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Safety Environment Management Policy

Environmental management

Safety Environment Management Policy

All members of Wonik Materials clearly recognize that safety, health, and environment are core values of the business based on responsible ESG management, and we will diligently fulfill our roles to prevent accidents, promote health, and protect the environment.

Safety & health

Protect the lives of employees and achieve zero major industrial accidents by creating a safe and comfortable work environment and realizing the elimination and management of hazardous risk factors through risk assessment.
Actively participate in health promotion activities, including mental health and job stress management, and musculoskeletal disease prevention.

Environment

Recognizing that responding to global climate change and building sustainable ecosystems is a common human challenge, we take the lead in reducing greenhouse gases through resource recycling, proper waste disposal, and energy conservation.
Protect the environment in our workplaces and communities through transparent disclosure and systematic management of chemicals.

Legal compliance

We strictly comply with laws and regulations and strive to go beyond them, and actively support our partners in improving their safety and health levels.

Community engagement

We build win-win partnerships with customers and suppliers, and contribute to the development of local communities through continuous safety and environmental conservation activities as a member of the local community.

Environmental management

Organizations and roles dedicated to safety and health

Environmental performance disclosure scope of workplaces: Wonik Materials Yangcheong/Ochang/Jeonui sites

Environmental management response strategy

Driving strategy	Detailed driving strategy	Subject of practice	Target timeline
Adopt renewable energy	Adopt renewable energy	Reach 90% renewable energy use	~ 2050
	Promote higher efficiency in energy use	Achieve ISO50001 certification Prioritize introduction of eco-friendly, low-power facilities	Continue to drive 2023
	Developing greenhouse gas alternatives	Developing substitutes for the top six GHGs	~ 2030
Enhanced pollution response capabilities	Reduce the use of hazardous chemicals	Developing alternative materials	~2030
	Reduce waste emissions	Achieve 70% waste recycling rate Waste emission reduction and recycling	Continue to drive 2024
	Manage water usage	Facility investment to reduce water usage Expansion of water and wastewater recycling rate(10%)	~ 2025
	Minimize pollutant emissions	Compliance with air pollutant self-standards (50% or less) Building an IOT system for an anti-pollution facility	Continue to drive 2025

Environmental risks and expectations response strategies

Type		Identify risks	Materiality assessment	Response strategies
Risk factors	Regulation	Not subject to GHG regulation, but subject to GHG regulation if energy use is not reduced	1st	ISO50001 Certification → Established an energy monitoring system ('23) → Established and implemented departmental energy reduction goals and strategies to achieve them ('24) → Improving eco-friendly energy usage by introducing new and renewable energy installation of solar panels using idle sites (parking lots, etc.) ('23~)
	Market	Major customers (semiconductor and display companies) are requiring us to reduce GHG emissions from our product supply chain in line with the RE100 declaration	1st
	Market	Increased production costs due to rising energy raw materials costs	2nd
Opportunity factors	Resources	Enhance corporate image by proactively responding to eco-friendly activities (such as waste reduction)	1st	Goal to reduce waste by 5% year-over-year (annually) Goal of 70%+ waste recycling ('24)
	Empowerment	Participate in global initiatives on climate change and the environment to proactively address medium- and long-term risks	2nd	Strengthening internal capabilities such as reducing environmental risks through CDP and ESG evaluation response ('25)
	Regulation/Market	Developing alternative markets in response to strengthening legislation such as the Low Carbon Green Growth Framework Act and the Ozone Layer Protection Act	3rd	Preempting the market for a substitute for a controlled substance by introducing a substitute ('30)

Analyze climate change and key environmental risks and opportunities

Wonik Materials identifies the predicted financial and strategic impacts of climate change and major environmental risks, and establishes response strategies and reflects them in decision-making, taking into account their materiality and impact on the business. Risks include the global climate crisis, changes in markets, stakeholder requirements, resource circulation policies, and changes in the physical environment. In the short term, we see investments required by customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increased investment and recovery costs for extreme weather events as risks, while we see opportunities in securing our customers' business competitiveness and reducing energy costs as opportunities. In the mid- to long-term, we identify the following as risk factors: decrease in sales due to decreased use of GHG substances, decrease in investment when ESG ratings decline, and increase in wastewater and waste treatment costs; and opportunities include securing competitiveness by strengthening customers' businesses and entering the market for GHG substitutes.

Climate change and key environmental risk management processes

Identify and assess risks

Conduct risk assessment for business strategy formulation by the Risk Management Committee based on environmental management systems such as ISO 14001, 50001, etc

Manage risks and opportunities

Monitoring energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy use, and climate impact in the Office of Safety and Environmental Affairs>
Discussing and making decisions about climate change risks and opportunities through the Risk Management Committee

Analyze the financial impact of climate change and key environmental risks and opportunities

Risk types			Impact period		Financial impact of risk	Countermeasures	Opportunity factors
Risk types			Short-term	Medium to long term	Financial impact of risk	Countermeasures	Opportunity factors
Conversion risk	Policies and regulations	Increasing customer demand for greenhouse gas reduction	V	V	Reduced revenue when customers' needs are not met	Adopt high-efficiency energy-saving technologies Adopt renewable energy	Gain a competitive edge by empowering customers' businesses
	Technology	Developing greenhouse gas alternatives		V	Decreased sales of related products due to customers' ongoing need to reduce GHG use and develop alternative materials	Proactively develop low-GWP alternatives	Developing greenhouse gas alternatives increases sales
	Reputation	Increased stakeholder interest in ESG management		V	Reduce investments when ESG ratings decline	Increase internal and external disclosure of environmental information (activities and performance)	Expand your capital raising opportunities by attracting investment
	Resources	The virtuous circle of resources		V	Rising costs due to higher unit costs of wastewater and waste treatment	Reduce emissions by improving wastewater and waste recycling rates	Reduce costs by reducing pollutant emissions
	Abnormally high temperatures	Abnormally high temperatures	V	V	Increased costs to operate your business, such as running air conditioning units	Reduce power consumption by improving air conditioning efficiency	Reduce costs through increased energy efficiency
Physical Risk	Natural disasters	Natural disasters such as typhoons and floods Natural disasters	V	V	Frequent natural disasters increase recovery costs	Investing in safety/disaster prevention to prevent natural disasters	Investing in facilities to respond to natural disasters reduces recovery costs and lowers insurance premiums

Environmental Initiative Engagement Results (CDP)

Response	Year	Response Type	Status	Score
Climate Change2023	2023	Public	Submitted	B-
Climate Change2022	2022	Non-public	Submitted	D
Climate Change2021	2021	Non-public	Submitted	D

환경법 개정사항

NO	법령명	개정현황			당사 적용 유무
NO	법령명	개정일	시행일	개정사항	Yangcheong	Ochang	Jeonui
24-1	화학물질 등록 및 평가 등에 관한 법률	2024.01.09	2024.07.09	• 유해성 시험자료 사용승인 받은 자에게 사용료 징수 및 감면 제도 신설 - 소상공인기본법에 따른 소상공인 - 척추동물대체시험자료인 경우 - 그 밖의 환경부령으로 정하는 경우	N/A	N/A	N/A
24-2	화학물질관리법	2024.01.10	2024.04.10	• 유해화학물질 추가 및 기준농도 변경	N/A	N/A	N/A
24-3	물환경보전법	2024.01.23	2025.01.23	• 오폐수 유입처리 승인관련 과태료 신설	N/A	N/A	N/A
24-4	화학물질관리법	2024.02.02	2024.02.02	• 설치ㆍ정기 검사표 최신화(변경된 취급시설 기준 반영)	적용완료	적용완료	적용완료
24-5	화학물질관리법	2024.02.02	2025.08.06	• 설치ㆍ정기 검사표 최신화(변경된 취급시설 기준 반영) • 시설검사 면제 조항 신설 - 설치/정기 면제 : 연안법 연구설비, 기준수량미만 취급설비(기준미정) - 정기 면제 : 인체만성유해성물질만 취급하는 설비 • 자체점검대장 면제 조항 신설 : 연안법 연구설비 • 유해화학물질 관리자 선임/퇴직 신고 기한 변경(30일 -> 즉시)	적용완료	적용완료	적용완료
24-6	화학물질 등록 및 평가 등에 관한 법률	2024.02.02	2025.08.06 / 2025.01.01	• 유독물질 세분화 : 인체급성, 인체만성, 생태 유해성물질 • 유해성 미확인 물질 : 유해성이 없음을 증빙할때 까지 유해성 있다고 추정 • 화학물질 등록/신고 수량 변경 : 신규물질 (100 kg/yr -> 1,000 kg/yr)_25.01 시행	적용완료	적용완료	적용완료
24-7	온실가스 배출권 할당 및 거래법	2024.02.06	2025.02.06	• 배출권 거래제 참여 가능업체 범위확대 : 목표관리업체 -> 모든 업체	N/A	N/A	N/A
24-8	화학물질관리법	2024.04.02	2025.01.01	• 화학물질 확인 접수,관리 주체 변경 : 화학물질관리협회 -> 한국환경공단	적용완료	적용완료	적용완료