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.