LG Uplus | Sustainability Performance

https://www.lguplus.com/

A South Korean telecom provider offering mobile, broadband, and enterprise services.

1996

South Korea

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Telecommunications

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#7924

Overall

#106

in South Korea

#174

in Telecommunications

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

118 out of 264

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk

Social

Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

1.5M CO2e tonnes, 2024

Critical

Renewable energy

8% 2024

Critical

Waste generated

7.2K tonnes, 2024

Laggard

Female engagement

20% 2025

Critical

Externalities

61.2M $, 2025

Critical

Market cap

8.0Qa $, 2026▼4.1% YoY

Revenue

10.9B $, 2025▲5.3% YoY

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)

Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)

Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)

Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)

Industry Benchmark

135.2

B/M 34.0

194.9

B/M 149.3

106.0

B/M 32.4

0.7

B/M 0.1

Controversy level

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LG Uplus Co Ltd, Korean major telecom (LG Group), has faced sustained Korean KCC enforcement scrutiny over the historic 2023 KRW 2.6+ billion KCC penalty over the LG Uplus customer data breach affecting 290,000+ customer records (one of Korea's largest telecom data breaches), plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure affecting Korean institutional shareholders.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity impact

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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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SBTi targets and commitments

Target	Status	Temperature alignment	Year
Near-term target	Targets set	1.5°C	2033
Long-term target	Not disclosed	-	-
Net-zero	Not disclosed	-	-
Business Ambition 1.5°C	Not disclosed	-	-

Target details

Near-Term Targets: LG Uplus Corp. commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 54.6% by 2033 from a 2022 base year. LG Uplus Corp. also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 32.5% by 2033 from a 2023 base year.

SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

Download Controversy Analysis

LG Uplus Co Ltd, Korean major telecom (LG Group), has faced sustained Korean KCC enforcement scrutiny over the historic 2023 KRW 2.6+ billion KCC penalty over the LG Uplus customer data breach affecting 290,000+ customer records (one of Korea's largest telecom data breaches), plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure affecting Korean institutional shareholders.

LG Uplus | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

SBTi targets and commitments

Target details

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

CDP Scores

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

LG Uplus | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

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