Kumho Tire Ranks No. 1 in Tire Category of Sustainability Index

Recognized as Outstanding Report in the Manufacturing Sector at the Sustainability Report Awards

Kumho Tire announced on November 27 that it was named No. 1 in the tire category of the Sustainability Index (KSI) and received the Excellence in Reporting Award in the manufacturing sector at the Sustainability Report Awards (KRCA) during the '2025 Korea Sustainability Conference' held at the Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Seoul, on November 26.

(Photo from left) Yoo Jungseon, Executive Director of Future Growth Business Division at Kumho Tire, and Moon Dongmin, Chairman of the Korean Standards Association, are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Kumho Tire

The 2025 Korea Sustainability Conference, hosted by the Korean Standards Association and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership, and the Industrial Policy Research Institute, is the largest stakeholder survey-based awards event in Korea that evaluates the level of social responsibility and sustainability of domestic private and public enterprises.

Kumho Tire was selected as the No. 1 company in the tire category of the Sustainability Index for the third consecutive year. The Sustainability Index survey evaluates the sustainability of each company by selecting seven key topics of industry-specific importance: organizational governance, human rights, labor practices, environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, and community involvement and development.

In the sustainability report category, Kumho Tire also received the Excellence in Reporting Award for the second consecutive year among a total of 507 domestic companies and public institutions. Based on the results of the evaluation according to the eight reporting principles of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)-accuracy, completeness, balance, sustainability context, clarity, timeliness, comparability, and verifiability-Kumho Tire was recognized as an outstanding report in the manufacturing sector.

Kumho Tire transparently discloses its ESG management performance to stakeholders every year through its sustainability management report, reflecting global reporting standards such as GRI, SASB, and TCFD.

Jung Iltaek, CEO of Kumho Tire, stated, "Kumho Tire is taking the lead in ESG management through organic collaboration at the company-wide level," adding, "We will further strengthen our ESG implementation and climate change response capabilities, striving to create sustainable value."

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