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Posco Holdings | Sustainability Performance

http://www.posco-inc.com/poscoinc/v3/eng/index.jsp

Manages steel production, trading, and industrial operations, providing materials and services globally.

1968

South Korea

10,001+ employees

Mining & Metals

$10B+ in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#13369
Overall
#200
in South Korea
#440
in Mining & Metals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

402 out of 483

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

87.2M CO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical

Waste generated

24.2M tonnes, 2024
Laggard

Female employees

34% 2025
Leading

Externalities

4.5B $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

30.8T $, 2026▼38.2% YoY

Revenue

72.7T $, 2024▲6.1% YoY

R&D intensity

0.29% 2024

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 147 out of 483


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 147 out of 483

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Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Renewable energy

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0%2024

Industry rank: 122 out of 483


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

Industry rank: 122 out of 483

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

Industry benchmark

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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

1.8K

B/M 390.9

2.1K

B/M 1.3K

3.0K

B/M 665.1

1.8K

B/M 3.0K


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
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Waste

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24.2M2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

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


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • POSCO Holdings' Korean integrated steelmaking operations including Pohang and Gwangyang have faced sustained Korean MOE enforcement over air emissions and water discharge, plus the historic 2017 Pohang earthquakeinduced damage at subplants.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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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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Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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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

30.8T $, 2026▼38.2% YoY

Revenue

72.7T $, FY2024▲6.1% YoY

EBITDA

2.5T $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

3% Industry: -40▲53.1% YoY

P/E ratio

18.1 Industry: 16▲23.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$72.7TFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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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

-1.3T 2024▼18.4% YoY

Capex

8.2T 2024▼11.5% 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

1.0%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

84.8K

▼ 1.6%

2022

77.1K

▼ 3.0%

2023

72.7K

▼ 1.9%

2024

81.2K

2028

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Asset manager exclusions

20 2026▼NaN% YoY

Exclusions by region

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Institutions excluding by region out of total tracked institutions

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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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46%
Independent Directors

6 out of 13 incl. management

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Overall score

91

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

75

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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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

4-6



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