KT Sustainvest Achieves Highest ESG Rating 'AA'

The Only Telecommunications Company Included in the Top 50 ESG Companies
Excellent Ratings Across Environment, Social, and Governance Areas

KT has announced on the 20th that it has received the highest grade, AA, in the 'ESG Management Evaluation' conducted by Sustainvest, an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating agency.

Students participating in the 'Digital Detox Camp' held in August as part of KT's Digital Citizen Project are engaging in experiential activities. Photo by KT

KT received the highest rating among 1,248 companies in Sustainvest's mid-year evaluation and was the only company in the telecommunications industry selected as one of the 'Top 50 ESG Best Companies.' It also received high ratings in the 2024 ESG evaluations by the Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS) and Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI).

In this evaluation, KT was highly rated across all areas of environment, society, and governance. In the environmental sector, efforts to transition to energy-efficient facilities, such as the introduction of the 'AI-based Telecom Room Cooling Temperature Optimization Solution,' were well received. KT was the first in the domestic telecommunications industry to calculate greenhouse gas emissions on a consolidated basis, implemented biodiversity conservation activities, and promoted the disclosure of climate-related information.

In the social sector, KT achieved 'Zero Major Accidents among KT Group and Partner Companies' for two consecutive years by conducting regular and ad-hoc risk assessments involving employee participation. It established a safety and health management system by publishing a casebook on accident prevention to avoid recurrence of occupational accidents and worked on building a systematic ESG management system, including securing safety measures at each stage of customer personal information processing.

Additionally, KT received the Ethics Champion Award for the first time among domestic companies at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards ceremony organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through its Digital Citizen Project.

O Tae-seong, Executive Director of KT’s ESG Management Promotion Office, said, "The upgrade in this ESG evaluation rating is the result of KT’s dedicated efforts to create environmental and social value for a sustainable future. KT will continue to build a digital ecosystem where customers and society can grow together."