SK Hynix | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on SK Hynix

Location: South Korea

Industry: Manufacturing

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Impact Score

Description SK Hynix

SK Hynix Inc. is a South Korean company that ranks as the world's second-largest memory chipmaker and the third-largest semiconductor company. It manufactures DRAM and NAND flash memory chips.

SK Hynix Sustainability Performance

Climate

32%

Renewable Energy

SK Hynix obtains 23,3% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

SK Hynix emits 34,8 times its CO₂ budget of 224,588 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, SK Hynix emits 54,3 times its CO₂ budget of 224,588 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

SK Hynix recycles 97,9% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

75%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

No data available for SK Hynix. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Hoonsoo Yoon earns 20 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

SK Hynix has an employee turnover rate of 0,9%. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

SK Hynix meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

22%

Women on Board

SK Hynix has 28,6% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

No data available for SK Hynix. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

SK Hynix employs 3,4% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at SK Hynix is 9,8% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO name	Hoonsoo Yoon		2025	24402697031577397.pdf	126
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	20,3	ratio	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	101
Employee Turnover Rate
Employee turnover	0,9	%	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	111
Glass Ceiling
Women in workforce	16 118	people	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	110
Women in management	3,4	%	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	112
Number of employees	46 209	people	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	110
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Number of employees	46 209	people	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	110
Scope 2 emissions, location based	3 568 634	tCO2eq	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	102
Scope 1 emissions	4 250 526	tCO2eq	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	102
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	24402697031577397.pdf	52
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	24402697031577397.pdf	81
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	24402697031577397.pdf	53
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	24402697031577397.pdf	79
Renewable Energy
Total energy consumption	109 404 663	GJ	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	118
Total renewable energy consumption	25 478 623	GJ	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	118
Supply Chain
Scope 1 emissions	4 250 526	tCO2eq	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	102
Number of employees	46 209	people	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	110
Scope 3 emissions	4 380 892	tCO2eq	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	102
Scope 2 emissions, location based	3 568 634	tCO2eq	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	102
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Total waste generation	615 779	Ton	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	107
Waste recycled	603 049	Ton	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	107
Women on Board
Women on supervisory board	2	people	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	100
Supervisory board size	7	people	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	100
Women in Management
Women in management	3,4	%	2025	24402697031577397.pdf	112

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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