2025 Coway Sustainability Report

ESG Data

Environmental

GHG Emissions¹⁾

Indicator	Sub-Category	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Scope 1 (Direct emissions)	Total emissions	tCO₂eq	831	11,261	11,395	9,352
Scope 2 (Indirect emissions)	Total emissions	tCO₂eq	5,995	6,780	6,416	7,012
Scope 1+2	Total emissions	tCO₂eq	6,828	18,041	17,811	16,364
	Yugu Plant	tCO₂eq	2,484	1,956	2,077	2,268
	Incheon Plant	tCO₂eq	886	871	13²⁾	58²⁾
	Pocheon Plant	tCO₂eq	255	262	295	304
	Coway R&D Center	tCO₂eq	1,730	1,765	1,828	1,909
	Seoul Office (G-Tower)	tCO₂eq	761	874	987	1,032
	Technical Services	tCO₂eq	-	10,921	10,979	8,900
	Logistics Center	tCO₂eq	711	1,385	1,623	1,884
	Solar Power Plant (001)	tCO₂eq	1	4	4	4
	Solar Power Plant (002)	tCO₂eq	-	3	4	4
Scope 3 (Other indirect emissions)	Total emissions	tCO₂eq	59	17,011	17,686	16,797
	C1. Purchased goods and services³⁾	tCO₂eq	-	5,062	5,638	6,261
	C3. Fuel and energy related activities not included in Scope 1, 2	tCO₂eq	-	331	343	308
	C4. Upstream transportation and distribution	tCO₂eq	-	3,550	3,541	1,429⁴⁾
	C5. Waste generated in operations	tCO₂eq	-	1,104⁵⁾	1,143	1,371
	C6. Business trips of employees	tCO₂eq	-	37	25	38
	C7. Employee commuting	tCO₂eq	59	64	65	73
	C8. Upstream leased assets	tCO₂eq	-	5,755	5,798	6,086
	C13. Downstream leased assets⁶⁾	tCO₂eq	-	190	222	223
	C15. Investment⁷⁾	tCO₂eq	-	919	908	1,009
Scope 1+2 Intensity in KRW⁸⁾		tCO₂eq/KRW 100 million	0.243	0.654	0.572	0.472
GHG Emissions Targets		tCO₂eq	-	-	-	16,525

1) Emissions by category are rounded to whole numbers before being aggregated, which may result in discrepancies with the total
2) Emissions reduction applied through the retirement of RECs
3) Sum of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from 9 major Coway suppliers
4) GHG emissions decreased by 59% due to the consolidation of regional branch operations and changes in delivery operation policies
5) Corrected due to a reporting error in the previous year's report
6) Affiliated company (Coway EnTech) leasing Coway-owned building
7) Affiliated company (BEREX Tech) in which Coway holds a stake
8) Calculated based on individual sales revenue

Refrigerants purchased for product manufacturing

Indicator	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total purchased	kg	39,410	40,440	48,610	47,650
General refrigerants purchased	kg	36,100	34,190	38,310	31,800
Eco-friendly refrigerants purchased	kg	3,310	6,250	10,300	15,850

Energy Consumption¹⁾

Indicator	Sub-Category	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Energy consumption	Total consumption	GJ	140,485	305,293	299,872	283,471
Direct energy	Total consumption	GJ	14,418	162,952	165,146	136,270
	Gasoline	GJ	1,833	3,542	4,271	4,233
	Diesel	GJ	772	148,319	148,922	118,962
	LNG	GJ	5,051	5,113	5,946	6,462
	Kerosene	GJ	118	39	53	15
	Propane	GJ	6,644	5,939	5,954	6,598
Indirect energy	Total consumption	GJ	126,067	142,341	134,726	147,201²⁾
Indirect energy	Electricity	GJ	126,067	142,341	134,726	147,201
Renewable energy consumption	Total consumption	MWh	446	2,178	2,366	2,310³⁾
	Transition of owned REC renewable energy usage (electricity consumption)⁴⁾	MWh	228	1,993	2,181	2,124
	Other (on-site PV power self-generation facilities) renewable energy (direct) consumption⁵⁾	MWh	218	185	185	186
	Renewable energy use (renewable energy ratio)⁶⁾	%	1.1	2.6	2.8	2.9
Energy consumption intensity in KRW⁷⁾		GJ/KRW 100 million	4.99	11.07	9.62	8.17

1) Energy consumption by category is rounded to whole numbers before being aggregated, which may result in discrepancies with the total
2) Indirect energy consumption increased in line with higher production volumes
3) Renewable energy consumption decreased slightly due to differences in solar radiation
4) RECs acquired from solar power generation at the Yugu Logistics Center and the subsidiary BEREX Tech were converted into renewable energy usage records in the K-RE100 system of the Korea Energy Agency
5) Small-scale electricity generated and directly used by 4 business sites (Yugu Plant, Yugu Logistics Center office building, Incheon Plant, and Pocheon Plant)
6) Renewable energy usage (renewable energy ratio) = (renewable energy consumption x 3.6) ÷ total energy x 100
7) Calculated based on individual sales revenue

Water Resources Management¹⁾

Indicator		Sub-Category	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Amount of water withdrawal		Total water withdrawal	ton	86,457	105,477	113,331	126,133
		Municipal water	ton	67,021	82,745	87,363	74,439
		Groundwater	ton	19,436	22,732	25,968	51,694
		Fresh water	ton	0	0	0	0
Water withdrawal by site	Seoul office (G-Tower)	Municipal water	ton	11,586	10,978	9,914	11,262
		Groundwater	ton	0	0	0	0
		Fresh water	ton	0	0	0	0
	Yugu Plant	Municipal water	ton	12,825	15,328	18,312	19,076
		Groundwater	ton	19,436	22,732	25,968	51,694²⁾
		Fresh water	ton	0	0	0	0
	Incheon Plant	Municipal water	ton	8,214	8,546	10,245	11,883
		Groundwater	ton	0	0	0	0
		Fresh water	ton	0	0	0	0
	Pocheon Plant	Municipal water	ton	1,710	1,340	1,269	1,229
		Groundwater	ton	0	0	0	0
		Fresh water	ton	0	0	0	0
	Coway R&D center	Municipal water	ton	25,180	37,802	29,090	25,117
		Groundwater	ton	0	0	0	0
		Fresh water	ton	0	0	0	0
	Logistics center	Municipal water	ton	7,506	8,751	18,533²⁾	5,872
		Groundwater	ton	0	0	0	0
		Fresh water	ton	0	0	0	0
Water withdrawal³⁾			ton	86,457	105,477	113,331	126,133
Year-over-year change in water withdrawal			%	-5.62	22	7.45	11.3
Water reuse			ton	0	0	0	0
Water consumption⁴⁾			ton	0	0	0	0
Water discharge⁵⁾			ton	86,457	105,477	113,331	126,133
Water use intensity in KRW⁶⁾			ton/KRW 100 million	3.07	3.82	3.64	3.64

1) Municipal water and groundwater serve as domestic water, with the entire volume discharged through sewer pipes without reuse
2) Increase attributable to operational factors such as expanded production output
3) Water withdrawal + Water reuse
4) Water withdrawal - Water discharge
5) Water withdrawal - Water consumption
6) Calculated based on individual sales revenue

Raw Material Consumption

Indicator	Sub-Category	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Raw material consumption¹⁾	Total consumption	ton	14,906	16,034	17,619	18,469
	Plastic	ton	9,209	9,885	10,864	11,708
	Metal²⁾	ton	3,752	4,006	4,497	4,554
	Packaging³⁾	ton	1,945	2,143	2,258	2,207

1) Based on domestic launches of environmental home appliances (water purifiers, air purifiers, bidets, water softeners, humidifiers, and non-electric water purifiers), excluding the BEREX product line (massage chairs and mattresses)
2) Metal and plastic consumption is calculated based on theoretical values
3) Packaging materials for domestic environmental home appliances (cardboard boxes, packaging plastic, and EPS cushioning materials)

Waste and Recycling

Indicator	Sub-Category	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total waste generated	Total waste generated	ton	25,214	25,676	25,358	24,958
General waste generation and disposal	Total amount generated/disposed	ton	25,180	25,643	25,322	24,934
	Recycled/reused	ton	17,547	17,923	17,895	18,302
	Incinerated (with energy recovery)	ton	7,612	7,720	7,427	6,632
	Incinerated (without energy recovery)	ton	21	0	0	0
	Landfilled	ton	0	0	0	0
	Others	ton	0	0	0	0
Designated waste generation and disposal	Total amount generated/disposed	ton	34	33	36	24
	Recycled/reused	ton	34	33	36	24
	Incinerated (with energy recovery)	ton	0	0	0	0
	Incinerated (without energy recovery)	ton	0	0	0	0
	Landfilled	ton	0	0	0	0
	Others	ton	0	0	0	0
Year-over-year change in waste discharge		%	6.16	-1.83	1.24	1.58
Amount of recycled waste¹⁾		ton	25,193	25,676	25,358	24,958
Waste-recycling rate¹⁾		%	99.9	100	100	100

1) Recycling volume and rate calculated under the Wastes Control Act (covering domestic manufacturing plants, including worksite, product, and service waste)

Recycled Plastic¹⁾

Indicator	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Target for recycled plastic consumption	ton	-	-	-	1,600
Recycled plastic consumption	ton	-	-	1,136	2,030
Target achievement rate for recycled plastic	%	-	-	-	127

1) Total consumption is calculated based on ABS materials

Eco-friendly Investments

Indicator		Sub-Category	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Number of eco-friendly certifications (Eco-label certification)¹⁾			cases	43	30	8	8
Sales of eco-friendly products²⁾			KRW 100 million	9,430	11,054	9,740	9,588
Ratio of eco-friendly products to total sales			%	33.5	36.9	31.3	27.6
Green purchases			KRW 1 million	604	553	566	413
Total purchases			KRW 1 million	17,307	10,180	14,794	13,620
Green purchase ratio			%	3.5	5.4	3.8	3
Total environmental investment cost³⁾	Total		KRW 1 million	2,585	3,476	3,224	2,705
	Capital investment	Total	KRW 1 million	1,026	1,465	1,320	1,546
		Facility operation	KRW 1 million	626	1,214	1,024	1,264
		System operation	KRW 1 million	400	251	296	282
	Operational expenses	Total	KRW 1 million	1,559	2,011	1,904	1,159⁴⁾
		Communication	KRW 1 million	311	945	799	778
		New environmental business	KRW 1 million	1,248	1,066	1,105	381⁴⁾
Costs avoided through environmental investment			KRW 1 million	4,937	6,473	6,939	8,366
Ratio of eco-friendly vehicles in the total fleet			%	-	2	3	4

1) Number of new Eco-label certifications issued in the year
2) Third-party certified products and refurbished products
3) Based on domestic production plants
4) The decrease in investment in 2025 due to the completion of aging equipment upgrades at the Incheon Plant in 2024

Environmental Violations

Indicator	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Number of violations	cases	0	0	0	0
Year-end environmental liability costs	KRW	0	0	0	0
Fines for violations	KRW	0	0	0	0

Environmental Training

Indicator	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Number of employees who completed environmental management training	persons	19	35	5,670¹⁾	87

1) Mandatory ESG management training for all employees (15-minute online training)

Environmental Management

Indicator	Unit	2022	2023	2024	2025
Ratio of ISO14001-certified sites	%	100	100	100	100
Sites subject to ISO certification	sites	5	5	5	5
ISO-certified sites	sites	5	5	5	5

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