Seoul Metro Selected as Top Institution for Two Consecutive Years in Seoul City's Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation

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Sangbeom Kim, President of Seoul Metro

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seoul Metro Corporation was selected as the best anti-corruption institution by scoring the highest among six investment institutions with 99.66 points in the ‘2021 Seoul Metropolitan Government Investment and Contribution Institutions Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation,’ which assesses three areas: core city administration, anti-corruption commitment, and integrity enhancement of Seoul Metropolitan Government investment and contribution institutions.

The corporation established itself as a representative clean public enterprise by receiving the highest score among Seoul Metropolitan Government investment institutions for two consecutive years, following 2020.

The corporation achieved perfect scores in fundamental evaluations such as the appropriateness of establishing basic plans related to integrity, participation of external members in the personnel (reward and punishment) committee, and the performance of continuous monitoring operations.

In addition, it received additional points in the anti-corruption and integrity practice efforts category, recognizing its overall excellent anti-corruption promotion performance.

Following the Integrity Evaluation (Excellent Grade) announced by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission in December last year and the Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation (Highest Grade) announced in January this year, the corporation’s efforts to improve integrity and prevent corruption have also been highly evaluated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Representative praised cases include ▲ improvement of specific technology operation systems and strengthening fairness in the contract system ▲ establishment of a conflict of interest prevention management system in subway stores and advertising sectors ▲ stabilization of the management system for retired employees re-employed by contracted companies ▲ promotion of measures to enhance integrity in technical supervision services ▲ implementation of a self-diagnosis system for integrity compliance in the manufacturing process of new trains.

The corporation is making various efforts this year as well, under the vision of ‘Integrity as the foundation! The most trusted clean public enterprise by the people,’ to eradicate corrupt practices and spread an anti-corruption and integrity culture both inside and outside the company.

It is implementing various measures such as ▲ management of major project risks including improper expenditure of project funds ▲ investigation and operation of corruption cases during contract promotion processes ▲ improvement of the management system for retired employees re-employed by contracted companies.

An Yeon-hwan, the corporation’s auditor, said, “It seems that the efforts of all employees to create a clean corporation were highly evaluated,” and added, “We will continue to strive to spread a culture of integrity and to provide a trustworthy and clean subway service to citizens.”

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