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POSCO DX contributes to creating economic and social value through social contribution activities based on industry characteristics & expertise.
Social Contribution
POSCO DX contributes to creating economic and social value through social contribution activities based on industry characteristics & expertise.
Company business-related social contribution
Based on the characteristics and expertise of the business, such as AI technology, we are committed to business-linked social contribution activities for ecosystem restoration & biodiversity conservation.
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Spreading and establishing a roadkill prevention system
With a business memorandum of understanding formed with the National Park Service, we plan to roll out a roadkill prevention system on a pilot basis at Hallyeohaesang National Park and expand it to general roads by upgrading it in 2024. We contribute to preventing roadkill and traffic accidents, wild animals analysis by through AI-based intelligent CCTV, lidar sensors, & control systems.
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Pilot rollout of a forest fire detection system
We plan to roll out a pilot forest fire detection system within Gyeongju National Park under a business memorandum of understanding formed with Gyeongju National Park, and also work to support the frontline response to forest fires by quickly detecting forest fires, analyzing data, and notifying operating agencies in real time through AI-based intelligent CCTV and control systems.
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Promoting measures to utilize sea urchins, which cause ocean desertification.
To create social value, POSCO Group and major domestic universities plan to cooperate in leading a project to preserve the marine ecosystem and turn waste into resources by collecting sea urchins, which cause ocean desertification.
Developing future generation IT capabilities and supporting the growth of underprivileged people
By utilizing the company's core capabilities, resources, & technology, we create social value by developing future generation IT capabilities and supporting the growth of underprivileged people.
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AX Dream School
Capitalizing on the characteristics of the IT/EIC industry, in-house instructors with specialized capabilities in each field provide coding education to elementary school students who lack equal access to IT education in cooperation with each municipality's education support office.
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National Youth AI Creative Competition “Staff Technology Mentoring”
Since 2020, we have been holding an AI creativity contest for middle & high school students nationwide. Through technical mentoring support for executives & employees, we provide training opportunities for specialized technologies in the AI and big data fields and contribute to nurturing talent poised to lead the future IT industry.
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Training YouTube creators with disabilities
"Dreaming of Dreams," a collaborative effort involving 15 public and private organizations, is a program designed to support individuals with disabilities in growing into professional YouTubers and achieving independence without spatial limitations. It offers a variety of opportunities, ranging from training utilizing generative AI to follow-up growth support in partnership with the Korea National Park Service and the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, as well as hosting nationwide contests.
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Support Program for the Growth of Vulnerable Groups ‘A Very Happy Day’
Since 2025, we have been operating the ‘A Very Happy Day’ program in collaboration with Seongnam City Community Child Centers to support the emotional growth and future competency development of underprivileged children. We expand career interests by providing opportunities to experience cutting-edge technology and foster healthy growth through continuous emotional and experiential activities.
Practicing eco-friendly social contribution
All executives & employees recognize the importance of environmental protection & ecosystem preservation and voluntarily participate in eco-friendly social contribution activities.
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Grow one potted plant per employee
With a business memorandum of understanding formed with the Hallyeohaesang National Park Office, this daily routine activity contributes to the preservation of the ecosystem by collaborating with the National Park Plant Conservation Center to distribute nationally protected plants to executives & employees, propagate them for one year, and return them to their original habitat.
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Marine Ecosystem Restoration Activities
Since 2024, the Company has been continuously carrying out seagrass harvesting and underwater cleanup activities in the area around the Gwangyang Plant, in collaboration with the Hallyeo Marine National Park Office and the POSCO Clean Ocean Volunteer Corps, based on the talent donation of employees. We plan to continue these ongoing activities to preserve a clean marine ecosystem.
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POSCO DX Establishment of Carbon Neutrality Practice Park
Since 2021, the Company has been contributing to the restoration of ecosystem health by establishing a Carbon Neutrality Practice Park in the area surrounding the Gwangyang Plant in collaboration with the local community, continuously planting trees such as Lycoris radiata, Ilex crenata, and thorny bushes. We also plan to pursue Forest Carbon Offset Certification once the forest is established.
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Eco-friendly recycling craft production and support activities
Through recycling activities that upscale industrial waste, such as employees' unused clothing, into useful accessories, we are operating a hands-on craft experiential program that incorporates hand and brain exercises for vulnerable seniors.
Community sharing practice
Through voluntary talent donations by executives & employees, we are working with municipalities and NGOs to stage various activities such as improving the residential environment of vulnerable groups such as the elderly living alone and providing education on using digital devices.
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(Pohang/Gwangyang) Electrical Repair Support for Vulnerable Groups
Since 2003, utilizing the professional talents of our employees, such as knowledge, skills, and experience, we have been carrying out activities to support outdated electrical facilities and energy-saving equipment for vulnerable groups in the local community, including single-parent families and elderly people living alone.
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(Seongnam) Support for wallpapering/flooring to improve residential environment
With a business memorandum of understanding formed with the Seongnam Fire Station, and employees donate their talents to help replace wallpaper and flooring equipment for the elderly living alone & fire-susceptible households, with the fire Station pursuing joint contribution activities to support fire prevention sensors.
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(Seongnam) Meal Support Sharing Activities for Local Seniors
Since 2010, we have consistently carried out "Bap-Per" meal service volunteer activities for seniors in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si during POSCO Group's Global Volunteer Week. Based on the warm participation of our employees, we support seniors so that they can enjoy at least one hearty meal a day, continuously contributing to the improvement of their health and quality of life.
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(Seoul) Support for Audiobook Production for the Visually Impaired
Employees are donating their voice talents to the winning entries of the "Happiness Festival" essay contest, held annually by the Korea Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. By adding warm voices to these touching stories, we are delivering them to a wider audience.
Social Contribution Performance
POSCO DX Social Contribution Activities in Numbers (as of 2025)
- POSCO 1% Sharing
Donations (KRW) - 500M
- Other donations
(KRW) - 1,040M
- Number of employee
volunteers - 1,840
- Hours of volunteer
service - 21,535
Safety Management
Making safety a top priority in its management, POSCO DX strives to create a workplace that protects the safety and health of its employees and suppliers' workers.
Safety and Health Management Policy
Based on the CEO's safety and health policy, POSCO DX continuously supplements and improves workplace safety and health through the process of planning, implementation, inspection, and action to raise the level of safety and health activities. We also strive to create a safe and healthy workplace by running health promotion programs, such as improving the working environment and managing stress.
Safety and Health Management Policy
POSCO DX recognizes the 'safety' and 'health' of all people working together as the top priority of its corporate management and actively implements the following to create a safe and healthy workplace for all employees and stakeholders.
- We prioritize safety over all other values, including project duration, quality, and deadline.
- We share our safety and health goals and values with management, employees, and suppliers and their workers at all times and cooperate with each other in a win-win manner.
- We are clearly aware of and fully comply with health and safety laws and internal policy.
- We proactively identify and address health and safety risks on a regular basis.
- We continuously review and improve our health and safety work processes.
- We implement and participate in infectious disease prevention and health promotion activities.
- We ensure that workers can participate in and be consulted about health and safety activities.
Health and Safety Management System
POSCO DX has obtained ISO45001 certifications to establish a safety and health management system based on international standards.
ISO45001 KOSHA-MS
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Establish health and safety goals and plans
Form a safety and health organization
Review legislation and document the system
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Assess risks and operate councils
Safety and health education and activities
On-site self-inspection/assessment
- Check
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Headquarters inspection/diagnosis/evaluation
Third-party evaluation
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- Management review / corrective and preventive action
- Management Policy
- Amend and supplement the Safety and Health Management Policy
2026 Health and Safety Goals and Strategies
POSCO DX is striving to establish its own safety and health culture so that all employees and workers of partner companies can work in a safe environment based on the goals of zero Serious disaster, and LTIFR 0.39 or lower to realize a zero-accident workplace.
- Vision
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Achieving Zero Major Accidents
Through Safety-First Management
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Zero Serious disaster, LTIFR 0.39 or lower
- Key strategies
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Implementing a safe working environment
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Strengthening safety capabilities centered on partner companies and the field
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Enhancing the substance of industrial health and mental and physical health care activities
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- Safety performance KPIs
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Serious disaster
- KPI Definition
- Number of serious accident victims at POSCO DX direct employees and partner companies
- 2026 serious disaster Goal
- Zero Serious disaster
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LTIFR [Unit: %]
- KPI definition
- Frequency rate of work-related injuries resulting in 1 day or more of absence from work per 1 million working hours
- 2026 LTIFR target: 0.39 or less
- Reflecting the characteristics of LTIFR networks with the aim of minimizing industrial accidents resulting in 1 day or more of absence from work due to life-related accidents
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- Long-term KPI
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- 2026: Zero Serious disaster,
LTIFR 0.39 or lower - 2027: Zero Serious disaster,
LTIFR 0.33 or lower - 2028: Zero Serious disaster,
LTIFR 0.28 or lower
- 2026: Zero Serious disaster,
Shared Growth
POSCO DX aims to grow together with all stakeholders, including partners and customers, based on trust. We leap into the future together with SMEs through various training and technical support programs, as well as funds to alleviate their financing difficulties, and practical shared growth activities, such as sharing achievements and listening to their pain points.
Goal
POSCO DX is in line with 3T, POSCO Group's motto for shared growth.
3T means “Establishing Tomorrow-oriented relationship with our 1st tier to 4th tier partners based on mutual Trust to pursue growth Together.”
Technical Support
To secure the global competitiveness of the entire supply chain by improving the technological competitiveness of SMEs, we operate programs, such as Techno Partnership, new product development with purchase condition, and joint public-private R&D funds.
Support for Education and Training
Based on the POSCO Group's excellent human resources, we provide free educational opportunities to employees and their families of SMEs and support factory innovation activities through specialized personnel.
Financial Support
We operate programs such as the POSCO Family Financial Support Program and Network Loan to help SMEs resolve financing difficulties and support liquidity.
Purchasing Cooperation
Based on our trusting relationship with SMEs, we provide pro bono support, such as on-site innovation through our Benefit Sharing program and Shared Growth Support Group activities.
Partner Support Program Highlights for 2024
| Type | Programs | Results in 2024 |
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| Partner revenue improvement |
Package deal support for SMEs. Buyer meetings to support sales of SMEs. |
9 companies / 36 companies |
| Financial support |
Favorable payment condition. Warranty fee waiver and win-win cooperation fund. Advance payment for Increasing liquidity. Operation of a transparent win-win payment system. |
Paying 2 times a week in cash KRW 101M 4,734 cases / KRW 135 M KRW 23,137M |
| Technical support and protection |
Collaborative R&D. ESG management support for SMEs (checklists, etc.). |
8 cases / KRW 198 M |
| Training |
Job training for partner employees. Productivity and quality improvement. |
146 companies / 4,950 persons 1 cases |
| Welfare support |
Flu vaccine. Family event support for excellent suppliers. Safety-related Care Activities. |
5 companies / 49 persons 20 companies / 49 persons 26 companies / 781 persons |
| Processing results of partner's opinions |
VOC system Supplier communication room |
4 cases / 100% 8 cases / 100% |
Human Rights Management
POSCO DX pursues coexistence with customers, employees, shareholders and investors, partner companies, and local communities, and respects the human rights and diversity of all stakeholders.
POSCO Group Human Rights Commitment
POSCO Group is committed to respecting the human rights of all of our stakeholders, e.g., employees, investors, customers, business partners, and local communities. Our goal is to achieve lasting success by growing with the societies where we
operate.
Our commitment to respecting human rights is informed by POSCO Group’s Human Rights Policy*, which defines our basic principles and action plans. Hence, systems are in place to implement and monitor our human rights practices in compliance
with international standards, e.g., the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Bill of Human Rights, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization, the
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, and other international norms specifying the
rights of migrant workers, women, and people with disabilities.
* The Policy compiles sections on Human Rights Business Management, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Responsible Minerals, Supply Chain, and Stakeholder Engagement.
This Commitment articulates our firm resolve to protect and advance the human rights of all our stakeholders that include, but are not limited to, POSCO Group employees.
1. Key Areas for Human Rights Protection
Non-Discrimination, Prohibition of Child and/or Forced Labor, Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Just Transition, Occupational Health and Safety, Prevention of Workplace Harassment Responsible Supply Chain Management, Prevention
of Corruption and Bribery, Environmental Rights Human Rights in the Local Community, Consumer Human Rights
2. Human Rights Management System
Human Rights Governance, Human Rights Due Diligence, Grievance Mechanism, Stakeholder Engagement
Human Rights Management Policy
POSCO DX complies with international standards related to human rights, such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the UN Global Compact, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and aims to implement human rights management based on respect for labor principles recommended by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and ratified by countries.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy
POSCO DX believes that diversity, inclusion, and equity are important cultures and strives to improve them in all workplaces. We provide opportunities for diverse members to freely express their opinions, and we continuously discover and improve problems to build a fast and flexible organizational system. In addition, we prohibit discrimination based on gender, nationality, race, disability, etc., and by acknowledging and considering diversity and cultural differences, we create a workplace where all members are respected.
