Kia recognizes its responsibility as a global company in addressing climate change and has established a clear strategy and implementation framework to respond to this challenge. In addition, Kia is pursuing a wide range of initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, including efforts to achieve RE100 and the continued expansion of electrification.
Since declaring its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 in 2021, Kia has been implementing emission reduction initiatives across the entire automotive value chain, including supply, manufacturing, use, transportaion, and end‑of‑life treatment.
Sustainable Energy
Higher energy efficiency, conversion to renewable energy
Sustainable Mobility
Development of green products nand wider distribution of them, encouraging car bon mitigation within supply chain
Sustainable Planet
Establishment of a recycling virtuous circulation systemPhase 1
2022 ~ 2025Lay the foundation for carbon neutrality
build a carbon neutrality implenentation system (by 2022)
Advance the strategies for carbon neutrality (by 2025)
Phase 2
2026 ~ 2040Take a leap towards a leading player in carbon neutrality
Accomplish reduction targets by value chain
Phase 3
2041 ~ 2045Reach carbon neutrality
Transition to coal phase-out and offset the remaining emissions
Kia systematically evaluates the carbon emissions generated across the full life cycle of its vehicles through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This assessment covers all stages, including raw material extraction, parts manufacturing, parts transportation, vehicle production, distribution, use, and end‑of‑life treatment.
Kia’s LCA methodology has been certified by an external verification body as conforming to the international standards ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. The company plans to gradually expand the scope of its LCA activities to cover all vehicle models.
Kia systematically evaluates the carbon emissions generated across the full life cycle of its vehicles through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This assessment covers all stages, including raw material extraction, parts manufacturing, parts transportation, vehicle production, distribution, use, and end‑of‑life treatment.
Kia’s LCA methodology has been certified by an external verification body as conforming to the international standards ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. The company plans to gradually expand the scope of its LCA activities to cover all vehicle models.
As an automaker, we are transforming our manufacturing environment to be eco-friendly in order to gradually reduce our carbon emissions. In particular, in April 2022, we joined RE100, a global initiative to cover 100% of the electricity used by companies with renewable energy.
With an objective to achieve RE100, we have set a goal of replacing all electricity in our production bases with renewable energy by 66% by 2030 and 100% by 2040. Kia has been already making concrete steps to reach its RE100.
Self-generation, PPA, vPPA¹, REC³
Self-generation, REC³
Self-generation, REC³
Self-generation, vPPA¹, REC³
Self-generation, PPA, REC³
Self-generation, GO²