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Environmental

Social

Governance
Greenhouse Gas

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Data Scope

Total GHG emissions 1)

tCO₂eq

6,025

5,864

5,735

6,699

6,827

  • Scope 1 (Direct emissions)

tCO₂eq

676

640

601

877

831

  • Scope 2 (Indirect emissions)

tCO₂eq

5,349

5,224

5,134

5,822

5,995

  • Scope 1+2

tCO₂eq

6,025

5,864

5,735

6,699

6,827

  • Yugu Plant

tCO₂eq

2,439

2,412

2,555

2,803

2,484

  • Incheon Plant

tCO₂eq

651

695

639

797

886

  • Pocheon Plant

tCO₂eq

189

202

220

235

255

  • Environmental Technology Institute (Research and development center)

tCO₂eq

1,889

1,849

1,660

1,835

1,730

  • Seoul Office

tCO₂eq

439

427

396

694

761

  • Logistics Center

tCO₂eq

292

279

265

335

711

  • Solar Power Plant (001)

tCO₂eq

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1

  • Scope 3 (Other indirect emissions)

tCO₂eq

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

59

  • Commute

tCO₂eq

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

59

  • S1+S2 Intensity 2)

tCO₂eq/100 million KRW

0.252

0.232

0.221

0.238

0.243

  • Refrigerant usage in product manufacturing

kg

51,230

46,360

38,530

45,420

36,100

Yugu Plant, Incheon Plant
  • Eco-friendly Refrigerant Usage in Product Manufacturing

kg

5,320

4,010

3,331

1,300

3,310

Yugu Plant, Incheon Plant
  1. Based on Scope 1 emissions + Scope 2 emissions
  2. Based on individual sales
  •  * Note: Cosmetics Research Institute closed in 2018 (emissions 126 tCO₂eq)
Energy

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Data Scope

Total Consumption

GJ

121,789

119,479

115,964

137,272

140,484

  • Direct Energy (Total)

GJ

10,796

11,062

9,445

14,813

14,419

  • LPG 1)

GJ

41

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  • Gasoline

GJ

2,533

2,587

2,109

1,892

1,833

  • Diesel

GJ

1,535

2,773

1,618

1,865

772

  • LNG

GJ

554

201

184

4,165

5,051

  • Kerosene

GJ

225

338

148

144

118

  • Propane

GJ

5,908

5,163

5,386

6,748

6,644

Indirect Energy (Total)

GJ

110,994

108,417

106,519

122,459

126,066

  • Electricity

GJ

110,142

107,564

105,702

121,653

125,281

  • Others (on-site solar self-generation facilities)

GJ

852

853

817

806

785

Total renewable energy consumption 2)

GJ

852

853

817

806

785

Total energy intensity (intensity)

GJ / KRW 100 million

5.08

4.72

4.47

4.88

4.99

  1. No usage since 2018
  2. Same as usage of on-site solar self-generation facilities
  3. Based on individual sales
Water

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Data Scope

Total Consumption/ Discharge Volume 1)

ton

71,347

90,423

81,528

91,606

86,457

  • Yugu/Incheon/Pocheon Plant
  • Yugu Logistics Center
  • Environmental Technology Institute (Seoul National Univ.)
  • G Tower (Seoul Office)

Total Net Freshwater Consumption

  • Water Supply

ton

49,385

60,519

64,751

66,953

67,021

  • Underground Water

ton

21,962

29,904

16,777

24,653

19,436

Water Usage by Site

  • Seoul Office (G Tower) 2)

ton

N/A

N/A

N/A

7,373

11,586

  • Yugu Plant

ton

34,501

44,357

30,420

34,045

32,261

  • Incheon Plant

ton

4,401

5,725

4,827

5,870

8,214

  • Pocheon Plant

ton

594

1,771

3,221

1,925

1,710

  • Environmental Technology Institute (R&D Center)

ton

26,045

33,183

32,748

34,755

25,180

  • Logistics Center (Yugu)

ton

5,806

5,387

10,312

7,638

7,506

Total Water Intensity (intensity) 3)

ton/100 million KRW

2.98

3.57

3.15

3.23

3.07

  1. Total Consumption = Total Discharge Volume
  2. Measuring since March 2021
  3. KRW 100 million
Materials(Product) input

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Data Scope

Total Consumption 1)

ton

16,768

17,670

16,100

14,488

14,906

  • Non-renewable Raw Materials (Total)

ton

16,768

17,670

16,100

14,488

14,906

Filter: Water purifier, bidet
Product: Water purifier, air purifier, bidet, water softeners, food processors (domestic)
  • Plastic 2)

ton

10,100

10,947

9,982

8,974

9,209

  • Metal

ton

4,537

4,419

4,159

3,622

3,752

  • Packaging

ton

2,131

2,304

1,959

1,892

1,945

  • Renewable Raw Materials 3)

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5

  1. Total non-renewable sources
  2. Increased usage due to increased domestic sales volume
  3. Percentage of plastic recycled materials applied to five bidet models (weight of plastic recycled materials/weight of plastic applied to product *100)
Waste

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Data Scope

Total waste generated 1)

ton

23,540

23,703

23,451

23,751

25,214

  • Product-related waste

ton

13,866

13,609

13,204

13,463

14,894

Domestic recyclers of our products
  • Recycling and reuse

ton

13,866

13,609

13,204

12,665

14,018

  • Incineration (energy recovery) 2)

ton

0

0

0

798

876

  • Incineration (no energy recovery)

ton

0

0

0

0

0

  • Landfill

ton

0

0

0

0

0

  • Service-related waste

ton

8,823

9,124

9,191

9,359

9,107

Branches and depots
  • Recycling and reuse

ton

2,292

2,292

2,407

2,527

2,653

  • Incineration (energy recovery) 3)

ton

6,531

6,832

6,784

6,833

6,454

  • Incineration (no energy recovery)

ton

0

0

0

0

0

  • Landfill

ton

0

0

0

0

0

  • Waste from operations (manufacturing plants)

ton

851

970

1,056

929

1,213

3 domestic factories (Yugu, Incheon, Pocheon) and some recycling companies
  • Recycling and reuse

ton

543

598

656

521

910

  • Incineration (energy recovery)

ton

151

155

169

181

282

  • Incineration (no energy recovery) 4)

ton

157

217

231

226

21

  • Landfill 5)

ton

0

0

0

0

0

Waste recycling rate

%

99.3

99.1

99.0

99.0

99.9

Total designated (hazardous) waste generated

ton

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

34

  • Recycling and reuse

ton

16,701

16,499

16,266

15,919

17,740

  • Incineration (energy recovery)

ton

6,682

6,987

6,953

7,544

7,320

  • Incineration (no energy recovery)

ton

157

217

231

226

21

  • Landfill 5)

ton

0

0

0

0

0

  • Other

ton

0

0

0

0

0

  1. Expansion of mattress waste management area (2nd half of 2021~)
  2. SRF recycling of partial mattress waste
  3. SRF recycling of service product waste
  4. Incineration of some business sites → Expansion of SRF recycling ('22)
  5. Coway has no landfill waste.
Eco-friendly Products and Services

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Data Scope

Environmental Certification Status

Environmental mark certification

cases

17

27

17

27

43

Water footprint

cases

1

0

1

0

0

Eco-friendly products and services

Sales of green products

KRW 100 million

8,002

8,969

8,002

8,969

9,104

Percentage of green product sales

%

30.3

31.4

30.3

31.4

32.7

  • Type 1 1)

%

6.8

6

6.8

6

4.82

  • Type 2 2)

%

17.6

21.3

17.6

21.3

24.72

  • Type 3 3)

%

5.9

4.1

5.9

4.1

2.9

Eco-Friendly (Green) purchase amount

KRW 1 million

N/A

N/A

N/A

656

604

Percentage of eco-friendly (green) purchases

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

3.5

3.5

Execution of environmental investments

Total cost of environmental investment execution

KRW 1 million

1,193

1,502

1,716

1,056

2,585

Domestic 3 factories, TQA office
  • Facility operation 4)

KRW 1 million

377

850

448

444

626

  • System operation 5)

KRW 1 million

408

303

291

325

400

  • Communication 6)

KRW 1 million

328

227

165

176

311

  • Environmental new business 7)

KRW 1 million

80

122

813

111

1,248

  1. ISO 14024
  2. ISO 14021
  3. ISO 14025
  4. Purchase and improve environmental safety-related equipment for production lines
  5. Expand system advancement for product and component regulatory response
  6. Strengthen response to environmental laws and regulations
  7. Building solar power and strengthening regulatory networks
Environmental Regulations

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Data Scope

Number of environmental violations 1)

cases

0

0

0

0

0

Domestic 3 factories (Yugu, Incheon, Pocheon)

Year-end environmental liability costs 2)

KRW

0

0

0

0

0

Fines for violations 3)

KRW

0

0

0

0

0

  1. Number of legal obligations/regulatory violations
  2. Fines or penalties not yet paid, including estimated fines for cases not yet closed (incurred in other years)
  3. Fines paid related to environmental or ecosystem issues
Total Employee Status ※

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Total number of employees in Korea

persons

4,905

4,958

6,458

6,489

6,461

By age

Under 30

persons

340

307

468

292

318

  • Male

persons

127

116

256

144

170

  • Female

persons

213

191

212

148

148

30 to 49

persons

3,471

3,324

4,625

4,541

4,452

  • Male

persons

1,492

1,469

2,886

2,823

2,811

  • Female

persons

1,979

1,855

1,739

1,718

1,641

50 and over

persons

1,094

1,327

1,365

1,656

1,691

  • Male

persons

131

195

373

507

537

  • Female

persons

963

1,132

992

1,149

1,154

By gender

Number of male employees

persons

1,750

1,780

3,515

3,474

3,518

Number of female employees

persons

3,155

3,178

2,943

3,015

2,943

Percentage of female employees

%

64.32

64.10

45.57

46.46

45.6

Percentage of female employees in STEM 1)

%

22.6

16

19.7

19.8

20

Number of women in management 2)

persons

757

762

667

692

742

  • Entry-level 3)

%

57.1

56.3

45.2

46.1

41.2

  • Intermediate 4)

%

16

16

17

16

18

  • Advanced 5)

%

2

1

6

6

6

By employment type

Number of full-time employees

persons

4,637

4,735

6,320

6,359

6,323

Number of temporary employees

persons

268

223

138

130

138

Percentage of full-time employees

%

94.5

95.5

97.9

98

97.9

Percentage of contractors

%

5.5

4.5

2.1

2

2.1

By job function

Production

persons

300

328

381

376

381

Sales

persons

3,184

3,192

2,772

2,940

2,762

Researcher

persons

354

364

428

436

429

Office work

persons

1,047

1,054

1,374

1,254

1,316

Service Technician

persons

0

0

1,452

1,460

1,522

Other

persons

20

20

51

23

51

Minority group

Number of people with disabilities

persons

0

0

69

80

102

Percentage of people with disabilities

%

0

0

1.1

1.2

1.6

Number of foreigners

persons

5

5

10

10

10

  • South Korea

persons

4,900

4,953

6,448

6,479

6,451

  • United States

persons

3

2

3

3

3

  • Iran

persons

0

0

1

0

1

  • Japan

persons

1

1

1

1

1

  • China

persons

1

1

3

3

3

  • Canada

persons

0

0

0

1

3

  • Australia

persons

0

1

1

1

1

  • New Zealand

persons

0

0

1

1

1

Total overseas employees

Total headcount

persons

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

4,222

International dispatching

persons

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

37

Local hiring

persons

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

4,185

  •  ※ Excluding internal/external directors, expatriates, and corporate heads
  1. DX Center, Finance Department, Environmental Technology Institute
  2. Mid-level managers
  3. Manager and above, branch director, branch manager
  4. TF Director and above, general director (excluding entry-level)
  5. Executives
  6. Production + production support staff
  7. Technical manager, including junior, senior, head, chief (CS)
  8. Executive+Lecturer+Generalist+Specialist
  9. Service manager, service quality manager
  10. Other positions
Executive Status

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

By age

30 to under 50

persons

11

12

18

11

14

  • Male

persons

10

12

14

7

10

  • Female

persons

1

0

4

4

4

50 and over

persons

14

13

17

20

19

  • Male

persons

13

12

15

18

17

  • Female

persons

1

1

2

2

2

Employee Compensation

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Long-term incentives

Number of employees covered by long-term incentive programs 1)

persons

6

2

N/A

N/A

2

Percentage of employees covered by long-term incentive programs 2)

%

0.12

0.04

0

0

0.03

Average monthly executive salary

Base salary 3)

  • Male

원

3,333,333

24,509,444

43,248,333

44,129,116

51,284,306

  • Female

원

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  • Male to Female Ratio

%

0

0

0

0

0

Base salary + bonus 4)

  • Male

원

28,333,333

191,460,111

65,915,000

113,521,616

115,474,306

  • Female

원

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  • Male to Female Ratio

%

0

0

0

0

0

  1. 2018~2019: Grant of stock options (executives), 2022: Evaluation of long-term performance compensation program (executives and representative directors)
  2. All employees
  3. Registered executives only (excluding outside directors)
  4. Only registered executives (excluding outside directors), bonus is divided into monthly installments and combined with the average monthly salary (1 year's bonus/12 months)
Recruitment Status

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020 1)

2021

2022

Total number of new hires

persons

663

589

1,957

671

427

Job position

Executive

persons

2

9

14

1

2

By gender

Male

persons

253

217

1,686

398

277

Female

persons

410

372

271

273

150

By age group

Under 30

persons

179

145

53

180

130

30 to under 50

persons

412

350

1,303

466

270

50 and over

persons

72

94

164

25

27

By nationality

Korea

persons

663

588

1,956

666

425

Overseas

persons

N/A

1

1

5

2

  1. Service manager (1,498) hired in 2020
Employee Retention

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Turnover rate

%

7.4

10.8

5.8

11

7

Total employee turnover

persons

363

535

373

713

455

Voluntary turnover rate 1)

%

95.9

92.3

92.8

92.1

90.8

Job position

Employees

persons

346

483

334

653

411

Executives

persons

2

11

12

4

2

Age

Under 30

persons

103

117

48

101

68

30 to under 50

persons

203

345

229

311

285

50 and over

persons

42

73

69

245

60

Gender

Male

persons

143

175

157

210

219

Female

persons

205

319

216

447

194

Nationality

Korea

persons

348

493

346

657

411

Involuntary turnover rate 2)

%

4.1

7.7

7.2

7.9

9.2

Job position

Employees

persons

15

41

26

56

42

Executives

persons

0

0

1

0

0

Age

Under 30

persons

2

2

1

0

3

30 to under 50

persons

11

28

11

16

6

50 and over

persons

2

11

15

40

33

Gender

Male

persons

3

11

11

13

15

Female

persons

12

30

16

43

27

Nationality

Korea

persons

15

41

27

56

42

Average years of service

years

7.5

8.1

6.8

6.9

7.81

Gender

Male

years

7.7

8.2

5

5.3

6.15

Female

years

7.5

8

8.6

8.6

9.79

  1. Retirement classification Dismissal[retirement] at one's own request, executive retirement, early retirement
  2. Retirement classification Recommended resignation, natural resignation, retirement age, disciplinary resignation
Talent Development

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of people trained (Cumulative)

persons

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

46,762

Total training costs (Company-wide, including sales) 1)

KRW 1 million

N/A

9,397

4,364

3,064

3,548

Total training costs (Human Resource Development Team) 2)

KRW 1 million

N/A

1,523

549

514

872

Total training hours (Talent Development Team) 3)

hours

N/A

109,735

97,207

93,760

132,229

Training cost per person 4)

KRW

N/A

1,221,331

432,624

342,438

566,234

Training hours per person 5)

hours/person

N/A

88

77

62

86

  1. General, sales training, technical services, other transportation expenses, and in-kind (educational products)
  2. Training expenses for general positions organized by the HR team E-learning and language courses are deducted from salary if not completed and are not included in training expenses.
  3. Training time for general positions organized by the HR team
  4. Training cost per person for general positions managed by HRD team
  5. Training hours per person for general positions organized by HRD team
Employee Complaint Status

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of complaints filed

cases

59

28

46

33

30

Complaint handling

cases

59

28

46

33

30

Resolution rates

%

100

100

100

100

100

Actions taken against Discrimination and Harassment in 2021

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Discriminatory behaviors

cases

Integrated with the complaints issued

Percentage of actions taken against discriminatory behaviors

%

Workplace harassment

cases

Percentage of actions taken against workplace harassment

%

Performance Evaluation

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Frequency of performance reviews

times

5

5

6

6

9

Percentage of employees receiving performance reviews by type

Target management

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1

Multidimensional performance evaluation

%

2

2

2

2

4

Formal employee comparison rankings by employee category

%

3

3

4

4

4

Percentage of employees who received a performance review

%

30

31

47

54

99

Labor Union

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Labor unionization rate

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

19.8

34.3

Number of labor-management meetings

times

5

4

5

4

4

Consultation agenda

cases

8

7

9

12

87

Agenda items

cases

8

7

9

12

87

Parental Leave

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Total employees using parental leave

persons

110

114

109

129

149

Gender

Male

persons

17

8

12

34

87

Female

persons

93

106

97

95

62

Number of employees who returned to work after taking parental leave

persons

110

114

109

129

141

Gender

Male

persons

17

8

12

34

79

Female

persons

93

106

97

95

62

Employees who returned to work after taking parental leave and stayed for 12 months

persons

89

83

45

90

132

Gender

Male

persons

12

6

3

58

75

Female

persons

77

77

42

32

57

Return to work rates after taking parental leave

%

100

100

100

100

94.6

Gender

Male

%

100

100

100

100

90.8

Female

%

100

100

100

100

100

Retention rate after returning from parental leave (12 months)

%

80.9

72.8

41.3

69.8

88.6

Gender

Male

%

70.6

75

25

170.6

86.2

Female

%

82.8

72.6

43.3

33.7

91.9

Occupational Safety and Health ※

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of industrial accidents

cases

0

1

15

225

268

Employees

cases

0

1

15

225

268

Subcontractors and suppliers

cases

0

0

0

0

0

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)

persons/million hours

0.23

0.18

2.21

5.23

6.29

Employees

persons/million hours

0.23

0.18

2.21

5.23

6.29

Subcontractors and suppliers

persons/million hours

0

0

0

0

0

Industrial accident rate

%

0

0.02

0.23

0.9

1.26

Employees

%

0

0.02

0.23

0.9

1.26

Subcontractors and suppliers

%

0

0

0

0

0

Fatalities

cases

0

0

0

0

0

Employees

cases

0

0

0

0

0

Subcontractors and suppliers

cases

0

0

0

0

0

Number of supplier health and safety competency assessments conducted

times

0

0

0

0

2

Number of supplier risk factors identified

cases

10

10

9

19

28

Percentage of supplier risk factors improved during the year

%

100

100

100

100

100

Percentage of complaints handled through supplier safety complaint channels

%

100

100

100

100

100

  • ※ Based on domestic business sites
Social Contribution

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Types of social contributions

Social contribution cash investment ratio

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

35

13.2

Social contribution in-kind investment ratio

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

34

27.5

Investment rate for social contribution expenses

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

31

59.3

Number of employees participating in social contribution activities

persons

1,776

3,128

258

0

610

Cost of social contribution activities (total)

KRW 100 million

8.4

6.5

21.5

11.4

10.7

Political and association contributions

Political contributions1)

KRW 1,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Association contributions

KRW 1,000

430,162

505,759

481,636

464,656

31,000

  1. Coway does not make political contributions pursuant to Article 31 (Limitation of Contributions) of the Political Funds Act.
Suppliers

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

All suppliers (total)

companies

N/A

N/A

203

234

202

Primary suppliers (all)

companies

N/A

N/A

116

144

112

  • Core suppliers

companies

68

68

69

71

71

Secondary and above suppliers (all)

companies

52

47

87

90

90

  • Core suppliers

companies

52

47

87

90

90

Share of purchases from suppliers

All Partners (total)

%

N/A

N/A

100

100

100

Primary suppliers (all)

%

N/A

N/A

57

62

76

  • Core suppliers

%

N/A

N/A

34

30

64

Secondary and above suppliers (all)

%

N/A

N/A

43

38

24

  • Core suppliers

%

N/A

N/A

43

38

24

Supplier ESG assessment

Primary suppliers with ESG risk assessment

companies

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

10

  • Primary suppliers categorized as high risk

companies

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

Secondary and above suppliers with ESG risk assessment

companies

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

  • Secondary and above suppliers categorized as high risk

companies

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

Percentage of primary suppliers with an ESG risk assessment

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

9

Percentage of secondary and above suppliers with ESG risk assessments

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

Support for suppliers

Operation of win-win fund for suppliers

KRW 1 million

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

Amount of technology development support for suppliers

KRW 1 million

36

47

374

5

2,006

Number and protection of technology development support for suppliers

cases

16

8

19

8

561

Expansion of sales to suppliers

KRW 1 million

N/A

N/A

181

382

200

Supplier Welfare Benefits

units

N/A

122

8,625

75,500

1,035

Supplier Capacity Building (Training)

individuals

548

186

224

547

374

Number of Complaints Received from Suppliers

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

Percentage of Comments Handled through Complaint Channels

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

Distribution Network Quality Control and Auditing

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Percentage of Distributors (Suppliers) that have updated Customer Service Quality Documentation

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100

Percentage of Distributors (Suppliers) with Regular Internal Audits of their Product/Service Distribution Network

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100

Percentage of Distributors (Suppliers) with Regular External Audits according to a Company-defined Quality Management System

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100

Percentage of Distributors (Suppliers) with Regular External Audits based on ISO9000 Series or other Generally Accepted Quality Management Systems (%)

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100

Customer Satisfaction

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Percentage of satisfied respondents in the customer satisfaction (C-NPS) survey

%

84.5

82.7

86.9

86.8

92

C-NPS survey results

%

79.4

75.1

82.5

82.8

89.7

Customer complaint resolution rate

%

100

100

100

97.3

99.9

Number of customer complaints handled

cases

55,860

179,343

268,915

191,502

235,780

Board Status

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Average Board of Directors Tenure 1)

years

45 months

8 months

10 months

22 months

30 months

Board Operation

Board Attendance

%

98.6

96.6

100

97.9

100

Board Re-election Rate

%

57.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Independent Director Attendance by Committee

Independent Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

%

100

83.3

100

Not Held

100

Audit Committee

%

100

94.3

100

100

100

Number of Audit Committee Meetings

times

4

7

7

4

4

Expertise

Management Professionals

persons

4

2

3

3

3

Percentage of Management Professionals

%

57.1

28.6

42.9

42.9

37.5

Industry Specialists

persons

1

2

2

2

2

Percentage of Industry Specialists

%

14.3

28.6

28.6

28.6

25

Legal Professionals

persons

1

1

1

1

2

Percentage of Legal Professionals

%

14.3

14.3

14.3

14.3

25

Finance/Accounting Professionals

persons

1

2

1

1

1

Percentage of Finance/Accounting Professionals

%

14.3

28.6

14.3

14.3

12.5

Board Composition

Executive Directors

persons

1

1

3

3

3

Independent Directors

persons

4

5

4

4

5

Other Non-executive Directors

persons

2

1

0

0

0

Number of Female Directors2)

persons

0

0

0

0

1

Number of Female Executives Who Are Not Controlling Shareholders and Relatives2)

persons

0

0

0

0

1

  1. The average tenure of your employees at the end of the year
  2. Appointed March 31, 2022
Board Remuneration

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Highest Compensation

KRW 1,000

700,604

3,131,650

776,947

1,124,025

1,236,810

Average Employee Compensation

KRW 1,000

56,882

60,697

52,427

55,353

57,000

Highest Compensation as a Percentage of Average Employee Compensation

times

12.3

51.6

14.8

20.3

21.7

Total Compensation of Registered Directors

KRW 1,000

700,604

4,825,071

1,783,196

2,442,311

2,853,001

Average Compensation per Registered Person

KRW 1,000

700,604

4,825,071

594,399

814,104

951,000

Total Compensation of Outside Directors

KRW 1,000

30,968

106,919

50,810

42,000

73,613

Average Compensation per Outside Director

KRW 1,000

30,968

35,640

50,810

42,000

36,806

Total Compensation for Audit Committee Members

KRW 1,000

163,089

92,210

122,017

126,000

126,000

Average Compensation per Audit Committee Member

KRW 1,000

40,772

30,737

40,672

42,000

42,000

Non-audit Service Fees Compared to Audit Service Fees Paid to External Auditors

%

0

104.5

3.9

6.6

0

Ethical Management

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Employee/Supplier misconduct reports (Total)

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

7

34

Gifts/Favors

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

1

Information leakage

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

1

1

Unfair trade

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

2

7

Embezzlement/Misappropriation

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

2

Harassment/Sexual harassment

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

1

4

Other misconduct

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

3

19

Product/Service/Sales customer complaints (total)

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

105

24

Product/Service

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

17

3

Delayed processing/unfriendliness

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

37

11

Poor response/lack of guidance

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

11

5

Irregular sales

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

40

5

Percentage of workplaces where corruption diagnosis was conducted

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

100

100

Measures for code of ethics violations

cases

N/A

N/A

N/A

11

11

Ethics Training

Total participants

persons

4,245

196

5,944

438

6,091

Engagement rate

%

89

100

90

100

100

Fines and Settlements for Anti-trust/Anti-competitive behavior

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Total amount

KRW

0

0

0

0

0

Percentage of revenue

%

0

0

0

0

0

Corruption and Bribery Cases

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Total number of corruption and bribery cases

cases

0

0

0

0

0

Knowledge Value

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Research and development expenses 1)

KRW 1 million

77,075

75,308

74,477

98,192

95,759

Percentage of sales

%

2.85

2.49

2.30

2.68

2.48

Research and development personnel

persons(FTE)

354

364

428

436

429

  1. Company-wide, total cost of the labor + SG&A fees + product development projects
Patents and Intellectual Property

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Total

cases

4,456

5,026

5,274

6,526

6,851

Patent

cases

930

1,107

1,147

1,946

2,129

Utility

cases

17

10

3

33

41

Trademark

cases

2,841

3,124

3,283

3,601

3,662

Designs

cases

668

785

841

946

1,019

  • ※ Number of rights retained
Violations of Privacy Laws/Regulations

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of privacy and cybersecurity breaches

cases

0

0

0

0

0

Number of breaches involving customer privacy

cases

0

0

0

0

0

Number of customers impacted by data breaches

persons

0

0

0

0

0

Total amount of fines, penalties, citations, etc. issued for data protection and cybersecurity-related incidents

KRW

0

0

0

0

0

Participation in Information Security Training

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of employees participants

persons

N/A

4,888

4,729

6,172

6,046

Partner companies participation rate

%

N/A

100

100

100

100

Fiduciary/contractor participation rate

%

N/A

100

100

100

100

Product Recalls

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of product lines whose products were recalled

lines

0

0

0

0

0

The cost of the recall for the business year

KRW

0

0

0

0

0

Revenue

KRW

0

0

0

0

0

Recall costs as a percentage of annual revenue

%

0

0

0

0

0

Tax Report

Category

Unit

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Net income before income tax expenses

Thousand KRW

468,567,061

451,418,558

540,379,082

658,552,414

683,308,004

  • Korea

Thousand KRW

438,373,398

386,656,581

377,091,478

475,854,904

542,576,361

  • Asia

Thousand KRW

27,929,346

63,293,609

144,167,766

177,485,629

142,319,325

  • Americas

Thousand KRW

2,264,317

1,468,368

19,119,838

5,547,014

465,668

  • Europe

Thousand KRW

N/A

N/A

N/A

-335,133

-2,053,350

Corporate tax burden

Korea

Thousand KRW

112,027,857

95,817,622

93,042,670

122,850,190

139,535,548

Asia

Thousand KRW

5,702,416

16,965,720

40,831,343

52,375,057

49,092,704

Americas

Thousand KRW

763,669

994,762

4,368,234

708,029

68,282

Europe

Thousand KRW

N/A

N/A

N/A

-5,626

-19,610

Tax credit

Thousand KRW

-142,015

-182,651

-4,474

-35,122

-221

Permanent difference

Thousand KRW

-432,685

6,146,218

-3,187,694

2,348,730

7,560,628

Deferred tax unrecognized among temporary differences

Thousand KRW

5,910,785

1,869,336

7,707,974

7,793,800

19,212,724

Corporate tax payment (refund)

Thousand KRW

-4,770,130

627,398

-7,928,719

N/A

N/A

Others

Thousand KRW

-304,324

-3,027,522

838,888

7,031,261

10,062,333

Income tax expense

Korea

Thousand KRW

109,748,571

124,806,100

144,963,137

92,360,480

200,998,695

Asia

Thousand KRW

10,699,296

26,365,309

44,055,817

54,860,374

70,667,253

Americas

Thousand KRW

25,424

250,235

3,009,865

5,768,401

6,512,020

Europe

Thousand KRW

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal tax rate

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

26.71

27.61

Effective tax rate items

Profit before tax (Korea)

Thousand KRW

438,373,398

386,656,581

377,091,478

475,854,904

542,576,361

Profit before tax (Asia)

Thousand KRW

27,929,346

63,293,609

144,167,766

177,485,629

142,319,325

Profit before tax (Americas)

Thousand KRW

2,264,317

1,468,368

19,119,838

5,547,014

465,668

Profit before tax (Europe)

Thousand KRW

N/A

N/A

N/A

-335,133

-2,053,350

Taxes reported

KRW

118,755,573

119,210,883

135,668,222

193,066,319

225,512,388

Effective tax rate

%

25.34

26.41

25.11

29.32

33

Cash taxes paid

KRW

120,473,291

151,421,644

192,028,819

152,989,255

278,177,968

Cash tax rate

%

25.71

33.54

35.54

23.23

40.71