SMC is carrying out various activities to improve the level of ethical management practice of employees.

Every year, SMC provides online education and workshops to all employees(full-time, contract, and part-time) including managements,
and distributes the guides reflecting ethical management compliance and inspection results to executives.

In addition, all employees sign a pledge to practice ethical management once a year and form a consensus
on the importance and practice of ethical management through periodic ethical management letters.

Ethical management surveys are conducted on employees each year to examine the level of regulatory compliance
in each area of ethics, the level of operation of related systems, and the level of internalization of organizational cultures.
SMC also creates a culture of ethical management with activities such as ethics management surveys of partner companies.

SMC is committed to creating greater value for our customers, employees, stakeholders, and business partners, while also playing an instrumental role in social and economic advancement and contributing to the well-being of humanity. In line with this commitment, we have established a Code of Ethics that serves as our guideline for upholding integrity in our daily business decisions and actions.

• Guiding Principles for Our Employees
  • Conducting work fairly and transparently
  • Mutual respect among members
  • Creating a healthy organizational culture
• Pursuit of Greater Shareholder Value
  • Respecting shareholders' opinions
  • Safeguarding shareholders' interests
  • Practicing board-centric transparency in governance
• Pursuit of the Wellbeing of Society
  • Respecting customers' opinions
  • Protecting customers' assets and information
  • Achieving customer satisfaction
• Role in Society
  • Actively participating in social contribution activities
  • Contributing to societal progress through environmentally friendly operations
  • Contributing to social and economic development
• Protection of Whistleblowers
  • Prohibition of discrimination in response to reporting
  • Protection of testifiers
  • Protection of reporters and prevention of recurrence

SMC pursues the continuous growth of its members and stakeholders and operates the 'Anti-Corruption Policy' as outlined
below to achieve the realization of social value through ESG management.