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Strategic Research
Exploring strategic directions for companies to grow and maintain sustainable competitiveness
We identify the core capabilities of companies, as well as opportunities and threats, to establish strategic objectives.
We then develop and execute management strategies, explore innovative business models, and derive various options to enhance future competitiveness.
  • Research on growth strategies and portfolio management for POSCO Group
  • Analysis of key competitors in major industries and research on strategies of leading companies
  • Research on stakeholder communication, board operations, and improvement of corporate governance
  • Formulating HR strategies, designing personnel systems & organizational structures, and analyzing labor laws & policy issues
  • Research on future industrial technologies and mega trends
Steel Research
Analyzing domestic and international steel companies to grasp the trends in the steel industry and researching the future paradigm shifts in the steel sector
We derive measures to strengthen the resilience of the steel ecosystem and conduct research on steel-using industries to explore the development of a sustainable steel industry.
  • Analyzing domestic and international steel companies and formulating strategies for achieving competitive advantage
  • Research on future paradigm shifts in the steel industry, such as hydrogen reduction steelmaking technology
  • Creating value through symbiotic relationships with customers and deriving measures to strengthen the ecosystem
  • Proactive research on responding to changes in the global trade environment, including carbon border adjustment mechanisms
  • Conducting long-term and short-term steel supply forecasts and price predictions and research on steel-using industries
Industrial Research
Based on the analysis of industry trends and competitiveness, we formulate competitive strategies for each core business of the group and study strategies for creating synergy among businesses
We pursue industrial development for a better future by researching key industries for a sustainable future, such as secondary battery materials, hydrogen & energy, and eco-friendly infrastructure.
  • Research on secondary battery materials and the lithium/nickel industry
  • Analysis of energy industries including LNG, solar power, and wind power
  • Forecasting future trends in the infrastructure industries such as construction, logistics, and ICT
  • Research on carbon-neutral strategies such as hydrogen, CCUS, and RE100
  • Exploration of future promising businesses such as new mobility and advanced materials
Economic and Policy Research
Conducting analysis on issues and changes in the economic and policy domains
We predict domestic and international economic trends, diagnose the business environment according to geopolitical changes to assist in corporate decision-making, and understand and interpret the interaction between economic trends and policies.
  • Analysis and forecasting of domestic and international economic trends, and analysis of short-term and long-term economic issues
  • Business planning and risk factor analysis based on regional monitoring
  • Diagnosis of the business environment and research on strategic directions based on changes in global geopolitics
  • Research on domestic and international policy issues
  • Providing group information services, including management trends and standard statistics
ESG Management Research
Establishing the management philosophy and formulating ESG management strategies
We analyze the latest domestic and international trends related to ESG and devise strategies to lay the foundation for companies to fulfill social responsibilities and pursue sustainable management.
  • Formulation of group-wide ESG strategy and policy, and establishment of management systems
  • Analysis of the latest ESG trends home and abroad and research on response strategies
  • Research on strengthening the integration of the management philosophy with core business activities
  • Identifying case studies of corporate citizenship as best practices
  • Spreading and internalizing the concept of corporate citizenship through a community of corporate citizenship experts