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Our commitment to all humankind and nature(environment)

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

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
  • Tracking waste disposal
  • Improving waste recycling
  • Waste recycling
Energy
  • Energy conservation
  • Introduction of renewable energy
  • Operation of an Energy Management System
 Waste product
  • Provision of waste product recovery information
  • Collection of waste products
  • Recycling of waste products
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
The local community
  • The local community
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
  • Tracking waste disposal
  • Improving waste recycling
  • Waste recycling
Energy
  • Energy conservation
  • Introduction of renewable energy
  • Operation of an Energy Management System
Waste product
  • Provision of waste product recovery information
  • Collection of waste products
  • Recycling of waste products
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
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

Our Environmental, Health & Safety Support Team is responsible for managing all local and overseas business sites, while our Carbon Neutral Strategy Team focuses on addressing climate change and implementing carbon-neutral strategies. These teams play a central role in our environmental management efforts. The Sustainability Management Committee, which reports to the board, oversees risk management and performance improvement activities related to environmental management. Additionally, our ESG Council, made up of both working-level employees and executives, monitors progress and manages performance.

Organizational Structure

Sustainability Management Committe
(Board of Directors)

CEO

ESG Council

Key departments in charge of environmental affairs

Sustainable 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

Carbon Neutral Technology Innovation Team

  • Conduct LCAs

Environmental, Health & Safety Support Team

  • Manage business site environment, including water and pollutants

Manufacturing Innovation Strategy Team

  • Business site Driving sustainability (AutoLand Sustainability)

Energy Management/Facilities Management Team

  • Manage and operate energy at business sites

Environmental Agenda Items Reported to the Board

Kia strategies for reaching net-zero by 2045

Build an eco-friendly manufacturing environment, including a resource circulation system Mid- to Long-Term ESG Strategy System

Plan for the partnership with The Ocean Cleanup

Initiative to reinvest in infrastructurebased on the partnership with Ocean Cleanup

Plan for the safety and environmental management for local business sites

Restore biodiversity in tidal flatsPlan to undertake collaborative projects