Ethical Corporate Management
Whistleblowing system
The board of directors of ABC passed a set of “Business Integrity Code of Conduct” in 2015. Directors, customers, and suppliers engaging in commercial activities shall not directly or indirectly offer, promise to offer, request, or accept any improper benefits in any form or name. Terms and conditions of ethical corporate management shall be clearly specified in the contract to implement fair, equal, and integrity principles to further protect all stakeholders. ABC has incorporated ethical operations into its Employee Code of Conduct. In 2022, employees at the managerial level and above were required to sign an "Employee Integrity Pledge," and the completion rate reached 100%.
ABC has set up internal and external grievance channels and procedures to protect its reputation. A complaint/suggestion mailbox and hotline have been made available to prevent illegal, unethical, and dishonest conduct that may compromise the interests of shareholders, employees, and business partners (suppliers). A stakeholder section has been created on the Company's website to be used as a communication channel for stakeholders' suggestions, queries, and disputes to ensure the right of the stakeholders. In addition, the Company has established the "Regulations Governing Handling Reports of Illegal and Unethical Conduct by Internal and External Personnel" to protect whistleblowers and to regulate confidentiality and reward and punishment mechanisms. There were no reported items in 2022.
Anti-Corruption Training
ABC-ATEC Group is committed to ethical business practices, as outlined in Article 5 of its Code of Conduct: The Company shall operate based on the principles of integrity, transparency, and responsibility. It shall establish policies based on integrity and build a sound corporate governance and risk management mechanism to create a sustainable business environment. To achieve this goal, the ABC-ATEC Group includes anti-corruption education and training as part of the onboarding process for new employees, aiming to enhance their awareness of integrity. In 2022, the anti-corruption training rate for direct employees across the entire ABC-ATEC Group was 47.7%, while for indirect employees, it was 44.8%. Furthermore, there were no incidents of bribery or corruption reported in 2022.
Anti-corruption training has been implemented primarily at the Taiwan headquarters, with plans to expand it to overseas factories. Currently, managerial-level employees and above at overseas factories have signed the Employee Integrity Pledge. Starting in 2023, there will be a gradual rollout of anti-corruption education and training for employees at overseas factories, along with the signing of integrity commitment guarantees. The training materials are initially prepared by the Taiwan headquarters and are later modified to suit local conditions at the overseas factories. The ultimate goal is to ensure that 100% of the Group's employees receive anti-corruption education and training after 2050.
| Items | Taiwan Factory | Shanghai Factory | |||||||||
| Job level | Form of employment | Job level | Form of employment | ||||||||
| Governing body | Senior managers | Mid-level managers | General staff | Direct | Indirect | Senior | Mid-level managers | 一般員工 | Direct | Indirect | |
| Number of trainees | 1 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 19 | 157 | 66 | 119 | 2 | 38 | 307 | 181 | 166 |
| Trained ratio | 10% | 44.44% | 63.16% | 50.96% | 6.06% | 76.47% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Items | Guangzhou Factory | Malaysia Factory | |||||||||
| Job level | Form of employment | Job level | Form of employment | ||||||||
| Governing body | Senior | Mid-level managers | General staff | Direct | Indirect | Senior | Mid-level managers | 一般員工 | Direct | Indirect | |
| Number of trainees | 0 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 受訓人數 |
| Total | 2 | 31 | 153 | 133 | 53 | 1 | 58 | 240 | 219 | 80 | 總人數 |
| Trained ratio | 0% | 58.06% | 30.72% | 35.34% | 33.96% | 0% | 0% | 13.75% | 15.07% | 0% | 受訓百分比 |
Note:
1. The governing body is the Board of Directors, of which the Chairman, President, and two Vice Presidents are included in the statistics of senior executives.
2. Senior Executives: Assistant Vice President (inclusive) or above; Mid-level Executives: Manager (included) or below; General Employees: non-supervisory staff.
3. The disclosure boundary covers the Yangmei Plant 1 and Plant 2 of Taiwan plants, and includes expatriate employees.