SK Siltron Acquires International Standard for 'Anti-Corruption Management System'

The First Case in the Global Wafer Industry

SK Siltron announced on the 22nd that it has become the first company in the global wafer industry to obtain ISO 37001 certification, the international standard for anti-corruption management systems.

SK Siltron acquired the ISO 37001 certification through an audit by the Korea Management Registrar (KMR). Through this, its anti-corruption and ethical management activities have been officially recognized as meeting international standard requirements. ISO 37001 is a global standard for controlling organizational corruption risks and anti-corruption policies, established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2016.

As a privately held company, SK Siltron established and operates a Compliance Management Committee earlier this year to strengthen ethics and compliance management. The Compliance Management Committee is a board-level ethical management responsibility organization with functions similar to those of the audit committee of a listed company. To obtain this certification, the company identified and assessed corruption risks and established a risk prevention system. In May, it newly enacted anti-corruption management regulations and expressed its commitment to anti-corruption through disclosure on its website.

From the second person on the left, Jeong In-seong, Head of Autonomous Responsibility Management Support at SK Siltron, and Hwang Eun-joo, CEO of the Korea Management Certification Institute, are taking a commemorative photo at the ISO 37001 certification award ceremony. / Photo by SK Siltron

The company also operates an ESG Management Committee to review major management activities from an ESG perspective. It discusses mid- to long-term goals and strategies for sustainable management and makes decisions on key ESG management activities. In the third quarter, it approved mid- to long-term goals for water conservation and waste recycling, which were included in the '2023 Sustainable Management Report' published on the 20th.

An SK Siltron official said, "It is meaningful that we have officially been recognized for global competitiveness in governance following the environment and social sectors," adding, "As a leading company in ESG management in the industry, we will continue to advance our governance system, including the Compliance Management Committee and ESG Management Committee."

SK Siltron has been recognized as having the highest level in the global wafer industry in the environmental sector. In 2021, it declared its goal to achieve net zero by 2040 and established a strategic direction as 'the wafer supplier with the lowest carbon emissions.'

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