.5
B/M 57.7
297.9
B/M 83.8
6.0
B/M 2.3
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Controversy level
- KT&G Corporation, Korea Tobacco & Ginseng (Korea's major tobacco company), has faced sustained Korean FSC enforcement scrutiny over alleged inadequate Korean tobacco product disclosure practices, plus the contested 2024 sustained Carl Icahn-affiliated activist shareholder dispute affecting Korean institutional shareholders and the broader Korean tobacco market regulatory pressure.
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.