NHN published a regular report containing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and mid- to long-term strategy tailored to industry changes centered on artificial intelligence (AI).

On Tuesday, NHN released its 2025 Sustainability Report on its official website. The report includes a special page titled "New value connected by AI" and introduced cases of expanding its infrastructure and service ecosystem, including NHN Cloud, the National AI Data Center and Factory X Seoul.

NHN strengthened its disclosure system by applying the Korea Sustainability Standards Board's (KSSB) "No. 2 Climate-related disclosures" standard, announced in February 2026, to proactively respond to discussions on mandatory ESG disclosures in South Korea.

It also revamped its three main ESG strategy directions to a sustainable IT ecosystem, responsible management and realization of social value, reflecting internal and external environmental changes. Priority areas linked to the strategy included material issues such as information security and personal data protection, human resources management, climate change response and human rights management, as well as technology-based solutions to social problems and digital accessibility and inclusion.

In the environmental area, NHN strengthened its environmental management infrastructure based on ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certifications obtained in 2023 and drew cumulative participation of more than 10,000 people through its employee-participation ESG campaign, Little Action. In the social area, it pursued support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and innovation in AI-based care services. In governance, it established and announced a three-year shareholder return policy applied from this year through 2028. The report reflected the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the U.S. Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and underwent third-party verification.

Lee Jun-ho (이준호), chairman of NHN's board of directors, said it is important to secure both technological competitiveness and future sustainability amid an AI-centered shift in the industrial paradigm and a management environment of growing uncertainty. He said the company will continue sustainable growth where innovation and responsibility coexist through AI-native work innovation, strengthening employees' AI capabilities, building local IT ecosystems and creating social value.