SOOP ESG2024

Environmental Management Policy

SOOP implements corporate-wide environmental management under three main pillars that reflect the characteristics of our industry and business model. We systematically monitor and manage key environmental performance indicators such as greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water usage and waste generation. Relevant information is disclosed on p.68 of this report. In addition, we continuously strive to reduce our environmental footprint across content creation, platform operation and our office environment, with the ultimate goal of becoming a fully environmentally responsible digital platform. As part of our institutional efforts, we have established a formal environmental management policy and practice the following principles.

SOOP Environmental Impact Management Direction

SOOP practices environmental management in accordance with the following principles.

Risks and Opportunities

The results of SOOP’s 2024 materiality assessment did not identify environmental issues such as climate change and energy as core material issues. However, in order to practice responsible management as a listed company and reflect global guidelines such as ESRS, we continue to identify and manage potential environmental risks and opportunities in our continued effort to protect the environment.

Managing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Although SOOP is not obliged to participate in Korea’s GHG & Energy Target Management System, we recognize the importance of addressing climate change and have been voluntarily measuring and disclosing our annual GHG (Scope 1 and 2) emissions since 2022. We closely monitor oil consumption at our headquarters, electricity usage and vehicle operations, and carry out energy efficiency and GHG reduction activities based on these results. As a result of these efforts, our total GHG emissions in 2024 decreased by approximately 9.4% compared to the previous year.

Energy Saving Activities

At SOOP, we are committed to energy conservation, from small, everyday habits to company-wide system improvements. We encourage the practice of eco-friendly activities that employees can participate in, such as switching to reusable items, encouraging taking the stairs. We are also working to save electricity in our operation process through installing LED lighting in office spaces and using FSC-certified paper to reduce resource consumption. As a result, our total energy use in 2024 decreased by approximately 4.3% year-on-year. Looking ahead, we plan to further apply technological measures to reduce carbon and upgrade our energy management.

Energy saving efforts

Eco-Friendly Purchasing

We are purchasing more green goods to better manage our environmental impact. In February 2021, we started using FSC-certified paper, and in January 2022, we replaced fluorescent lights in our offices with LED lights, which use about 22% less power.

Raising Environmental Awareness

In 2024, we campaigned for a participatory ESG culture through environmental activities with our employees, streamers and users.