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Hyundai steel | Sustainability Performance

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A South Korean steelmaker producing hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and other steel products for various industries.

1953

South Korea

10,001+ employees

Mining & Metals

$10B+ in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12794
Overall
#191
in South Korea
#372
in Mining & Metals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

363 out of 483

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsWaste managementWater management
Governance
TargetsESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

29.2M CO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical

Waste generated

10.2M tonnes, 2023
Laggard

Market cap

6.2Qa $, 2026▼3.2% YoY

Revenue

16.0B $, 2025▼2.2% YoY

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 148 out of 483


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 148 out of 483

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

1.8K

B/M 378.8

2.2K

B/M 1.3K

2.5K

B/M 3.0K


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Waste

Reveal data for 1 credit
10.2M2023

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark

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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Hyundai Steel Co Ltd, Korean major steel (Hyundai Motor Group), has faced sustained Korean Ministry of Environment enforcement scrutiny over the historic 2019-2024 Dangjin and Pohang blast furnace operations including air pollution exceedances at multiple Korean operations affecting institutional ESG shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

Reveal data for 2 credits

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Waste management

Reveal data for 2 credits

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Water management

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Market cap

6.2Qa $, 2026▼3.2% YoY

Revenue

16.0B $, FY2025▼2.2% YoY

EBITDA

154.2M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

1% Industry: -219▲28.8% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$16.0BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

60.3M 2024▼1204.5% YoY

Capex

1.2B 2024▲51% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.3 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

18.2

▲ 99900.0%

2023

16.3

▼ 0.7%

2024

16.0

▼ 1.4%

2025

27.0K

2031

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Not available

Human rights policy

Available

Recycling policy

Available

Workplace health & safety policy

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35%
Independent Directors

6 out of 17 incl. management

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Overall score

87

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

62

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

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

A-

Water Score

Not disclosed

A

A-

B

B-

C

C-

D

D-

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

Available

Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

2-3


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