DN Automotive

SUSTAINABILITY

DN AUTOMOTIVE is promoting transparent management to cultivate both sound corporate culture and mutual growth.

ESG

Sustainable Development Goals

Today, the earth is on the verge of environmental crisis such as extreme climate changes,
a plastic island 15 times bigger than Korea and concerns over the 6th mass extinction.
Even in midst of such crisis and even when 60% of 7.7 billion global population is suffering from extreme poverty and diseases,
we cannot stop the economic development. Therefore, in order to enable the form of development
where current generations can work on different types of development while protecting possibilities of our future generations to grow,
the international community is committed to 17 goals for sustainable development including eradicating poverty
and famine, reducing inequality, responding to climate change, reducing land and marine pollutions, and developing innovative technologies and economic growth.

DN AUTOMOTIVE supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN as a member of the international community,
and will be fully responsible for participating in resolving universal issues facing humankind,
environmental issues and economic and social problems by connecting our business activities with SDGs.

DN AUTOMOTIVE's UN SDGs

  • End poverty
    • Creating jobs and income for local people at overseas offices
    • Reducing shipping and carbon emission by localizing production
  • Good health and well-being
    • Providing welfare for employees (supporting family events and college tuition fees, maternity/parental leaves)
    • Workplace nursery
    • Providing health checkups, hiring nurse, providing health improvement center (prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, counseling for brain cardiovascular and adult diseases)
    • Running nap rooms and cafes to reduce stress levels of employees
  • Quality education
    • Providing basic capability education, job trainings, leadership and foreign language education
    • Managing career development
  • Gender equality
    • Fair employment and evaluation
    • Annual preventive education on workplace sexual harassment
    • Prohibition of discrimination through preventive regulations against power harassment
  • Clean water and sanitation
    • Internal water treatment & quarterly water quality measurement from external analysis agencies
    • Training against waste water leakage incidents
    • Annual target setting for water resource and consumption reduction
  • Affordable and clean energy
    • Reuse of metal carts, pallets and plastic boxes
  • Decent work and economic growth
    • Establishing policies for safety environment
    • Hosting quarterly industrial safety and health committee meetings
    • Improving working environment through quarterly labor-management meetings, and grievance mechanism
  • Industry innovation and infrastructure
    • Gyeongnam Techno-park – a project supporting automotive industry in 2020
    • KATECH – a project supporting innovation in automotive component suppliers in 2020
  • Reduce inequality
    • Prohibiting child and forced labor
    • Installing facilities for the disabled
    • Providing annual education for improving awareness towards the disabled
  • Sustainable cities and communities
    • Designing & developing products considering energy efficiency
    • Internal standards set for environment management, chemical substances & waste disposal and environmental assessment
    • Installing high efficiency machines
    • Lights off during lunch/break times & other places, maintaining appropriate temperatures
    • Every Wed. designated as a No Food Waste Day
  • Responsible consumption and production
    • Maintaining ISO 14001
  • Climate action
    • Installing air pollution mitigation devices (activated charcoal collector, dust scrubber, filter dust collector)
    • Emergency response drills (waste water leakage, environmental facility failure, etc.)
    • Setting annual targets for power and fuel consumption
    • Promoting use of tumblers at company cafes
  • Peace, justice and strong institutions
    • Creating & operating ethical management (anti-corruption, anti-competitive practices, information security)
    • Rendering security education and signing on NDAs
    • Identifying and assessing risks related to conflict mineral
  • Partnership
    • Signing agreements on quality guarantee and social responsibilities
    • Running annual audits for suppliers

ESG Policy statements

  • POLICIES

    Human Rights Management Policy
  • POLICIES

    Supply Chain ESG Management Policy
  • POLICIES

    Occupational Health and Safety Management Policy
  • POLICIES

    Environmental Management Policy

ESG DATA

∙ The disclosed data is based on DN Automotive's main manufacturing plants in South Korea: VMS Division Yangsan Plant 1, Jinju Plant, and BTS Division Ulsan Plant 1. However, the content including the entire workforce of the Korean business sites is separately footnoted.
∙ The disclosed data has been verified by an independent third-party verification agency (BSI) that has no interest in DN Automotive.

Governance

Internal audit

Internal Audit (Ethics/Business)

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of business sites subject to audit(Site) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 3
Number of business sietes audited(Site) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
Implementation rate(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 33 100 100 100
Ethics education

Ethics education

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of trained employee(persons) 0 0 0 327 40 367 343 53 396 325 61 386
The completion rate of training compared to the total number of personnel(%) 0 0 0 39 11 31 43 14 34 40 15 32

※ Percentage of Total Employees in South Korean Sites

Information security

Implementation of Information Security Management System Certification (ISO 27001)

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of Business Sites Eligible for Certification(Site) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
Number of Certified Business Sites(Site) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Implementation Rate(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 33
Information security

Information security violation/detection fact

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Case (Case) 1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 3

1) The number of cases detected through internal audits

Enviornmetal

GHG

Green House Gas emissions

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total greenhouse gas emissions(tCO2eq) 12,610 22,789 35,399 13,214 24,408 37,622 11,438 18,582 30,020
Greenhouse gas emissions Scope 1(tCO2eq) 1,685 3,659 5,344 2,682 3,745 6,427 2,114 1,100 3,214
Greenhouse gas emissions Scope 2(tCO2eq) 10,925 19,130 30,055 10,532 20,664 31,196 9,324 17,482 26,807
Greenhouse gas emissions Scope 3(tCO2eq) 1) 0 0 0 15,751 0 15,751 9,988 0 9,988

※The 2024 data is scheduled to be disclosed after the completion of third-party verification of greenhouse gas emissions
1) Category 1(purchased goods and services) emissions

GHG

Greenhouse gas intensity

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1(tCO2eq/Billion won) 4.4 16.6 8.9 6.0 15.6 9.3 5.5 4.2 5.0
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 2(tCO2eq/Billion won) 28.5 87.0 49.8 23.4 86.1 45.2 24.3 67.2 41.7

※The 2024 data is scheduled to be disclosed after the completion of third-party verification of greenhouse gas emissions

Air Pollntants

Air Pollutant Emissions

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total Air Pollutant Emissions(kg) 5,101.3 2,021.7 7,123.0 8,092.0 1,624.3 9,716.3 6,869.3 274.3 7,143.6 10,807.8 1,823.4 12,631.2
Nox Emissions(kg) 561.7 144.0 705.7 538.0 396.7 934.7 386.8 155.2 542.0 354.6 0 354.6
So2 Emissions(kg) 103.0 141.1 244.1 76.3 304.9 381.2 32.7 0 32.7 28.7 1,653.0 1,681.7
Particulate Matter(PM) Emissions(kg) 382.7 1,736.7 2,119.4 164.0 922.7 1,086.7 143.5 119.1 262.6 562.1 170.4 732.5
VOCs Emissions(kg) 4,053.9 0 4,053.9 7,313.7 0 7,313.7 6,306.3 0 6,306.3 9,862.4 0 9,862.4
Air Pollntants

Air Pollutant Emissions Intensity

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Air Pollutant Emissions Intensity(kg/Billion won) 13.3 9.2 11.8 18.0 6.8 14.1 17.9 0.2 10.8 24.5 0.9 15.3
Energy consumption

Total Energy Consumption

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total Energy Consumption(TJ) 256.8 471.6 728.4 254.7 505.3 760.0 225.4 386.4 611.8

※The 2024 data is scheduled to be disclosed after the completion of third-party verification of greenhouse gas emissions

Energy consumption

Non-renewable Energy Consumption

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Liquid Fuel(TJ) 5.6 1.0 6.5 5.5 1.0 6.5 3.0 1.6 4.6
Gaseous Fuel(TJ) 23.0 70.8 93.9 29.1 72.5 101.6 27.5 19.5 47.0
Electricity(TJ) 228.3 399.8 628.0 220.1 431.8 651.9 194.8 365.3 560.2

※The 2024 data is scheduled to be disclosed after the completion of third-party verification of greenhouse gas emissions

Energy consumption

Energy Intensity

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Energy Intensity(TJ/Billion won) 0.7 2.1 1.2 0.6 2.1 1.1 0.6 1.5 1.0

※The 2024 data is scheduled to be disclosed after the completion of third-party verification of greenhouse gas emissions

Waste and recycling

Total waste emissions

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total waste emissions(ton) 993.2 1,973.0 2,966.2 964.8 2,370.6 3,335.4 886.5 1,464.8 2,351.3 926.9 1,404.8 2,331.7
Designated waste(ton) 158.0 1,557.8 1,715.8 162.1 1,943.8 2,105.9 143.6 996.3 1,139.9 178.4 953.0 1,131.4
General waste(ton) 835.2 415.2 1,250.4 802.7 426.7 1,229.4 742.9 468.5 1,211.4 748.5 451.8 1,200.3
Waste and recycling

Waste emissions intensity

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Waste emissions intensity(ton/Billion won) 2.6 9.0 4.9 2.1 9.9 4.8 2.3 5.6 4.0 2.1 5.0 3.2
Waste and recycling

Waste treatment amoun

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total waste treatment amount(ton) 993.2 1,973.0 2,966.2 964.8 2,370.6 3,335.4 886.5 1,464.8 2,351.2 926.9 1,404.8 2,331.7
Recycling(ton) 943.0 1,959.9 2,902.9 807.4 2,248.1 3,055.6 728.5 1,259.2 1,987.7 814.2 1,236.3 2,050.5
Landfill(ton) 8.8 13.1 21.8 122.0 122.5 244.4 132.0 205.6 337.6 90.4 168.5 258.8
Incineration(ton) 41.4 0 41.4 35.4 0 35.4 26.0 0 26.0 22.4 0 22.4
Waste and recycling

Waste recycling

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total waste recycling rate(%) 95.0 99.3 97.9 83.7 94.8 91.6 82.2 86.0 84.5 87.8 88.0 87.9
General waste(%) 94.0 96.9 94.9 80.4 71.3 77.2 78.7 56.1 70.0 84.9 62.7 84.0
Designated waste(%) 73.8 100.0 97.8 78.1 100.0 98.5 81.9 100.0 98.5 87.5 100.0 98.8
Water

Water withdrawal

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total water withdrawal(㎥) 90,320 113,705 204,025 85,890 136,981 222,871 73,080 125,832 198,912 69,860 181,149 251,009
Groundwater(㎥) 1,120 24,120 25,240 270 23,785 24,055 250 24,455 24,705 282 24,000 24,282
Water withdrawn from third parties(㎥) 89,200 89,585 178,785 85,620 113,196 198,816 72,830 101,377 174,207 69,578 157,149 226,727
Water

Water discharge

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total water discharge(㎥) 89,100 39,895 128,995 84,700 49,370 134,070 71,900 51,935 123,835 68,726 84,252 152,978
Water treated internally(㎥) 69,147 39,895 109,042 49,810 49,370 99,180 47,267 51,935 99,202 48,700 84,252 132,952
Water treated by third parties(㎥) 19,953 0 19,953 34,890 0 34,890 24,633 0 24,633 20,026 0 20,026
Water

Water consumption 1)

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total water consumption(㎥) 1,220 73,810 75,030 1,190 87,611 88,801 1,180 73,897 75,077 1,134 96,897 98,031

1) Water consumption = Water withdrawal - Water discharge, ignoring consumption due to evaporation, etc

Enviornmental management

Environmental risk assessment

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Percentage of Sites Assessed for Environmental Risk(%) 100 0 75 100 0 75 100 0 75 100 0 75
Enviornmental management

Environmental education 1)2)

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total Number of Employees(persons) 637 278 915 637 300 937 621 320 941 635 340 975
Number of Participants in Environmental Education(persons) 10 278 288 5 300 305 32 320 352 4 340 344
Percentage of Employees Participating in Environmental Education(%) 1.6 100.0 31.5 0.8 100.0 32.6 5.2 100.0 37.4 0.6 100.0 35.3

1) Limited to Mandatory Job Training
2) BTS Ulsan Plant 1 is designated as a hazardous chemical management facility, and all employees complete 18 hours of training per year

Society

Employee diversity

Gender Diversity

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Percentage of Female Employees(%) 17 1 17 15 1 16 14 1 15 13 1 14
Number of Female Managers(persons) 1) 36 3 39 32 4 36 37 9 46 38 7 45
Percentage of Female Managers(%) 9 1 10 8 1 9 9 2 11 9 2 11
Number of Female Executives(persons) 2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Percentage of Female Executives(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2

※ Percentage of Total Employees in South Korean Sites
1) Managers Defined as Employees Ineligible for Union Membership
2) Executives Defined as Positions of Senior Manager and Above

Employee diversity

Special employment & wulnerable groups

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of Employees with Disabilities(persons) 1) 10 0 10 10 2 12 12 3 15 13 4 17
Employment Rate of People with Disabilities(%) 1 0 0.9 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.8 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.4

※ Percentage of Total Employees in South Korean Sites
1) Actual number of people

Employee training

Employee training

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total Number of Trainees(persons) 835 327 1,162 814 368 1,182 794 367 1,161 807 395 1,202
Percentage of Employees Completing Training(%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Number of Employees Completing Technical and Job-Related Training(persons) 1) 76 - 76 189 30 219 181 14 195 0 0 0
Percentage of Employees Completing Technical and Job-Related Training(%) 9 - 7 23 9 19 23 4 17 0 0 0
Training Hours per Employee(hour) 23 23 23 30 30 30 31 31 31 0 0 0

1) Job-Related Training for Office or Technical Staff

labor relations

Labor union

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of Employees Eligible for Union Membership(persons) 472 226 698 461 268 729 400 305 705 424 327 751
Number of Union Members(persons) 472 226 698 461 268 729 400 305 705 424 327 751
Union Membership Rate(%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

※Excluding Management Employees, Percentage of Total Employees in South Korean Sites

labor relations

Labor-management meeting

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of Labor-Management Meetings(Case) 4 4 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 3 3 6

※Excluding Management Employees, Percentage of Total Employees in South Korean Sites

labor relations

Collective bargaining agreement

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements(persons) 472 226 698 461 268 729 400 305 705 424 327 751
Percentage of Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements(%) 1) 57 69 60 57 73 62 50 83 61 53 83 62

※Excluding Management Employees, Percentage of Total Employees in South Korean Sites
1) Number of Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements / Total Number of Employees

Human Rights

Human rights education
(including discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, child labor, forced labor, etc.)

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of participants in human rights management training(persons) 854 308 1,162 832 350 1,182 794 367 1,161 807 395 1,202
Completion rate of training relative to the total number of employees(%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

※ Information on All Employees of the Korean Business Site

Safey and Health

Safety and Health Risk Assessment

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of target Site(Site) 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3
Number of site where assessments were conducted(Site) 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3
Ratio of assessed workplaces(%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Safey and Health

Occurrence of an accident

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Total number of accidents(case) 2 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 5 1 0 1
Lost workdays (* Number of days not worked due to an accident)(day) 811 0 811 285 286 571 347 555 902 8 0 8
Total annual working hours(hour) 1) 986,693 729,600 1,716,293 950,260 605,053 1,555,313 858,405 665,029 1,523,434 884,141 668,968 1,553,109

1) Number of workers × Daily working hours × Annual working days

Safey and Health

Industrial Safety and Health Committee

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Ratio of all personnel represented by the Industrial Safety and Health Committee(%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Sustainable procurement

Sustainable procurement training 1)

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of procurement officers(persons) 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 9 0 9
Number of procurement officers trained in sustainable procurement(persons) 2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 4 0 4
Proportion of procurement officers trained in sustainable procurement(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 44 0 44

1) ESG training for GM suppliers
2) Enter the number of procurement officers trained based on the number of procurement team members who attended the training

Sustainable procurement

Supplier Code of Conduct

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of suppliers signed the Supplier Code of Conduct(suppliers) 19 0 19 28 0 28 32 0 32 32 0 32
Proportion of suppliers signed the Supplier Code of Conduct(%) 100 0 1 100 0 100 100 0 100 100 0 100
Sustainable procurement

Contract including clauses on environmental, labor, human rights, and ethical requirements

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of suppliers with contracts including clauses on environmental, labor, human rights, and ethical requirements(suppliers) 19 0 19 28 0 28 32 0 32 32 0 32
Proportion of suppliers with contracts including clauses on environmental, labor, human rights, and ethical requirements(%) 100 0 50 100 0 50 100 0 50 100 0 50
Supplier evaluation

Sustainability (ESG) assessment

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of partners evaluated for sustainable management (ESG)(suppliers) 19 0 19 28 0 28 32 0 32 32 0 32
Percentage of partners evaluated for sustainable management (ESG)(%) 20 0 20 30 0 30 34 0 34 34 0 34
Supplier evaluation

On-site sustainability (ESG) audit

Detailed category(unit) 2021 2022 2023 2024
Site Total Site Total Site Total Site Total
VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS VMS BTS
Number of companies inspected on-site(suppliers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
Percentage of companies inspected on-site(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 0 3 3.1 0 3
Number of companies requiring improvement based on inspection results(suppliers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Number of companies agreed to implement improvement measures(suppliers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Percentage of companies agreed to implement improvement measures(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 100 100 0 100