SK Telecom is committed to preserving the environment for future generations. Along with our efforts to conserve resources, prevent global warming, and protect our ecosystem, we are striving to develop environment-friendly mobile communications technologies.

SK Telecom aspires to create a future in which everyone can lead happy and fulfilling lives in a pleasant and abundant environment. Our business activities are led by our dedication to pass on a clean and well-preserved environment to future generations. Environmental management has become integral to maintaining competitiveness on the global stage. SK Telecom is proactively responding to this trend, and towards this end, we have selected environmental management as one of our key mid-term initiatives. In general, the service sector, which includes the telecoms industry, has less impact on the environment compared to the manufacturing industry. SK Telecom is well aware, however, that its activities do have an effect on the environment, no matter how small such effect may be. The environmental impacts of the telecoms service industry include gas emissions from the use of energy to run motor vehicles and offices, and the generation of waste handsets with customers’ replacement of their old cell phones.

On the other hand, some of our services help reduce the emission of pollutants. Services such as wireless communications, mobile banking, and mobile bookstore eliminate the need for customers to move from one place to another, resulting in less traffic pollution. Nate Drive, our navigation service, informs users of the fastest travel route, thereby reducing traffic time. Mobile services based on new technologies help conserve energy while enhancing customer satisfaction.

We will not be complacent on environmental issues under the belief that the telecoms service sector has a relatively smaller impact on the ecosystem than other industries. In addition to energy conservation, we will work to minimize any negative effect we may have on the environment and to develop eco-friendly services. Environmental management holds the key to our promotion of a rich and fulfilling life for our customers, shareholders, employees, and communities. These stakeholders, in turn, form the foundation of sustainable development and the survival of our business.

The major adverse consequences on the environment of SK Telecom’s business activities are as follows

Emission of greenhouse gases from the use of energy to operate our network, offices, and motor vehicles;
Waste materials generated by our offices, branches, and network operations;
Waste handsets from our sale of mobile phones;
Environmental damage related to our installation of base stations and repeaters; and
Refrigerants and fire extinguishers containing substances that deplete the ozone layer.

SK Telecom makes every effort to comply with environmental laws and regulations. Our environmental management system is broadly classified into three areas. One is the network category, which encompasses network setup and operation, including base stations. The second is the customer category, which covers matters related to handset sourcing and sales. Lastly, the business support area oversees matters regarding our office space and company automobiles.