GS Global | Sustainability Performance
Operates as a diversified conglomerate holding company overseeing subsidiaries across energy, construction, infrastructure, retail, home shopping, and sports sectors. Its group structure includes businesses in petroleum refining, power generation, convenience retail, engineering, and media‑related activities.
2004
South Korea
201 - 500 employees
Import & Export
$10B+ in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#11531
Overall#161
in South Korea#14
in Import & ExportSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and InclusionGovernance
TargetsESG scores and ExclusionsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Critical
Waste generated
Critical
Female employees
Critical
Market cap
Revenue
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 8 out of 16
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 8 out of 16
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
1.3K
B/M 278.5
18.0
B/M 5.1
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Female employees
Reveal data for 1 credit
Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
312.8K2024
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- GS Global Corp, Korean trading subsidiary (GS Group), has faced sustained Korean MOFA export control compliance scrutiny over the historic 2024 sustained scrutiny over operations in sanctioned jurisdictions following the broader Korean trading house regulatory pressure, plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of trading customer concentration affecting institutional shareholders.
Carbon emissions breakdown
Reveal data for 2 credits
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Waste management
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Water management
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
P/E ratio
Revenue & EBITDA
$25.3TFY2024 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
Return on invested capital
2.0%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
Estimate only
28.6K
▲ 0.6%
26.0K
▼ 2.5%
25.3K
▼ 1.2%
26.3K
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Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
33%
Independent Directors
4 out of 12 incl. management
Overall score
62
Environment
99
Social
67
Governance
19
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
