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KT Corporation | Sustainability Performance

https://corp.kt.com/eng/

A telecommunications company providing mobile, broadband, and digital technology services, including enterprise solutions.

1981

South Korea

10,001+ employees

Telecommunications

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#11542
Overallⓘ
#183
in South Koreaⓘ
#244
in Telecommunicationsⓘ

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

238 out of 261

Overview
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Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater Management
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
1.6MCO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
11.2Ktonnes, 2024
Laggard
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
13.3T$, 2026▼5.9% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
26.4T$, 2024▼0.2% YoY
R&D intensity ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.
0%2024

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

80.1

B/M 35.6

165.0

B/M 151.2

329.4

B/M 106.8

0.6

B/M 0.3


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  • KT Corporation, Korean major telecom (largest fixed line, secondlargest wireless), has faced sustained Korean KCC enforcement scrutiny including the contested historic 2014 USD 12 millionplus KT Corp data breach affecting 12 million customer records, plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of Korean stateaffiliated KT controlling shareholder governance complexity affecting Korean institutional shareholders.
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Total sustainability employees

4-6

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