POSCO E&C adopted ESG management that pursues sustainable growth in terms of environmental, social, and governance factors. Our objective is to respond to the rapidly changing business environment, including the climate crisis and COVID-19 pandemic, and fulfill our social responsibility.
To ensure systematic management, we have set key areas according to our ESG strategy system as follows and established quantitative targets for the medium to long term (2023) to measure our performance.

Environment
Response to Climate Change
Commitment to 2050 Carbon Negative, Conservation of biodiversity
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission | 47,882 tons | |
Waste recycling rate | 99.9% | |
On-site application of environmental technology package |
10 cases | |
Biodiversity-related amounts paid | KRW 10 million | |
No. of animal shelters supported | 15 shelters |
Eco-Friendly Business
Enhancement of eco-friendly portfolio
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
---|---|---|
Amount of eco-friendly businesses order | KRW 445.1 billion | |
Green financing ratio to total borrowings | 23% |

Social
Safety and Health
Safe and pleasant workplace
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
---|---|---|
Injury rate | 0.10% |
Product responsibility
Improving customer satisfaction
with the best quality and service
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
---|---|---|
Korean Standard Quality Excellence Index (KS-QEI) ratings |
1st | |
Korean Standard Well-being & Environment Index (KS-WEI) ratings |
1st | |
Enhancement of THE SHARP brand awareness | 5th | |
Smart construction application rate | 74% | |
Floor impact sound insulation performance | Grade 4 |
Shared Growth
Shared growth through the establishment
of a sustainable supply chain
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
---|---|---|
Number of annual agreements | 11 cases | |
Amounts of eco-friendly products purchased | KRW 43 billion | |
Amounts of financial support for suppliers (Shared Growth Fund) |
KRW 46.8 billion |
Local Community
Reinforcement of CSR in consideration of social and environmental impacts
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
---|---|---|
Proportion of carbon-neutral CSR activities from an ESG perspective |
5% | |
Number of Collective Impact Design (CID) cases among group companies |
- | |
Running total od overseas youth trained for skilled construction workers |
295 persons |
Employee
Nurturing global good citizenship
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
---|---|---|
Developing key talents of core technologies | 30 persons | |
Employment ratio of the disabled | 2.5% | |
Great Work Place (GWP) index | 84 points |

Governance
Risk Management
Advancement of ESG risk management system
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
---|---|---|
Proportion of ESG review in project deliberation | 39% |
Business Ethics
Instilling of fair trade culture
Key KPIs | Performance in 2020 | Goals for 2023 |
---|---|---|
Employee training hours on fair trade and ethics | 15,851 hours | |
Korea Fair Trade Commission’s CP rating | Grade AA |