SK Discovery | Sustainability Performance

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Engages in research, development, and production of healthcare and pharmaceutical solutions. Provides technical support, clinical collaboration, and supply chain management to support medical and biotechnological applications.

1969

South Korea

51 - 200 employees

Chemicals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12288

Overall

#183

in South Korea

#341

in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

339 out of 404

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementAir and land impactNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk

Social

Diversity and inclusionPay gapsExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Waste generated

38.1K tonnes, 2024

Leading

Female engagement

36% 2025

Aligned

Externalities

65.8M $, 2024

Critical

Market cap

1.3Qa $, 2026▲4.7% YoY

Revenue

7.1B $, 2025▲11.1% YoY

R&D intensity

1.22% 2025

Intensity

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

Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)

Industry Benchmark

572.1

B/M 544.4

5.3

B/M 10.8

Controversy level

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Severe

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SK Discovery Co Ltd, Korean SK Group holding (Chey Taewon family), has faced sustained Korean FSC regulatory enforcement scrutiny over the contested 2024 Chey family controlling shareholder governance complexity following the Chey Taewon divorce settlement ruling affecting Korean SK Group institutional minority shareholders, plus periodic class actions over chaebol intragroup transactions.

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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Air pollution

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

Sustainability Report

Available

Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees

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Access

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

Download Controversy Analysis

SK Discovery Co Ltd, Korean SK Group holding (Chey Taewon family), has faced sustained Korean FSC regulatory enforcement scrutiny over the contested 2024 Chey family controlling shareholder governance complexity following the Chey Taewon divorce settlement ruling affecting Korean SK Group institutional minority shareholders, plus periodic class actions over chaebol intragroup transactions.

SK Discovery | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

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Renewable energy

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

Air pollution

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

CDP Scores

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

SK Discovery | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

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Renewable energy

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

Air pollution

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

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