Hyundai
Although Hyundai has significantly increased its EV production, it has a long journey ahead to achieve an equitable, sustainable, and fossil-free supply chain. Hyundai performs poorly on both climate and environment, and human rights, receiving just 11% overall.
Ranking
10 of 18
EV sales 2022
316,900
Source: EV-Volumes; Hyundai sales data is combined with KiaKey Takeaways
Discloses Scope 3 emissions and set a 1.5 degree-aligned, science-based target for carbon neutrality by 2045
Little evidence of concrete steps to reduce the emissions and environmental impacts of the steel, aluminum, and batteries in its vehicles, though it has begun some “low carbon” steel innovations with Hyundai Steel
One of the worst scores on auto industry climate lobbying from InfluenceMap; only Toyota scores lower
Some concrete human rights commitments, but has taken few measures to identify, prevent, mitigate, and remedy human rights abuses in its supply chain
Very low score on responsible sourcing of transition minerals and scores 0% on Indigenous Peoples’ rights
Has some workers’ rights policies, but they’re clearly deficient: reports have exposed Hyundai for child labor at suppliers and one US subsidiary, major workplace safety violations in South Korea, and it’s facing a racial discrimination lawsuit in the US
Score Breakdown
Fossil-free & Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains
Disclosure
50%
Target-setting and progress
33%
Use of supply chain levers
0%
Disclosure
0%
Target-setting and progress
17%
Use of supply chain levers
5%
Disclosure
0%
Target-setting and progress
17%
Use of supply chain levers
0%
Disclosure
0%
Target-setting and progress
0%
Use of supply chain levers
9%
* InfluenceMap scores were applied as a multiplier to the total Fossil-free & Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains score. See methodology for further details.
Human Rights & Responsible Sourcing
commit
83%
identify
17%
Prevent, Mitigate & Account
38%
remedy
12%
commit
33%
identify
0%
Prevent, Mitigate & Account
10%
remedy
0%
commit
0%
identify
0%
Prevent, Mitigate & Account
0%
remedy
0%
commit
50%
identify
0%
Prevent, Mitigate & Account
18%
remedy
0%
Latest Supply Chain News On Hyundai
Hyundai Steel produces low-carbon, high-strength steel plates
Pollution, child labour, workers’ rights violations and new coal-fired power plants in Hyundai-Kia’s supply chains
01
Equitably
Respecting and advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples, workers, and local communities throughout the supply chain.
02
Sustainably
Preserving and restoring environmental health and biodiversity across supply chains, while reducing primary resource demand through efficient resource use and increased recycled content.
03
Fossil-free
100% electric and made with a fossil fuel-free supply chain.