Dongkuk Steel Builds ESG Competitiveness with Partner Companies... Selects Two Outstanding Companies

Plaques of Appreciation Presented to Partner Companies Chungmu Chemical and Sambo S&T
Selected After Evaluation of Environment, Safety, Human Rights, and Other Areas and On-Site Audits
Strengthening Supply Chain ESG Capabilities Through Training and Consulting Support

Dongkuk Steel said on the 21st that it had selected Chungmu Chemical and Sambo S&T as outstanding companies in its supply chain ESG (environmental, social and governance) evaluation and presented them with plaques of appreciation.

Lee Hyunhee, head of the Support Office at Dongkuk Steel (second from right), and Kim Yoonkyung, CEO of Chungmu Chemical (center), pose for a commemorative photo holding a plaque recognizing the company as an outstanding performer in the 2026 Supply Chain ESG Assessment at Chungmu Chemical's headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 20th. Dongkuk Steel.

Dongkuk Steel has operated a supply chain ESG evaluation program since 2023 to strengthen the ESG capabilities of its partner companies. Starting this year, it has made the program more systematic by selecting outstanding companies annually and sharing its evaluation criteria.

For this evaluation, Dongkuk Steel conducted a document-based assessment of major partner companies across all areas of ESG, including the environment, occupational health and safety, labor, human rights, and ethics. It then conducted on-site audits of the five finalists to assess their actual management practices.

Chungmu Chemical received the highest scores in every category of the document-based assessment, while Sambo S&T was recognized for its management team's commitment to driving ESG initiatives and the active participation of its employees.

Dongkuk Steel plans to support its partner companies with ESG-related training and consulting to strengthen management capabilities throughout the supply chain.

Lee Hyunhee, head of the Support Office at Dongkuk Steel, said, "As supply chain ESG is a form of competitiveness that we build together, we will provide support such as training and consulting with the aim of strengthening capabilities, rather than focusing solely on evaluations."

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