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Environmental Management

All members of Amorepacific Group understand the importance and value of our Environmental Policy and are dedicated to complying with the policy in all activities, fulfilling their responsibility and duty towards building a circular economy.

Environmental Policy

Dedicated Organization

Amorepacific Group and Amorepacific have established a transparent sustainability management system by installing ESG Committees within the Board of Directors and Sustainability Management Committees under the CEO. Through responsible management centered on the highest decision-making bodies, we have established sustainability management strategies and directions for group companies and subsidiaries and continuously monitor implementation performance.

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Organization Name Roles and Responsibilities
Board ESG Committee
  • Discuss, review, and resolve significant environmental management matters quarterly
  • Review, approve, and supervise company-wide environmental performance
Sustainability Management Committee
  • Establish company-wide environmental management strategies
  • Monitor the performance of major environmental management activities
Sustainability Management Center
  • Oversee environmental information disclosure
  • Establish and identify environmental management tasks
  • Establish environmental KPIs for top management and brands
Safety and Environment Support Team
  • Establish detailed strategic tasks for each company and business site
  • Monitor environmental and operational performance

Environmental Policy

Amorepacific Group and Amorepacific recognize that all corporate activities impact the environment. We minimize environmental impact in all business activities by establishing an environmental management system and continuously evaluating and improving. We sincerely recognize our social responsibility for environmental conservation and actively participate in local community environmental conservation activities.

※Goal: Minimize environmental impact throughout the entire process
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Management Items Details
Ⅰ. Product and Service Development
  • We strive for a pleasant environment and meet customers' environmental expectations by minimizing environmental pollutants through pollution prevention and clean production technology development from product development to post-use disposal.
Ⅱ. Selection and Evaluation of Suppliers
  • We define requirements for suppliers to fulfill their responsibilities in building safe work environments, respecting workers, and operating environmentally friendly and ethical businesses through sustainable management guidelines. We strive to reduce suppliers' environmental risks through guideline compliance evaluations.
Ⅲ. Production and Workplace Environmental Management
  • We ensure employee health and safety by creating comfortable and safe work environments. We continuously inspect workplace hazards, promptly remove them when found, and strive to build work environments that increase employee efficiency.
  • We conduct periodic goal-setting, implementation, inspection, and improvement activities to continuously improve the level of safety, health, and environmental management.
  • We comply with relevant laws and internal regulations for all business activities, including international standards and regulations related to safety, health, and the environment.
Ⅳ. Environmental Protection Throughout the Business Lifecycle, Including Logistics and Waste Management
  • We actively strive to minimize, reuse, and recycle resources such as energy and water and prevent and reduce pollutants, including waste, throughout the entire process, from research, procurement, production, transportation, sales, use, and disposal.
Ⅴ. Management of Key Business Partners
  • We communicate appropriately with stakeholders regarding corporate safety, health, and environmental management. We strive for continuous communication with internal and external stakeholders, including partners, key business partners, and local communities, on significant issues such as risk factors and safety, health, and environmental management performance.
Ⅵ. Due Diligence in Acquisitions and Mergers
  • We strive to identify environmental risks during acquisitions and mergers. Amorepacific identifies environmental risks throughout the target company's business activities before acquisitions and mergers and reflects them in key decision-making.
VII. Others
  • We provide appropriate education and training on safety, health, and the environment to employees. We aim to raise company-wide awareness of safety, health, and the environment and encourage active participation from all employees.

July 2024
CEO, Amorepacific Group
CEO, Amorepacific

Regulatory Compliance

Amorepacific Group and Amorepacific comply with the Chemical Substances Control Act, Clean Air Conservation Act, Soil Environment Conservation Act, Water Environment Conservation Act, Waste Management Act, and other regulations, minimizing negative environmental impacts from business operations.

  • 1) Energy Management

    - Self-production of renewable electricity through solar power generation facilities
    - Purchase of green premium, power supply contracts
    - Electricity conservation through innovation in facility operation processes

  • 2) Integrated Chemical Management

    - Introduction of AP-CHEMS, an integrated chemical management system for safe chemical handling
    - Systematization of information on regulated hazardous substances
    - Continuous regulatory review and database creation for new chemicals

  • 3) Air and Soil Pollutant Management

    - Introduction of automatic damper adjustment equipment for local exhaust systems to prevent diluted emission of air pollutants
    - Establishment of a real-time monitoring system for air pollution prevention facilities
    - Periodic measurement of soil contamination near business sites for soil environment conservation

  • 4) Water Resource Management

    - Recycling of rainwater as gray water through storage facilities
    - Investment in wastewater monitoring systems and automatic process equipment
    - Installation of new agitators for efficient pollutant treatment

  • 5) Waste Management

    - Efficient recycling through detailed classification of waste by material and type at each business site
    - Continuous discovery of companies with excellent recycling rates to increase actual recycling rates
    - Achievement of zero landfills at global production sites

Environmental Management System

Amorepacific Group complies with ISO standards for sustainable environment management.

Amorepacific Group manages an environmental management system that complies with international standards, minimizing the negative impact of business activities on the environment. In particular, Amorepacific runs its environmental management system in 100% of its entire production sites and plans to continue to enhance the level of environmental management through increasing energy efficiency and developing technology with eco-friendly qualities.

Internal Audit
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Process Process Details
Planning and Preparation for Diagnosis Plan establishment and reporting, preliminary data collection, auditor training, document evaluation
On-site Diagnosis On-site diagnosis of business sites
Establishment of Countermeasures Based on Diagnosis Results Feedback on diagnosis results, cause analysis and improvement plan establishment, primary risk analysis
Reporting Comprehensive results-sharing meeting, agenda submission to the Safety and Environment Committee

Response System

Amorepacific Group and Amorepacific conduct regular annual training to respond to emergencies, enhancing employees' response capabilities. At Amore Beauty Park, internal environment-related company regulations were revised to strengthen procedures for responding to environmental accidents. Seventeen emergency response manuals were prepared for potential environmental accidents in various situations, including waste transportation and storage, movement of contents and semi-finished products, movement and receipt of raw materials, and handling of laboratory reagents. In the event of an environmental accident, all employees actively participate in environmental protection by mandating prompt reporting and necessary measures according to pre-established prevention and response guidelines.

Environmental Management System Certification Status

Amorepacific Group and Amorepacific adhere to ISO standards for sustainable environmental management. We operate an environmental management system that complies with international standards, minimizing the negative environmental impact of corporate operations. Notably, Amorepacific operates environmental management systems across 100% of its production sites. It will continue to elevate its environmental management standards through ongoing energy efficiency improvements and technology development that integrates eco-friendly areas.

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Site Name ISO14001
Osan Beauty Park 1995-2025
Daejeon Daily Beauty Production Site 2000-2024
Shanghai Beauty Park 2015-2024
Anseong Healthcare Site 2005-2026