SUSTAINABILITY

BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE THROUGH CONVERGENCE

Greener soulbrain

Soulbrain complies with the low-carbon green growth management policy. In order to achieve our mid- to long-term GHG reduction targets, we will not only implement sincere reduction activities but also prepare various measures to reduce GHG emissions to keep pace with a carbon-neutral society.

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE DATA

Environmental Performance Data

Scope of calculation:

1. Data on waste, wastewater, air and water pollutants, hazardous chemical substances, and environmental safety investment are calculated based on all Soulbrain business sites

2. Scope of calculation of greenhouse gas and energy data: Soulbrain Gongju Plant and Paju Plant, Pangyo Headquarters and Central R&D Center, Yong-in and Daejeon R&D Center

Emissions

Waste Discharge
  • Incineration
  • Neutralization
  • Concentration by evaporation
Unit : Ton/year
  • 2022
    Incineration
    2022
    386
    Ton/year
    Neutralization
    2022
    6,821
    Ton/year
    Concentration by evaporation
    2022
    5,822
    Ton/year
  • 2023
    Incineration
    2023
    311
    Ton/year
    Neutralization
    2023
    3,810
    Ton/year
    Concentration by evaporation
    2023
    3,038
    Ton/year
  • 2024
    Incineration
    2024
    291.34
    Ton/year
    Neutralization
    2024
    2,830.11
    Ton/year
    Concentration by evaporation
    2024
    3,515.15
    Ton/year
Wastewater Discharge
  • Wastewater Discharge
Unit : Ton/year
  • 2022
    Wastewater Discharge
    2022
    202,678
    Ton/year
  • 2023
    Wastewater Discharge
    2023
    201,732
    Ton/year
  • 2024
    Wastewater Discharge
    2024
    159,219
    Ton/year
Pollutant Management
Emissions of Air Pollution
  • Total
Unit : Ton/year
  • 2022
    Emissions of Air Pollution
    2022
    21.56
    Ton/year
  • 2023
    Emissions of Air Pollution
    2023
    7.53
    Ton/year
  • 2024
    Emissions of Air Pollution
    2024
    5.37
    Ton/year
Type 2022 2023 2024
NOx 15.84 2.99 2.21
SOx 0.02 0.00 0.00
Dust 2.20 2.17 1.02
THC 3.07 1.54 1.71
HCI 0.27 0.22 0.16
HF 0.07 0.04 0.06
NH₃ 0.09 0.57 0.21
Pollutant Management
Emissions of Water Pollution
  • Total
Unit : Ton/year
  • 2022
    Emissions of Water Pollution
    2022
    7.34
    Ton/year
  • 2023
    Emissions of Water Pollution
    2023
    5.73
    Ton/year
  • 2024
    Emissions of Water Pollution
    2024
    5.45
    Ton/year
Type 2022 2023 2024
TOC 1.69 1.41 1.3
BOD 1.64 1.05 1.73
SS 1.06 0.55 0.48
T-N 2.71 2.38 1.67
T-P 0.01 0.01 0
T-F 0.23 0.33 0.27
Energy Management
Energy Consumption
  • Total direct energy
  • Total indirect energy
단위: TJ
  • 2022
    Direct energy
    2022
    266.76
    TJ
    Indirect energy
    2022
    894.21
    TJ
  • 2023
    Direct energy
    2023
    202.00
    TJ
    Indirect energy
    2023
    1017.77
    TJ
  • 2024
    Direct energy
    2024
    197.50
    TJ
    Indirect energy
    2024
    897.07
    TJ
Type 2022 2023 2024
Direct energy
consumption		 Stationary
combustion		 City Gas
(LNG)		 264.69 200.00 195.35
Diesel 0.00 0.03 0.04
Mobile
combustion		 Gasoline 1.40 1.59 1.61
Diesel 0.67 0.38 0.49
LPG - - 0.01
Total 266.76 202.00 197.50
Indirect energy
consumption		 Electricity 857.72 903.19 795.20
Steam 36.49 114.58 101.87
Total 894.21 1017.77 897.07
Energy Management
GHG Emissions
  • Scope 1
  • Scope 2
Unit : tCO2-eq
  • 2022
    Scope 1
    2022
    13,555.53
    tCO2-eq
    Scope 2
    2022
    41,731.86
    tCO2-eq
  • 2023
    Scope 1
    2023
    10,271.22
    tCO2-eq
    Scope 2
    2023
    43,898.73
    tCO2-eq
  • 2024
    Scope 1
    2024
    10,046.28
    tCO2-eq
    Scope 2
    2024
    38,185.11
    tCO2-eq
Type 2022 2023 2024
Scope 1 13,555.53 10,271.22 10,046.28
Scope 2 41,731.86 43,898.73 38,185.11
Water Resource Management
  • Water Consumption
Unit : Ton/year
  • 2022
    Water Consumption
    2022
    676,992
    Ton/year
  • 2023
    Water Consumption
    2023
    607,022
    Ton/year
  • 2024
    Water Consumption
    2024
    490,368
    Ton/year
Hazardous Chemicals Substances
  • Total use
  • Total release
Unit : Ton/year
  • 2022
    Total use
    2022
    384,107
    Ton/year
    Total release
    2022
    717
    Ton/year
  • 2023
    Total use
    2023
    88,484
    Ton/year
    Total release
    2023
    590
    Ton/year
  • 2024
    Total use
    2024
    81,319
    Ton/year
    Total release
    2024
    593
    Ton/year
Workplace Environment Management
  • Eco-friendly Investment
Unit : KRW million
  • 2022
    Eco-friendly Investment
    2022
    6,712
    KRW million
  • 2023
    Eco-friendly Investment
    2023
    3,405
    KRW million
  • 2024
    Eco-friendly Investment
    2024
    337
    KRW million

Resource Efficiency

Waste Recycling
Amount recycled
  • Amount recycled
Unit : Ton/year
  • 2022
    Amount recycled
    2022
    13,854
    Ton/year
  • 2023
    Amount recycled
    2023
    8,558
    Ton/year
  • 2024
    Amount recycled
    2024
    9,317
    Ton/year
Waste Recycling
Recycling rate
  • Recycling rate
    • Unit : %
  • 2022
    Recycling rate
    2022
    51.49
    %
  • 2023
    Recycling rate
    2023
    54.45
    %
  • 2024
    Recycling rate
    2024
    58.99
    %
Water reuse
Water reuse
  • Total water reused
Unit : Ton/year
  • 2022
    Water reuse
    2022
    160,138
    Ton/year
  • 2023
    Water reuse
    2023
    124,245
    Ton/year
  • 2024
    Water reuse
    2024
    74,598
    Ton/year
Water reuse
Recycling rate
  • Recycling rate
Unit : %
  • 2022
    Recycling rate
    2022
    44.14
    %
  • 2023
    Recycling rate
    2023
    38.11
    %
  • 2024
    Recycling rate
    2024
    31.90
    %