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Environmental Management Data

Kia’s entire operating system is undergoing an evolution in order for our vehicles to contribute as "Clean Mobility" on global environmental protection.
Furthermore, by 2025, we will have reduced direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions by 17.4 percent compared to 2016.

Goals and Performance by Indicator*

Goals and Performance by Indicator table
Category Description 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Target
Green growth Greenhouse gas
Discharge (tCO2eq/unit**)
0.60 0.61 0.60 0.58 0.59
Energy Consumption (kgOE/unit) 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.29
Eco-friendly production Water quality
Water (ton/unit)
5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4
Water COD*** (㎎/ℓ) 14.3 18.0 14.6 17.9 16.6
Water TOC*** (㎎/ℓ) 9.0 11.2 9.1 11.2 10.4
Hazardous chemicals
Consumption (kg/unit)
0.1 - - - -
Resource circulation Waste Generation (kg/unit) 149.0 170.0 172.1 157.9 164.1
Waste Recycling rate (%) 93.6 94.8 93.8 93.8 95.0

* Range: Autoland Gwangmyeong, Hwaseong, Gwangju
** Amount used (emissions) per unit: based on the number of units produced, the Amount used or emitted when one vehicle is produced
*** The amount of oxygen required when the microbial oxidizer decomposes organic matter in water, and it is an indicator of the degree of contamination of water.

Greenhouse Gas and Energy Use

GHG emissions

(1000 tCO2-eq)

GHG emissions table
2020 2021 2022
Scope 1 245 261 266
Scope 2 453 470 467
Total 698 731 733

* Greenhouse gas emissions including all AutoLand and others in Korea (number can be slightly modified after to government assessment)

Scope 3 emission amount

(tCO2-eq)

Scope 3 emission amount table
2020 2021 2022
Scope 3 70,308,767 67,563,304 To be updated in July, 2023

Total domestic energy use amount

(1,000 TJ)

Total domestic energy use amount table
2020 2021 2022
AutoLand 13.6 14.4 14.5
Others 0.5 0.5 0.5
total 14.1 14.9 15.0

* Total Energy consumption of all domestic and overseas AutoLands and others including headquarters (subject to slight fluctuations due to government assessment)
* AutoLand: AutoLand Gwangmyeong, Hwaseong, Gwangju
Others: Headquarters, Service Centers, Sales Branches, Shipping Offices, Osan Training Center, Pyeongtaek Port, Vision Square

Air Pollutants

Air Pollutants

Air Pollutants table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 246.1 215.5 232.9
Per-unit emissions (g/vehicle) 215.3 176.2 183.9

* VOC Emissions are not included in the total emissions.

Dust Particles

Dust Particles table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 101.6 68.1 72.5
Per-unit emissions (g/vehicle) 88.9 55.7 57.2

SOx

(1,000 TJ)

SOx tlble
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 3.0 1.4 3.5
Per-unit emissions (g/vehicle) 2.7 1.2 2.8

NOx

NOx table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 141.4 146.0 156.9
Per-unit emissions (g/vehicle) 123.7 119.3 123.9

* NOx: Nitrogen Oxide
* Slight changes in 2018 and 2019 performance due to the change in regulation on the total amount of nitrogen oxides in AutoLand Gwangju

VOCs

VOCs table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 5,967.1 6,628.2 6,413.3
Per-unit emissions (kg/vehicle) 5,220.9 5,419.1 5,063.5

Discharge of Water Pollutants

Discharge of Water Pollutants table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 137.1 120.1 127.8
Per-unit emissions (g/vehicle) 120.0 98.2 100.9

* Total amount of discharged COD, SS, and other water pollutants

Water Resource Usage

Water Resource Usage table
2020 2021 2022
Groundwater supply (㎥) 4,881,975 5,261,166 5,627,986
Water supply (㎥) 1,286,041 1,494,660 1,378,531
Total use (㎥) 6,168,016 6,755,826 7,006,517
Per-unit use (㎥/vehicle) 5.4 5.5 5.5

Water Resource Reusage

Water Resource Reusage table
2021 2022
Reused Water Resources (㎥) 324,138 516,424

* Range: AutoLand Hwaseong
* Kia recognizes the importance of water resources and the seriousness of the global water shortage problem, and implements various measures such as investment in process wastewater recycling facilities and replacement of auxiliary facilities.
In particular, we introduced a zero liquid discharge system from the design phase of our plant in India in 2019, and from 2020 we are striving to reduce the use of water resources by reusing all of the factory wastewater.

COD

COD tabel
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 80.8 71.6 82.2
Per-unit emissions (g/vehicle) 70.7 58.5 64.9

* COD(Chemical Oxygen Demand): The amount of oxygen required when microorganisms and oxidizers decompose organic matter in water. The number indicates the degree of contamination of water. The smaller the number, the lower the level of contamination.

SS

SS tabel
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 8.9 8.7 7.7
Per-unit emissions (g/vehicle) 7.8 7.1 6.1

* SS(Suspended Solids): floating materials in water

Others

Others table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (t) 47.4 39.8 37.8
Per-unit emissions (g/vehicle) 41.5 32.5 29.9

* Other : n-H, T-P T-N

Raw Materials Input and Waste

Raw Materials Input and Waste table
2020 2021 2022
Total use (t) 195,477.0 214,901.8 218,345.9
Per-unit use (kg/vehicle) 171.0 175.7 172.4

Steel

Steel table
2020 2021 2022
Total use (t) 175,981.7 193,865.8 195,570.7
Per-unit use (kg/vehicle) 154.0 158.5 154.4

Paint

Paint table
2020 2021 2022
Total use (t) 14,751.5 16,036.5 17,806.4
Per-unit use (kg/vehicle) 12.9 31.1 14.1

Thinners

Thinners table
2020 2021 2022
Total use (t) 4,743.9 4,999.6 4,968.8
Per-unit use (kg/vehicle) 4.2 4.1 3.9

Waste Disposal by Methods

Waste Disposal by Methods table
2020 2021 2022
Recycling Total (t) 184,189 197,547 187,593
Recycling Per-unit (kg/vehicle) 161.2 161.5 148.1
Landfill disposal Total (t) 10 1,332 656
Landfill disposal Per-unit (kg/vehicle) 0.01 1.1 0.5
Incineration Total (t) 10,047 11,653 11,684
Incineration Per-unit (kg/vehicle)) 8.8 9.5 9.2
Total (t) 194,247 210,532 199,934
Total Per-unit (kg/vehicle) 170 172 158

Hazardous chemical substances Emissions (consumption)

Hazardous chemical substances table
2020 2021 2022
Hazardous chemical substances Emissions (consumption, t) 0 0 0
Hazardous chemical substances Emissions (consumption, kg/unit) 0 0 0

TRI Chemicals

TRI Chemicals table
2020 2021 2022
TRI chemicals (t) 49,102.6 53,551.3 53,446.9
TRI chemicals (kg/vehicle) 40.1 43.8 42.2

* To be updated in July, 2022

Environmental Investments

Environmental Investments Costs

(KRW 1,000)

Environmental Investments Costs table
2020 2021 2022
Plan 4,002,900 12,135,500 5,663,000
Actual investment 4,109,156 12,081,759 7,886,400
Investment rate (%) 102.7 99.6 139.3

Environmental management costs

(KRW 1,000)

Environmental management costs table
Item Description 2020 2021 2022
Direct reduction on environmental loads Working condition improvement and maintenance 11,780,841 8,125,271 10,778,863
Indirection reduction on environmental loads Employee training and environmental assessments 2,044,529 2,256,565 2,158,881
Waste disposal & recycling Waste treatment/disposal expenses 5,521,720 6,238,141 6,219,872
Environmental risk management costs Environmental regulatory compliance & accident prevention 1,787 8,160 51,634
Total 19,348,877 16,628,136 19,209,250

Biodiversity

As a responsible company preparing for a sustainable future, Kia is promoting the mudflat vegetation restoration project to protect the marine ecosystem and respond to climate change. In cooperation with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, we will design a plan to restore the mudflat ecosystem to strengthen the carbon absorption of the mudflat and promote the planting of halophytes in earnest.
In addition, 3,500 seedlings were donated near the workplace through voluntary and active plogging volunteer activities by executives and employees, and through the 'Happy Move the Green' volunteer group, we are striving to preserve the ecological environment and biodiversity by removing exotic plants from national parks and protecting wild animals.

For biodiversity conservations, we expand green spaces in proportion to the building area of worksites, creating eco-friendly and relaxing working conditions. Since 2000, Kia has conducted a thorough review of potential soil polluting facilities, shutting them down without a single case of pollution leakage.

Biodiversity Risk Assessment

Kia, recognizing the importance of biodiversity, conducts biodiversity risk assessment and strives to actively respond to biodiversity risks-related business impacts and dependence. In 2023, biodiversity risk assessment was conducted for regions where Kia's global business sites are located using WWF's Biodiversity Risk Filter (BRF). We analyzed the dependence and impact of biodiversity based on the region where the business site is located.

According to the result of the assessment, the biodiversity-related reputational risks are low, but some of the physical risks were identified as vulnerable risks for areas where the Kia's production sites are located. It was confirmed that physical risks, such as the risk of Limited Wild Flora & Fauna Availability, although to some degree each areas have different exposure to the risk, is high. Kia will continue to monitor the biodiversity of its business sites and nearby areas, and promote various eco-friendly improvement activities to preserve biodiversity.

Overseas Worksites Environmental Performance

Kia Autoland Slovakia

Kia Autoland Slovakia table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (1,000 t) 30 35 33
Per-unit emissions (kgCO2eq/vehicle) 0.1 0.1 0.1

* Slovakia Plant’s all consumed electricity is produced via renewable energy sources

Kia China

Kia China Table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (1,000 t) 161 111 118
Per-unit emissions (kgCO2eq/vehicle) 0.7 0.7 0.8

Kia Autoland Georgia

Kia Autoland Georgia Table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (1,000 t) 82 76 78
Per-unit emissions (kgCO2eq/vehicle) 0.4 0.3 0.2

Kia Mexico

Kia Mexico Table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (1,000 t) 76 74 82
Per-unit emissions (kgCO2eq/vehicle) 0.3 0.3 0.3

Kia India

Kia India Table
2020 2021 2022
Total emissions (1,000 t) 96 111 123
Per-unit emissions (kgCO2eq/vehicle) 0.6 0.5 0.4

* India Plant was newly constructed in December 2019 and its emission amount was aggregated from 2020.
* More information than the above environmental management data can be found in the Kia 2022 CDP Report.