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ESG Evaluation Ratings from the Korea Corporate Governance Service

년도별 ESG 평가등급
Year Evaluated Integrated Rating Environmental (E) Social (S) Governance (G)
2023
Definition of ESG Evaluation Ratings

ESG Ratings

  • - ESG ratings help participants of the capital market to understand the level of ESG-related risks of listed companies more intuitively and to use them when making investment decisions.
  • - There are seven ESG ratings: S, A+, A, B+, B, C and D.

ESG 등급정의
S A+ A B+ B C D
Outstanding Excellent Very Good Good Moderate Bad Very bad

ESG Ratings and Their Meaning

ESG 등급 명칭 및 의미
Rating Meaning
S The company has faithfully followed the guidelines for a sustainable management system as suggested by the best practices for governance, environment and society. There is very low possibility of damage of shareholder value due to non-financial risks.
A+ The company has faithfully followed the guidelines for a sustainable management system as suggested by the best practices for governance, environment and society. There is significantly low possibility of damage of shareholder value due to non-financial risks.
A The company has a proper sustainable management system as suggested by the best practices for governance, environment and society. There is low possibility of damage of shareholder value due to non-financial risks.
B+ The company needs to make more efforts to build a sustainable management system as suggested by the best practices for governance, environment and society. There is a some possibility of damage of shareholder value due to non-financial risks.
B The company needs to make more efforts to build a sustainable management system as suggested by the best practices for governance, environment and society. There is a possibility of damage of shareholder value due to non-financial risks.
C The company absolutely needs to make efforts to build a sustainable management system as suggested by the best practices for governance, environment and society. There is a significant possibility of damage of shareholder value due to non-financial risks.
D The company barely has a sustainable management system as suggested by the best practices for governance, environment and society. We are concerned about the damage of shareholder value due to non-financial risks