POSCO Future M Becomes First Domestic Battery Materials Company Included in DJBIC World Index

Solar power generation facility completed on the roof of POSCO Future M's anode material factory in Gwangyang in 2024. POSCO Future M

POSCO Future M announced on May 6 that it has become the first company in the domestic battery materials industry to be included in the "Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index" (DJBIC, formerly DJSI) at its highest level, the "World Index."

The DJBIC is a sustainability index published annually by S&P Global, one of the world's three major credit rating agencies, which comprehensively evaluates companies' financial performance as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. The index consists of companies recognized for excellent ESG management and is used as a benchmark for responsible investment by global investors. In 2025, the name changed from the "Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)" to the "DJBIC."

POSCO Future M emphasized that by being recognized for its ongoing ESG management efforts and competitiveness, it has further solidified its status as a global leader in ESG by being included in this internationally authoritative index.

S&P Global includes the top 10% of companies in corporate sustainability assessments among the world's 2,500 largest companies in the "World" index, the top 20% among the 600 largest companies in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania region in the "Asia Pacific" index, and the top 30% among Korea's 200 largest companies in the "Korea" index.

POSCO Future M received high marks for systematically executing initiatives in environmental, social, and governance categories, including reducing carbon emissions, managing its supply chain, and strengthening safety and health management.

With a target of achieving decarbonization by 2050, POSCO Future M is expanding the use of renewable energy, transitioning to low-carbon fuels, and improving process efficiency. The company is also using responsibly sourced minerals such as tungsten and cobalt that have been certified as free from human rights violations.

Furthermore, after POSCO Group's human rights management declaration in February 2025, POSCO Future M established a human rights management system that meets international standards, prohibiting discrimination and ensuring industrial safety. The company has also continued to strengthen its human rights management by conducting human rights impact assessments to identify and improve potential risk factors, which was highly evaluated.

POSCO Future M also supports the healthy growth of local children and youth through initiatives such as sponsoring the "Didim Seed Savings Account" and operating the "Blue Dream Environmental Camp." Recently, employees participated in the "Future M Nature Guard Day" volunteer activity, where they made seed balls and threw them into Naengcheon stream in Nam-gu, Pohang, further contributing to biodiversity conservation.

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