Environmental
SK ecoengineering has established environmental management policies and strives to minimize environmental pollution in each business sector based on these policies. The environmental management policy applies to all members of all business sites including headquarters, and we actively recommend policy compliance to customers and business partners. All domestic and overseas business sites have obtained ISO 14001:2015 certification to establish environmental management systems that meet international standards, and maintain certification through annual surveillance audits and renewal audits every three years.
As a company leading a sustainable future, SK ecoengineering recognizes the environment as a core value. Its environmental policy is dedicated to minimizing environmental impact across all business activities and contribute to sustainable development.
ISO 14001 certificate
SK ecoengineering periodically reviews environmental management implementation plans and performance
under the leadership of the CEO and management team, and reflects these in decision-making. Each
year, environmental management plans and key matters are reviewed and decided, and legal violation
records and environmental management activity results are monitored through the "Annual Quality and
Environment Business Plan Report." The Quality Department serves as the company-wide environmental
management dedicated organization, establishing improvement measures and recurrence prevention
measures based on internal and external environmental inspection results, building, and
disseminating standard models for environmental pollution reduction within the company, and
systematically managing indicators for detailed environmental factors.
Furthermore, SK ecoengineering reflects environmental performance items in the performance
evaluations of executives and business divisions to actively promote the environmental management
system. The CEO's KPIs include greenhouse gas reduction targets for achieving net zero, and
improvement targets are set for major environmental indicators such as greenhouse gas emissions,
water intake, waste generation, and energy consumption. Additionally, the Quality Department's KPIs
reflect the advancement of environmental management systems to strengthen the group's SHE system,
with plans to supplement the reestablishment of construction-specialized management systems and
strengthen implementation management systems.
SK ecoengineering has adopted the implementation of a company that leads ESG through eco-friendly management activities as its strategic direction, and has established specific environmental management goals to realize this. In particular, we are advancing our waste management system to achieve waste recycling rates that meet ZWTL (Zero Waste To Landfill) standards, and are continuously strengthening our environmental management implementation capabilities with the medium to long-term goals of maintaining zero environmental regulation violations and a 99% waste recycling rate.
| Strategic Goal | A company that practices eco-friendly management and leads ESG | |||
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| Major Environmental Regulation Violations 1) |
Cases | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waste Recycling Rate | % | 96 | 97 | 98 |
SK ecoengineering conducts environmental audits at least once a year for all business sites to prevent environmental risks that may occur during business operations. Based on a checklist consisting of 112 items, we identify non-conformities, implement corrective measures, and establish monitoring plans to prevent recurrence. In 2025, we conducted a total of 3 environmental audits at approximately 3 domestic business sites, and completed improvements for all 11 identified risks.
| Risk Type | Risk Identification Cases | Risk Action Cases | Major Improvement Measures |
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| Waste | 2 | 2 |
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SK ecoengineering conducts monthly environmental risk assessments to comply with environmental laws and regulations, through which we identify potential environmental risks by sector and establish and implement action plans. Beyond regulatory compliance, we actively prepare mitigation measures to minimize the negative impacts that our business activities may have on the surrounding environment, including air, soil, water quality, and biodiversity. In particular, in 2024, through risk analysis by environmental impact factors, we identified unauthorized discharge and environmental regulation violations as major risks. Each risk is classified by severity according to its impact level on the local community, and we establish and implement response measures for each environmental impact factor considering the potential financial impact on the company.
| Environmental Factor |
Risk Factor | Related Laws | Severity | Potential Financial Impact |
Response Measures |
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| Greenhouse Gas |
Policy violations, etc. | Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth for Climate Crisis Response | Mid | Fines, emission credit purchases | Introduction of greenhouse gas management system |
| Construction Waste |
Unauthorized discharge, environmental regulation violations | Act on Promotion of Construction Waste Recycling | High | Fines, penalties | Implementation of waste discharge procedures according to strengthened regulations |
| Designated Waste |
Unauthorized discharge, environmental regulation violations | Waste Management Act | High | Fines, penalties | Wastewater discharge facility installation procedures |
| Water Pollutants |
Unauthorized discharge, environmental regulation violations | Water Environment Conservation Act | High | Fines, penalties | Wastewater discharge facility installation procedures |
| Air Pollutants |
Unauthorized discharge, environmental regulation violations | Clean Air Conservation Act | High | Fines, penalties | Installation procedures for air pollutant (fugitive dust) emission work types |
| Noise | Resident complaints, livestock farm damage | Noise and Vibration Control Act | Mid | Fines, penalties | Installation of noise and vibration alternative construction methods, additional deployment of noise and vibration prevention facilities |
| Vibration | Resident complaints, livestock farm damage, housing damage | Noise and Vibration Control Act | Mid | Fines, penalties | Installation of noise and vibration alternative construction methods, additional deployment of noise and vibration prevention facilities |
| Fugitive Dust |
Unauthorized discharge, environmental regulation violations | Clean Air Conservation Act | Mid | Fines, penalties | Fine dust seasonal management system implementation, fugitive dust alternative construction methods, fugitive dust suppression measure procedures |
SK ecoengineering promptly implements improvement measures according to the business site environmental risk response process when environmental regulation non-compliance occurs. Issues that arise are reported to the CEO and responsible executives, and after cause analysis, recurrence prevention measures are established and disseminated to related sites and business offices. Subsequently, we continuously monitor regulatory compliance through staff training, provision of environmental management guides by work type and pollution source, and regular and special inspections led by headquarters. In 2024, we achieved zero environmental regulation violations by performing early project support and periodic thematic inspections (waste, fugitive dust, noise and vibration, etc.). Additionally, we have established guidelines for environmental accident prevention and emergency response for all domestic and overseas business sites, and conduct emergency response training annually. In case of accidents, we immediately block pollution spread through emergency reporting and rapid response, and prevent secondary damage through pollution removal and recovery work after the situation ends.
SK ecoengineering thoroughly reviews legal risks that may arise from business activities to comply with major domestic and international environmental laws and regulations. To systematically manage risks, environmental regulation violation levels are classified into 'major violations' and 'general violations' according to severity, and we strictly comply with domestic and international environmental regulations based on our environmental management policy. As a result, we have had zero environmental regulation violations since our finding 1)
| Category | Type | Impact Severity | Financial Impact of Violations |
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| Major Violations | Environmental regulation violation cases due to unauthorized discharge, false reporting, false notification, etc. | Mid |
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| General Violations | Violation cases such as non-compliance with emission standards, violation of environmental facility installation and management standards, etc. | High |
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SK ecoengineering aims to maintain 'Zero Major Environmental Regulation Violations' in 2026 based on systematic environmental management processes. To this end, we continuously monitor environmental laws and regulations related to business activities and publish compliance management reports every two weeks to share information such as legal amendments, legislative notices, and Ministry of Environment press releases with all project sites. In particular, when laws are amended, we share related information with all projects and respond through contractor training, e-Guide updates, thematic special inspections, and operation of consultative bodies between headquarters organizations.
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Fine Cases | Cases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Amount | Million KRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Administrative Fine Cases | Cases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Administrative Fine Amount | Million KRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SK ecoengineering enhances employees' environmental awareness by providing educational content for acquiring professional knowledge related to the environment, such as carbon neutrality, hydrogen, circular economy, energy solutions, and construction site environmental management, through SK Group's educational platform mySUNI. We plan to continue developing various environmental education content and providing it to employees to respond to climate change and environmental issues.
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Target Employees | Persons | 1,408.0 | 1,439 | 1,164 | 625 |
| Participating Employees |
Persons | 751.0 | 314 | 165 | 309 |
| Participation Rate | % | 53.3 | 21.8 | 14.2 | 49.4 |
| Training Hours | Hours | 9,817.0 | 1,170 | 540 | 902 |
| Training Hours per Person |
Hours | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Training Cost | Million KRW | 24.9 | 8.7 | 19.3 | 20.5 |
| Training Cost per Person |
KRW | 1.8 | 6,046 | 16,581 | 32,789 |
SK ecoengineering systematically manages the entire process from waste generation to storage and treatment to minimize the environmental impact of waste generated during construction projects. In particular, to improve problems with inadequate separation, sorting, and storage, we have mandated the installation and operation of waste separation facilities at all sites, and introduced waste reduction measures for each construction stage, including minimizing mixed waste, recycling construction sludge, and expanding the application of low-waste construction methods. Additionally, we integrate and manage waste discharge and treatment information through our self-developed system, and actively utilize this for establishing waste reduction targets.
SK ecoengineering has set waste generation intensity as a key indicator to reduce waste generation and systematically manages performance against targets annually. Reduction targets are calculated based on the average waste generation intensity of the previous three years to maintain a continuous reduction trend. To achieve targets, we are promoting various reduction activities such as resource efficiency and recycling expansion within business sites. The 2025 waste generation intensity target was 7.61 tons/100 million KRW, and the actual performance was 9.15 tons/100 million KRW.
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| Waste generation intensity | Ton/100M KRW | - | 0.02 | 0.02 | 1.06 | - |
| Category | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Total Waste Generation | Tons | 99,824.8 | 47,650 | 33,406 | 7,322 |
| Waste Recycling Rate | % | 99.6 | 95.1 | 98.0 | 99.2 |
| Construction Waste Generation | Tons | 98,705.2 | 44,404 | 32,609 | 6,911 |
| Incineration | Tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landfill | Tons | 381.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recycling | Tons | 98,323.8 | 44,404 | 32,609 | 6,911 |
| General Waste Generation | Tons | 1,102.6 | 3,217 | 766 | 411 |
| Incineration | Tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landfill | Tons | 0.0 | 2,353 | 659 | 56 |
| Recycling | Tons | 1,102.6 | 864 | 107 | 355 |
| Designated Waste Generation | Tons | 17.1 | 29 | 31 | 0 |
| Incineration | Tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landfill | Tons | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recycling | Tons | 17.1 | 29 | 31 | 0 |
SK ecoengineering systematically monitors water intake and usage status at all business sites including headquarters. Through regular and periodic environmental audits, we minimize wastewater discharge and seek ways to increase water recycling rates. Additionally, during construction, we utilize 'Smart Construction' to recycle treated water from wastewater discharge facilities and sedimentation basin water for construction, landscaping, and water spraying purposes.
| Category | Units | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Total Water Intake | Tons | 21,722 | 25,402 | 14,970 | 7,097 |
| Tap water and industrial water | Tons | 21,722 | 25,402 | 14,970 | 7,097 |
| Groundwater | Tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | Tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Water Usage | Tons | 21,722 | 25,402 | 14,970 | 7,097 |
| Total Water Discharge | Tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Water Recycling | Tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SK ecoengineering monitors the status of compliance with legal standards and health and safety requirements for hazardous substances that may occur at directly operated business sites 1). At civil engineering and underground excavation sites, wastewater treatment facilities are installed to treat wastewater within discharge standards, and at Batch Plant and Crusher operation sites, air pollution reduction facilities are installed to manage air pollutants below legal standards. Among SK Ecoplant's directly operated business sites, there are no discharge and prevention facilities under the Clean Air Conservation Act and Water Environment Conservation Act.
SK ecoengineering operates inspection processes and monitoring systems to manage individual environmental hazard factors such as waste, water quality, and air pollutants. Using the 'Environmental Management Implementation Inspection Checklist,' we conduct inspections by item including project systems, permits, operational management, and prevention and suppression facilities. We have also developed a 'Site Environmental Issue-Focused Management Standard Model' for each site to independently inspect environmental issues. In particular, we are strengthening periodic inspections of major processes, focusing on six non-conformity items including turbid water discharge, cleaning wastewater leakage, waste treatment violations, and fugitive dust generation.
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| Water Pollutants | Continuous (or according to permit standards) |
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| Air Pollutants | Continuous |
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| Noise and Vibration | Before construction commencement, continuous, when complaints occur |
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| Chemical Substances | Continuous |
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| Soil Pollutants | Before construction commencement, when soil contamination is suspected |
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SK ecoengineering has established and operates a systematic management system for environmental hazard factors that may occur at construction sites. For areas with high residential density near business sites and areas where complaints are expected, we have established special management systems to proactively respond and prevent conflicts with local communities in advance. We operate IT system-based continuous site monitoring and technical support systems to do our best in preventing environmental accidents.
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| S.CON 1) |
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| SK Environmental Management e-Guide |
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S.CON Project Dashboard
SK Environmental Management e-guide
SK ecoengineering strictly applies standards to prevent the loss of biodiversity around construction sites to protect the ecological environment before construction. We are implementing ecological environment protection activities including removal of ecosystem-disrupting plants, tree transplantation, installation of small animal escape routes and guide fences, installation of turbidity prevention barriers, and avoidance of nighttime construction. We are also raising awareness among on-site personnel and partner companies about biodiversity protection and its importance, and making efforts to minimize ecosystem impacts by preventing indiscriminate collection and damage to wild plants.