Korea Zinc reviews carbon-reduction strategy

Korea Zinc announced on Nov. 24 that the company had held its third ESG Committee meeting of 2025 late last week to review the company’s occupational safety initiatives and discuss its strategy for reducing carbon emissions.

The company convenes the committee regularly as part of its efforts to strengthen long-term sustainability management. The meeting was attended by ESG Committee members.

Key agenda items included a progress review of the company’s 2025 Safety and Health Plan, approved by the board in March, and a report on the completion of Korea Zinc’s Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions inventory, along with plans for its use.

The committee first examined the status of the company’s safety and health management system, including process safety management and other programs under the 2025 plan.

Korea Zinc’s safety roadmap centers on placing safety and health as its highest priority and fostering voluntary participation across the organization, according to the company.

Korean Zinc noted that the plan consists of 115 detailed action items across 12 categories. As of the third quarter, 86 percent of these tasks had been completed, with the remainder on track for execution throughout the year.

Korea Zinc then reported progress on its Scope 3 emissions inventory, an effort underway since 2021, the firm said.

Scope 3 emissions refer to greenhouse gases generated across the supply chain going beyond direct emissions from company facilities (Scope 1) and purchased energy (Scope 2).

As of last year, the company completed measurements for 11 of the 15 Scope 3 categories. Korea Zinc plans to develop detailed reduction strategies for the categories it can directly influence and integrate these findings into broader climate governance and policy development, including its long-term climate response strategy.

“As a company operating within a key national industry, we are committed to enhancing our sustainability capabilities through initiatives such as appointing an outside director as board chair and establishing the ESG Committee and the Sustainability Management Council,” a Korea Zinc representative said.

“This year, we strengthened the substance of our ESG management by systematically reviewing core tasks in safety, health, and the environment, and going forward, we will develop concrete roadmaps to achieve meaningful results.”

Short for Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance, ESG refers to the three major factors used to evaluate the sustainability and societal impact of a corporation or business.