Hyundai Rotem said it has received top marks from CDP, a global sustainability assessment organization, for its environmental management performance.
The company said Wednesday it earned the highest “Leadership A” rating and received an Excellence Award for water security at the 2025 CDP Korea Awards, held Tuesday at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman in Seoul.
CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, evaluates major companies’ responses to climate change and water management by requesting and assessing management information on behalf of financial institutions worldwide. It is widely used by global investors and companies as an environmental disclosure platform.
CDP grades companies each year across eight levels, including Leadership A, Leadership A- and Management B. It gives a grand prize to the top-scoring company and top excellence awards to the second- and third-ranked firms. Companies that earn Leadership A- or higher receive an excellence award.
Hyundai Rotem said it moved up two grades from the previous year to reach Leadership A, its first time receiving the top rating since it was included in CDP’s environmental management assessment in 2022.
The company said it operates internal standards stricter than legal requirements to minimize water pollutants at its worksites. It said it continuously monitors discharged water quality and tracks water use and reuse.
Hyundai Rotem said it plans to set a mid- to long-term plan to cut water pollutants and strengthen its water-risk management system. Over the longer term, it said it will introduce advanced wastewater treatment and build a process to reuse low-concentration wastewater.
To support carbon-neutral management, the company said it installed solar power facilities last year at its Changwon plant, a key domestic production base. The plant produces 929 MWh of renewable energy annually, enough to fully charge a small electric vehicle with a 42 kWh battery about 22,000 times. Hyundai Rotem said it aims to convert all worksites to 100% renewable energy by 2040.
“We earned the highest rating in the CDP assessment as a result of companywide efforts to manage water resources to protect ecosystems,” a Hyundai Rotem official said. “We will continue to advance water management and expand renewable energy use to contribute to a sustainable society.”
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