POSCO Group ESG Strategy

POSCO Group defines ESG management as exercising green leadership, building a sustainable society, and advancing governance. Anchored on GREEN as the keyword embodying eco-friendly future materials, we established the following five ESG strategies encompassing each of the three areas of Environment, Social, and Governance.

• ESG Strategic direction - Leading eco-friendly leadership, Creating a sustainable social community, Realizing real value by advancing governance structure
• Five Strategies - Green Competency, Responsible Value Chain, Employee Happiness, Ethics & Intergrity, New Governance For Real Value
• Focus Area - Green Competency(climate change response(low-carbon process/efficiency ↑), eco-friendly Biz expansion(product/service development〮sales), minimizing environmental impact(air/water/biodiversity) all core ESG agenda)
  Responsible Value Chain - supply chain ESG management(human rights/safety/carbon) - core ESG agenda, venture ecosystem strengthening, strategic CSR
  Employee Happiness - creating safe work environment(accident index Zero) - core ESG agenda, human rights protection(DEI&B) - core ESG agenda, talent development
  Ethics & Integrity - ethics / compliance - core ESG agenda, fair trade, tax risk management
  New Governance For Real Value - board operation(independence/expertise/diversity), shareholder rights protection, ESG communication enhancement

ESG Strategic direction

Leading eco-friendly leadership, Creating a sustainable social community, Realizing real value by advancing governance structure

Five Strategies

Green Competency, Responsible Value Chain, Employee Happiness, Ethics & Intergrity, New Governance For Real Value

Focus Area

• Green Competency(climate change response(low-carbon process/efficiency ↑), eco-friendly Biz expansion(product/service development〮sales), minimizing environmental impact(air/water/biodiversity) all core ESG agenda)
• Responsible Value Chain - supply chain ESG management(human rights/safety/carbon) - core ESG agenda, venture ecosystem strengthening, strategic CSR
• Employee Happiness - creating safe work environment(accident index Zero) - core ESG agenda, human rights protection(DEI&B) - core ESG agenda, talent development
• Ethics & Integrity - ethics / compliance - core ESG agenda, fair trade, tax risk management
• New Governance For Real Value - board operation(independence/expertise/diversity), shareholder rights protection, ESG communication enhancement

Sustainability Report

Starting with the '2020 Sustainability Report', POSCO DX has been transparently disclosing and communicating its ESG management performance to stakeholders by publishing a sustainability report every year. We have written this in accordance with the GRI Standards 2021, the global standard for writing sustainability reports, and have reflected SASB industry standards and TCFD recommendations, and are reporting implementation activities that are in line with each goal of the UN SDGs. In addition, we have received third-party certification from an independent certification body to ensure the fairness, reliability, and completeness of the information.

2024 POSCO DX Sustainability Report

This report is the fifth sustainability report of POSCO DX, and transparently discloses the company's sustainable management direction and ESG performance in economic, environmental, and social aspects every year.

In the process of publishing the report, we conducted a double materiality assessment to identify the importance of environmental, social, and financial impacts, and to collect and reflect stakeholder opinions, and selected the reporting topic.

We plan to continue to disclose and manage our will, strategy, and performance for ESG management through the sustainability report. We ask for your interest and trust in POSCO DX's journey, and we will continue to realize "a valuable challenge that changes the world with technology."

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ESG Evaluation · Certification

POSCO DX responds to performance evaluations and certifications for the environment (E), society (S), and governance (G) through ESG evaluation agencies and external certification agencies every year, and promotes advancement of ESG management based on the results.

ESG Evaluation rating

KCGS ESG Evaluation rating

KCGS ESG Evaluation rating(Evaluation year, Integrated rating, Environment, Society, Governance)

Evaluation year	Integrated rating	Environment	Society	Governance
2024년
2023년
2022년
2021년
2020년

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