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Sustainability

Environmental

How It Works

    • ESG
    • ESG Strategy
    • Kia ESG Policy
    • Key Achievements
    • Sustainability Report
    • Environmental
    • Social
    • Governance
    • ESG
    • ESG Strategy
    • Kia ESG Policy
    • Key Achievements
    • Sustainability Report
    • Environmental
    • Social
    • Governance

Environmental Management

With the goal of achieving environmentally friendly management that meets global standards, we have established our environmental policy based on ISO 14001 (environmental management system). We regularly revise this policy to reflect global initiatives and regulations.

Kia Environmental Management Policy
    1. It shall recognize the environment as key to corporate success, creates corporate values through proactive eco-friendly management, and fulfills its corporate social responsibility.
    2. It shall set out implementable targets to respond to climate change and evaluate their implementation performance.
    3. It shall make efforts to use resources and energy sustainably and reduce pollutants throughout the lifecyle of the development, production, sale, and discarding.
    4. It shall actively support suppliers’ environmental management activities and establish and implement criteria necessary for an ecofriendly supply chain policy.
    5. It shall comply with domestic and international environmental laws and conventions and establish and implement necessary policies to promote environmental management.
    6. It shall protect bio-diversity and draft a policy to preserve the natural environment.
    7. It shall disclose its environmental management performance to corporate members and takeholders per reasonable and objective criteria.
Main principles by environmental element

  • Water

    • Water recycling

    • Water Storage

    • Inspection of potable water

  • Pollutants

    • Air pollutants

    • Water pollutants

    • Soil contaminants

  • GHGs

    • Reduction of business sites

    • The Supply chain reduction

    • Reduction of products and services

  • Hazardous Materials

    • Hazardous Materials

  • Raw and subsidiary materials

    • Efficiency use of raw and subsidiary materials

    • Re-use of production waste

    • Inspection on raw and subsidiary material production site

  • Waste product

    • Provision of waste product recovery information

    • Collection of waste products

    • Recycling of waste products

  • Energy

    • Energy conservation

    • Introduction of renewable energy

    • Operation of an Energy Management System

  • Waste

    • Tracking waste disposal

    • Improving waste recycling

    • Waste recycling

  • The local community

    • The local community

Scope

This environmental management policy applies to all Kia operations across the world, and companies and business units under its control.

  • Supply chain
  • Production and Business sites
  • Distribution network
  • Products and services
  • Sales and marketing
  • Recovery and Recycling
  • M&A
  • Others (new businesses and project investments, etc.)

Governance

As Kia embraces its identity as a "Sustainable Mobility Solutions Provider," Kia is dedicated to minimizing environmental impacts of corporate activities, contributing to the protection of the Earth's environment. Within its Board of Directors, the Sustainable Management Committee reviews and deliberates on revisions to environmental management policies, legal and regulatory compliance in environmental areas, and environmental management achievements. Additionally, through the ESG Committee, which includes participation from the Sustainable Management Committee and top management, Kia discusses environmental management risks, strategies for addressing them, and oversees overall activities aimed at improving environmental performance.

Organizational Structure
Sustainability Management Committe(Board of Directors)CEOESG CouncilKey departments in charge of environmental affairs

  • Sustainability Management Team

    • Take full charge of establishing ESG strategies

    • Responding to external evaluations

    • Disclosing data regarding sustainability

  • Carbon Neutral Strategy Team

    • Establish strategies for climate action and net-zero

    • Implement tasks to achieve RE100

  • Environment & Fire Protection Support Team

    • workplace environment management: water, Contaminants, etc.

  • Manufacturing Innovation Strategy Team

    • Managing sustainability of plants

  • Carbon Neutrality Technology Innovation Team

    • Life cycle assessments (LCA)

  • Global Safety Support Team

    • Global business site environmental management and oversight

Environmental Agenda Items Reported to the Board

  • 2030 ESG strategy framework including mid-to-long term carbon emission reduction plans and progress in transitioning to renewable energy

  • Recycling plan based on partnership with The Ocean Cleanup

    Collaboration plans for the tidal flat biodiversity restoration project

  • Analysis of climate change impact and development of response strategy

Environmental Management Data

As Kia embraces its identity as a "Sustainable Mobility Solutions Provider," Kia is dedicated to minimizing environmental impacts of corporate activities, contributing to the protection of the Earth's environment.

Greenhouse Gas and Energy Use

GHG Emissions(Scope 1&2)

2025

Unit : 1,000 tCO2-eq

Category202320242025
Total emissions
(Scope 1&2)¹
1,130.9
1,178.5
1,096.4
Direct emissions
(Scope 1)
353.9
386.3
398.5
Domestic
244.6
238.6
255.7
Overseas
109.3
147.7
142.9
Indirect emissions
(Scope 2)
777.0
792.2
697.9
Domestic
454.4
471.2
480.8
Overseas
322.6
321.0
217.1

* Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding

1. Since 2024, emissions from leased assets, which were previously classified under Scope 3 Category 8, have been included in Scope 1&2 calculations.

GHG Emissions(Scope 3)

2025

Unit : 1,000 tCO2-eq

Category202320242025
Total emissions
(Scope 3)
99,498.2
99,395.2
142,060.7
Purchased Goods and Services¹
17,176.3
18,437.9
23,322.8
Capital goods²
1.9
112.3
-
Fuel-and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1&2³
185.8
208.7
181.8
Upstream transportation and distribution⁴
35.0
94.7
1,742.5
Waste generated in operations⁵
60.9
56.8
56.6
Business travel²
11.1
23.5
-
Employee commuting²
47.9
57.8
-
Upstream leased assets⁶
4.5
-
-
Downstream transportation and distribution⁷
1,311.6
1,188.5
-
Use of sold products⁸
79,327.6
77,804.5
114,663.1
End of life treatment of sold products⁹
1,199.1
1,267.6
1,317.0
Investments¹⁰
136.4
142.8
776.8

1. Emission factors for key raw materials (e.g., steel, aluminum, plastic) are applied based on the global LCI database including scope 1 & 2 emissions from major domestic emitting partners

2. Excluded from the calculation scope starting from 2025 as it falls below the company's materiality threshold

3. Upstream emissions of used energy (electricity, LNG, gasoline, diesel, etc.)

4. Emissions from the transportation and logistics of components

5. Emissions from waste processing at business sites

6. Upstream leased assets are included within the organizational boundary and accounted for under scope 1 & 2

7. Included in Category 4 calculations, based on Well to Wheel standard

8. Use phase emissions generated after 220,000 km of driving (Well to Wheel standard)

* For 2023 and 2024, a baseline driving distance of 200,000 km was applied, while for 2025 it was raised to 220,000 km, resulting in an increase in use-phase emissions

9. Emissions from recycling, incineration, and landfill processes

10. Emissions from domestic and overseas entities exceeding the materiality threshold among equity-held companies

Energy Consumption

Total energy consumption (general + renewable)
2025
Category202320242025
Total(MWh)
3,637,639
3,869,712
4,328,433
Domestic(MWh)
2,322,506
2,327,178
2,455,454
Overseas(MWh)
1,315,133
1,542,534
1,872,979
Total(TJ)
19,035
20,112
21,983
Domestic(TJ)
14,301
14,559
15,240
Overseas(TJ)
4,734
5,553
6,743

Kia is strengthening company-wide awareness and action on energy conservation by investing in energy-efficient facilities and providing energy efficiency training for employees.

Air Pollutants

Dust

2025
Category202320242025
Emissions(tons)
73.8
82.4
81.7
Emission intensity
(tons/KRW trillion)
1.3
1.3
1.3

* Data coverage : Domestic

SOx

2025
Category202320242025
Emissions(tons)
29.2
9.2
14.8
Emission intensity
(tons/KRW trillion)
0.5
0.1
0.2

* Data coverage : Domestic

NOx

2025
Category202320242025
Emissions(tons)
172.9
110.5
99.2
Emission intensity
(tons/KRW trillion)
3.0
1.7
1.5

* Data coverage : Domestic

THC/VOC

2025
Category202320242025
THC emissions per unit area(g/㎡)
27.1
25.5
25.3
VOC emissions(ton)
58.0
47.2
45.9
VOC emissions intensity(ton/KRW trillion)
1.0
0.7
0.7

* Data coverage : Domestic

Water Resource and Water Pollutants

Water

2025

Unit : ton

Category202320242025
Total water intake
6,343,388
6,516,768
7,094,878
Water intake from high water stress areas¹
1,421,762
0
0
Total water withdrawal
4,645,326
4,776,932
4,980,448
Water withdrawal to high water stress areas¹
1,279,843
0
0
Total consumption
1,698,062
1,739,836
2,114,430
Water consumption in high water stress areas¹
141,919
0
0
Amount of reuse
269,342
284,129
225,443

* Data coverage : Domestic

1. 2022, 2023 : AutoLand Gwangmyeong, 2024 : AutoLand Gwangmyeong is excluded from water stress areas

※ Water stress refers to the ratio of water demand to available water resources. A higher value indicates a more acute water scarcity region.

It is a representative tool to identify water stress areas with reference to the Water Risk Atlas of the World Resources Institute (WRI).

COD

2025
Category202320242025
Emissions (tons)
67.4
65.2
92.6
Emission intensity (tons/KRW trillion)
1.2
1.0
1.4

* Data coverage : Domestic

TOC

2025
Category202320242025
Emissions (tons)
42.1
40.8
51.4
Emission intensity (tons/KRW trillion)
0.7
0.6
0.8

* Data coverage : Domestic

BOD

2025
Category202320242025
Emissions (tons)
14.8
18.7
14.3
Emission intensity (tons/KRW trillion)
0.3
0.3
0.2

* Data coverage : Domestic

SS

2025
Category202320242025
Emissions (tons)
10.4
8.0
8.2
Emission intensity (tons/KRW trillion)
0.2
0.1
0.1

* Data coverage : Domestic

Raw and Subsidiary Materials / Waste
2025
Category202320242025
Total usage(ton)
281,528.8
279,539.1
246,167.0
Intensity of ues(kg/unit)
208.1
217.3
184.4

* Data coverage : Domestic

* Main raw materials(Iron, Thinner, Paint, Aluminum)

Waste generation

2025
Category202320242025
Total waste generated(ton)
231,938.1
208,417.8
174,650.4
General
222,292.1
198,900.5
165,049.5
Designated
9,646.0
9,517.3
9,600.9
Waste generation intensity(ton/KRW trillion)
3,963.4
3,294.8
2,660.8

* Data coverage : Domestic

Waste recycling

2025
Category202320242025
Total waste recycled (ton)
216,537.4
194,858.9
162,181.5
General waste recycled
212,110.7
190,170.5
157,974.7
Designated waste recycled
4,426.7
4,688.4
4,206.8
Total recycling ratio (%)
93.4
93.5
92.9

* Data coverage : Domestic

Waste treatment

2025
Category202320242025
Total waste treated (ton)
15,400.7
13,558.9
12,468.8
General waste treated
10,181.4
8,730.0
7,074.8
Designated waste treated
5,219.4
4,828.9
5,394.0

* Data coverage : Domestic

Chemicals
2025
Category202320242025
Chemical emissions intensity
(ton/KRW trillion)
36.2
27.1¹
22.8
Hazardous chemical emissions intensity
(kg/unit)
-
-
-

1. Revision of 2024 data based on actual performance figures submitted to the Ministry of Environment after June 2026

Environmental Training
Education courseSubject to educationNo. of employees educatedDatePurpose
Safety and Environment New employee Training
New hires and personnel related to the safety and environment team
60
2025
To ensure effective job performance in the safety and environment team

Biodiversity

Kia acknowledges its dependence on natural ecosystems and takes measures to safeguard the environment by conducting risk analyses and undertaking conservation initiatives. Identifying risks of biodiversity degradation and loss within its operations helps Kia develop policies that preserve, restore, and enhance biodiversity in local communities. Kia actively manages a range of projects dedicated to the protection of natural capital. These initiatives include tidal flat restoration, The Ocean Cleanup partnership, and the biochar project. For biodiversity conservations, we expand green spaces in proportion to the building area of worksites, creating eco-friendly and relaxing working conditions.

Biodiversity Risk Assessment

In response to the growing importance of natural environment and biodiversity issues, Kia conducted an analysis based on the TNFD LEAP (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare) approach to systematically identify its dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities related to natural capital. Four domestic and overseas sites were selected for the location-based assessment. ENCORE was utilized to analyze ecosystem service dependencies and environmental impact drivers associated with the automotive manufacturing sector, and to derive key natural capital topics. Subsequently, the WWF Biodiversity Risk Filter and Water Risk Filter were applied to assess site-specific risks and opportunities related to biodiversity and water resources. Based on these results, the potential financial implications of key risks were reviewed.All four assessed business sites were identified as being located within or near sensitive areas. Within a 10 km radius of the sites, a total of three Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA1) and 26 Protected Areas (PA2) were identified.Endangered species analysis identified birds and marine species in the vicinity of the domestic sites, and fungi species near the Slovakia site.

Biodiversity Risk Assessment
Selection of Areas for Assessment
Four domestic and overseas key business sitesAutoLand GwangjuAutoLand GwangmyeongAutoLand HwaseongKia AutoLand Slovakia
BRF/WRF Risk Assessment
Physical RiskTransition RiskAssessment of biodiversity impact and dependence on physical risk and transition risk
Respond to risksand report
Risk Management StrategyKia reports key biodiversity risks regularly to the Sustainability Management Committee and incorporates them into the corporate risk management strategy.Natural Capital Conservation ProgramKia contributes to protecting the marine ecosystem, participating tidal flat restoration along with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and partnering with The Ocean Cleanup to recycle plastic waste collectedfrom the sea into automotive parts.Kia also conducts pollutant control and water resource management initiatives to manage its impact on ecosystems near its business sites.