A view of Hanmi Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul. /Courtesy of Hanmi Group

Hanmi Science, the holding company of Hanmi Group, issued its first ESG (environment, social, and governance) report since its founding, formalizing a groupwide ESG management framework. Core operating company Hanmi Pharmaceutical also released its ninth ESG report, disclosing its sustainability management performance.

Hanmi Science said on the 12th that its "2025-26 ESG report" presents the group's integrated ESG strategy and performance centered on the holding company. The report includes the ESG management system and mid- to long-term directions for major affiliates such as Hanmi Pharmaceutical and Onlinepharm.

Hanmi Science conducted a double materiality assessment based on global disclosure standards and selected business site safety and health, customer safety, ethical and compliance management, and information security as key issues. It also included risk management strategies and execution systems by field.

The group said it reorganized its decision-making structure around the ESG Management Committee and is pursuing key tasks such as responding to climate change, strengthening human rights management, advancing safety and health systems, and embedding ethical management.

Hanmi Pharmaceutical, which in 2018 became the first in Korea's pharmaceutical industry to issue an ESG report, unveiled its ninth report this year. The company has been included for two consecutive years in the Dow Jones Best in Class (DJBIC) Korea Index, a global ESG evaluation metric, and received a Silver rating in the 2025 EcoVadis assessment, awarded to the top 15% of corporations.

The company said the two firms' reports were prepared reflecting global standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

A group official said, "By expanding the scope of ESG reporting to Hanmi Science, we have further strengthened our group-level ESG management system," adding, "We will move forward to become a global healthcare corporations by advancing our sustainability management."

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