SK Hynix | Sustainability Performance
Manufactures semiconductors such as DRAM and NAND flash memory for global electronics and computing markets.
1983
South Korea
10,001+ employees
Semiconductors
$10B+ in revenue
$10B+ in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#3094
Overallⓘ#36
in South Koreaⓘ#43
in SemiconductorsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
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Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Laggard
Critical
Aligned
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
110.7
B/M 39.6
165.3
B/M 341.3
149.4
B/M 26.7
286.8
B/M 110.1
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Controversy level
- SK hynix Inc, Korean major DRAM/NAND memory manufacturer (SK Group), has faced sustained US BIS export control compliance scrutiny including the contested 20222024 sustained USChina semiconductor decoupling pressure with US Commerce Departmentissued Wuxi/Chongqing facilityspecific authorizations, plus the contested HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) Nvidia AI chip customer concentration affecting Korean institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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7-10
ⓘ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.