01. CEO Statement The world is facing environmental problems, such as resource depletion, environmental pollution, and global warming. KMW Co., Ltd. is also affected by climate change and internationalization. Such international issues are changing the supply chain trading principles of global companies that we do business with. To respond to new opportunities and risks, and to also create a better world, KMW Co., Ltd. will respond to issues and fulfill our social responsibilities for a sustainable society.

02. Energy and Climate Change Since the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997, it has become clear that the effects of climate change and global warming have a significant impact. We believe that greenhouse gas emissions of companies contributed the most to the abnormal temperatures that frequently occur in Korea. KMW Co., Ltd. intends to participate in the preservation of the environment by managing energy and greenhouse gases through the cooperation of employees, stakeholders, and customers.

We are carrying out various projects to save energy and reduce greenhouse gases like building greenhouse gas inventories and implementing carbon management since 2010, as well as promoting green SCM (Supply Chain Management) with our suppliers since 2013. We will internalize a greenhouse gas reduction strategy for all executives and employees, from the process improvement stage to the entire operation of the factory.

03. Carbon & Energy Management KMW Co., Ltd. has designated a QS team dedicated to carbon management for sustainable environment preservation and has given all departments the roles and responsibilities to plan and manage. All employees practice carbon management policies. Most greenhouse gas generated by KMW Co., Ltd. is due to LNG combustion, such as boilers, and consumption of externally purchased power.

The focus of carbon management in KMW Co., Ltd. is on fixed combustion during direct emissions and power management during indirect emissions. Energy management not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions, but also improves production efficiency, resulting in cost savings to greatly help improve management. KMW Co., Ltd. will continue to take the lead in energy saving and greenhouse gas reduction.

04. EHS Management Starting with the ISO 14001 certification of Dongtan Factory in 2001, KMW Co., Ltd. acquired the ISO 14001 certification of all business sites in Korea. Since 2012, KMW Co., Ltd. Has established a global environmental management system by acquiring ISO 14001 certification of all overseas business sites. KMW Co., Ltd. is operating an advanced environmental management system at the supply chain level by conducting an integrated certification system audit.

We have organized environmental management via various programs such as education. We are computerizing chemical substance information by applying the MADAMS II IT system, a chemical substance management system, and using this data to preemptively respond to environmental regulations. We are also responding to the regulation of new EU chemical substances, implementing a policy to prohibit the use of ozone-depleting substances, implementing a plan to prohibit the use of four heavy metals, and eco-designing considering recycling.

05. Quality Management KMW Co., Ltd. continuously improves its competitiveness by adhering to the design process, securing the best parts, operating the optimized manufacturing process, and continuing improvement activities.

06. Conflict Minerals KMW Inc. is making various efforts to ensure that 3TG(gold, tin, tantalum, tungsten) and Cobalt from minds owned by rebels in the conflict zones are not used in industry. In order to secure the reliability and transparency required by customers, suppliers and other stakeholders regarding the purchase of conflict-free minerals, we are continuously making efforts to expand CFS(Conflict Free Smelter) within our supply chain.

● KMW’s Conflict Minerals Management Policy

As a responsible corporate citizen, KMW’s policy is to eliminate the use of conflict minerals contained in our products that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the conflict zones.

    ㆍ KMW will implement procedures compliant with and in support of the activities of the prohibit the use of conflict minerals.
    ㆍ KMW will urge its subcontractors(suppliers) to purchase conflict minerals from smelters certified by the Conflict-Free Smelter Program.
    ㆍ According to the internal standard of audit, KMW will conduct the evaluation on its suppliers regarding conflict minerals.


● Compliance with our suppliers

KMW applies the same criteria for its conflict mineral management to all suppliers and requires them to abide by KMW's Conflict Minerals Management Policy.

    ㆍ Our suppliers shall not use all minerals from conflict affected smelters.
    ㆍ Our suppliers need to have policies in place to reasonably assure that products and components supplied to KMW are not sourced from conflict minerals.
    ㆍ Our suppliers are requested to carry out and meet their due diligence obligations along the supply chain. This includes the implementation of measures which ensure
        that the minerals used by suppliers - particularly gold, tin, tantalum, tungsten and cobalt - do not contribute to the direct or indirect support of armed conflicts
        or are in connection with violations of human rights.
    ㆍ Our suppliers shall take corrective action in a timely manner when it discovers that it is not a verified smelter through EICC/GeSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program.