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Coway | Sustainability Performance

https://company.coway.com/en/

Designs water purifiers, air purifiers, and home wellness appliances.

1989

South Korea

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Health, Wellness & Fitness

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#10336
Overall
#150
in South Korea
#32
in Health, Wellness & Fitness

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

41 out of 42

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Renewable energy

3% 2024
Critical

Waste generated

25.4K tonnes, 2024
Critical

Female employees

46% 2024
Critical

Externalities

830.3K $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

6.8T $, 2026▼3.7% YoY

Revenue

4.3T $, 2024▼8% YoY

R&D intensity

0.26% 2024

Renewable energy

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3%2024

Industry rank: 6 out of 42


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

Industry rank: 6 out of 42

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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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

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Intensity


Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark

23.9

B/M 7.6


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
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75
100
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Waste

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25.4K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
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  • Coway Co Ltd, Korean largest water/air purifier subscription rental major (Netmarble Games controlling shareholder post2019), has faced sustained Korean FTC enforcement scrutiny over the contested 20172018 Coway 'icky filter' (ice maker mold contamination) scandal affecting consumer trust and the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid Korean discretionary subscription rental customer demand normalization affecting Korean institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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55Moderate
$1.5Testimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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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

6.8T $, 2026▼3.7% YoY

Revenue

4.3T $, FY2024▼8% YoY

EBITDA

1.0T $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

19% Industry: 8▲1.6% YoY

P/E ratio

8.5 Industry: 28▲3.3% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$4.3TFY2024 revenue

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EBITDA
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

81.0B 2024▲127.6% YoY

Capex

249.3B 2024▲6.1% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.5 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.3%FY2024

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

12.0%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

3.9K

▼ 1.9%

2022

4.0K

▼ 2.0%

2023

4.3K

▼ 0.4%

2024

6.0K

2027

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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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20%
Independent Directors

4 out of 20 incl. management

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Overall score

79

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

40

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

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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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