KT Corporation

Sector

Telecommunications

Headquarters

Seongnam, South Korea

Official Website

corp.kt.com

Climate Policy Engagement Analysis

Climate Policy Engagement Overview: KT Corporation (KT) appears to have limited engagement with climate policies in South Korea in 2022-2025. It engaged with the Korea Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS) and supported the government’s target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: InfluenceMap found limited evidence of top-line messaging on climate policy by KT between 2023 and 2025. On its corporate website, accessed in January 2025, KT expressed support for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap found limited evidence of KT’s engagement with climate regulations in South Korea. In its CDP 2023 Climate Change response, KT disclosed that it engaged with the K-ETS but did not provide details of its position on the policy.

Positioning on Energy Transition: InfluenceMap found limited evidence of KT’s engagement on the transition to a low-carbon energy mix. In its 2024 ESG Report, published in June 2024, KT supported the use of renewable energy but did not specify clear conditions for the pace or extent of expanding renewables or the need for government policy to support the transition.

Industry Association Governance: In its 2024 ESG Report, KT disclosed a partial list of its memberships to industry associations, but it did not disclose details of the company’s role within industry associations’ governing bodies nor their climate change policy positions. KT also did not disclose its memberships in the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the Korea Electric Vehicle Association (KEVA). KCCI actively engaged with climate policies in South Korea, such as the K-ETS.

InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q1 2025.

Show More

InfluenceMap Score for Climate Policy Engagement

C-

Performance Band

59%

Organization Score

51%

Relationship Score

5%

Engagement Intensity

Primary Evidence

All primary evidence used to inform the analysis of KT Corporation can be found in the two tabs below below. In the first tab, hyperlinks in each cell of the matrix provide access to evidence collected on KT Corporation's direct policy engagement activities. The second tab provides a record of any links between KT Corporation and the Industry Associations stored in the LobbyMap database.

DATA SOURCES
QUERIES
Main Web Site

Main Web Site

Corporate Media

Corporate Media

CDP Responses

CDP Responses

Direct Consultation with Governments

Direct Consultation with Governments

Media Reports

Media Reports

CEO Messaging

CEO Messaging

Financial Disclosures

Financial Disclosures

Communication of Climate Science

1NSNANSNSNSNS

Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action

2NSNSNS0NSNS

Supporting the Need for Regulations

NANSNSNSNSNSNS

Support of UN Climate Process

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS

Transparency on Legislation

-1NA-2NANANANS

Carbon Tax

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS

Emissions Trading

020NS-1NSNS

Energy and Resource Efficiency

NS1NSNSNSNANS

Renewable Energy

1NSNS1NSNSNS

Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies

0NSNSNS0NSNS

GHG Emission Regulation

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS

Disclosure on Relationships

-1NA-1NANANANS

Land Use

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS