SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
Industry Group: Telecommunication Services
Country/Region: South Korea
Identifier: KRX:017670
SK Telecom is South Korea's largest wireless telecom operator, with 29 million mobile customers. The firm also owns SK Broadband (formerly Hanaro Telecom), which has 6.5 million broadband customers and 8.7 million broadband TV customers. While the firm also purchased stakes in businesses in security and semiconductor memory production as well as developing e-commerce and internet platform businesses, these were all spun off into the separate, SK Square business in November 2021.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Telecommunication Services 88 out of 223
Universe
Global Universe 6698 out of 14731
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Industry Comparison
| Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Elisa Oyj |
17.8
Low
|
19 out of 223 |
| Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA |
19.1
Low
|
29 out of 223 |
| Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSC |
24.8
Medium
|
74 out of 223 |
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
25.7
Medium
|
88 out of 223 |
| Shenzhen Transsion Holding Co., Ltd. |
32.4
High
|
187 out of 223 |
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