Poongsan Corporation shall enact and implement these compliance guideline (this “Guideline”) in order to achieve fairness and transparency in its business transactions through compliance and to strive for development of the Company and gain the trust of customers.
Poongsan Corporation (the "Company") shall enact and implement these compliance guideline (this "Guideline") in order to achieve fairness and transparency in its business transactions through compliance and to strive for development of the Company and gain the trust of customers.
The following terms used herein shall have the meanings prescribed to them in paragraphs below:
"Compliance" shall mean any and all policy establishments and controlling activities conducted by the Company through the review of the relevant laws and regulation, compliance of which are required for the businesses of the company (the "Law") and internal review of officers' and employees' compliance of the Law, in order to prevent violations and systematically prepare for the Legal Risk.
"Legal Risk" shall mean the risk of civil, criminal, administrative liabilities or damages due to invalidation of contracts, caused by non-compliance of the Laws by the officers and employees of the Company (the "Employees").
"Compliance Officer" shall mean the person who is appointed pursuant to Article 542-13 of the Korean Commercial Code (the "KCC"), and who (i) implements compliance training and education programs, (ii) monitors the Compliance hereunder, and (iii) reports the Compliance related matters to the board of directors.
This Guideline shall apply to all of the business activities of the Company and all activities of the Employees related thereto.
Other regulations of the Company related to this Guideline shall comply with this Guideline and unless provided otherwise in the laws or in the articles of incorporation of the Company, this Guideline shall prevail.
The Representative Director shall enact and amend this Guideline through resolution of the Board of Directors.
Structuring of departments and assignment of roles and responsibilities for the Compliance shall be accomplished in considerations of the efficiency of the Compliance, independence of the Compliance Officer, and clarity in the relevant Employees' roles and responsibilities.
The board of directors shall make decisions regarding this Guideline and any major matters related thereto. The board of directors shall also monitor the representative director's establishment of the Compliance system reflecting the decisions of the board of directors and actual management of such system.
Pursuant to this Guideline and the decisions of the board of directors, the representative director shall establish/modify/manage the Compliance system corresponding to the size and business characteristics of the Company, and shall monitor the operation thereof.
The Compliance Officer shall comprehensively manage the Compliance related activities and shall (i) establish and implement compliance training and education programs, (ii) monitor the Compliance hereunder, and (iii) reports the Compliance related matters to the board of directors, etc.
The Compliance Officer shall be appointed by the Representative Director through resolution of the Board of Directors.
The Representative Director may dismiss the Compliance Officer if he or she has any of the followings: in case of physical or mental disability that prevents the person from performing his or her in case of cheating or in violation of laws or articles of association in relation to one's duties in case of causing losses to the company on purpose or negligence
The Compliance Officer shall not be dismissed without a just cause during his or her term in office, and in the event of his dismissal during his term, the Representative Director shall provide sufficient evidence to prove the reasons for his dismissal under paragraph 2.
The Compliance Officer may state his or her comment on dismissal at the Board of Directors.
In the event that the Compliance Officer is dismissed or leaves office due to the expiration of his term or resignation, the Representative Director shall promptly appoint a new Compliance Officer to maintain continuity of the relevant business.
The Compliance Officer shall be appointed from the persons who satisfy the requirements set forth in Article 542-13 of the Korean Commercial Code and Article 40 of the Enforcement Decree of the Korean Commercial Code.
An auditor or a member of the audit committee of the Company may not be appointed as the Compliance Officer.
The Compliance Officer shall be full-time, and his or her term of office shall be three years, and he or she may serve consecutive terms.
The Compliance Officer shall be authorized to do the followings: implementation of compliance training and education programs; scheduled and non-scheduled monitoring and reporting related to the compliance of this Guideline; collection of information and request for submission of materials or testimony necessary for conducting the duties of the Compliance Officer; request for compliance and request for suspension, improvement or correction of matters deemed to be in violation, to the Employees; request for sanction to the Employees who violated this Guideline; attendance and provision of testimony at the meeting of the board of directors, etc. in connection with the Compliance; management of compliance department and making of recommendations related to personnel in the relevant departments; and other matters authorized by the board of directors
If necessary, the Compliance Officer may seek counsels and assistances of an outside expert, at the Company's expenses.
The Compliance Officer shall owe fiduciary duty and shall not disclose trade secrets of the Company, which he or she comes to the knowledge while conducting duties as the Compliance Officer, during or after the term.
With respect to the duties of the Compliance Officer, the Compliance officer may report directly to the board of directors or the representative director, in a timely manner.
The Compliance Officer may request the Representative Director to convene a meeting of the Board of Directors if necessary for the reporting of paragraph 1.
The Compliance Officer shall be entitled to have a title which enables the Compliance Officer to conduct the compliance and monitoring activities independently and effectively.
The Company shall not subject a current or former Compliance Officer to disadvantages in personnel management for a reason related to the duties of the Compliance Officer.
The Compliance Officer shall not be engaged in sales related works which may affect his or her duties related to the Compliance.
The board of directors shall prepare and manage comprehensive Legal Risk assessment and management system which can effectively operate under the overall risk management system of the Company.
The Compliance Officer shall review the size and frequency of the Legal Risk, determine the probability of the Legal Risk, and categorize major activities related to the Legal Risk. In case where the Compliance Officer requests cooperation for the categorization mentioned above, the relevant departments and the Employees shall promptly and diligently respond to such request.
The Employees shall understand and comply with domestic and foreign Laws, this Guideline, and other internal rules of the Company related to the Legal Risk associated with their works.
In case where violation of the Laws or this Guideline is found, the Employees shall immediately report such violation in accordance with the procedures set forth herein and shall not get involved in or cooperate with such violation.
The Compliance Officer and the relevant departments shall take measures necessary for preventing spread of the Legal Risk to other departments or expansion of the Legal Risk.
Based on the Legal Risk assessment, the Compliance Officer shall cause the Employees to fully understand and acknowledge their duties pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) above.
In order to enable the Employees to understand and be prepared in advance of the Legal Risk associated with their works, the Compliance Officer shall design and implement detailed and systematic compliance education and training programs.
The Compliance Officer shall provide the following compliance education for all employees for at least a certain amount of time each year : Regular Compliance Education: regular compliance education for all employees Compliance Education for hiring: Compliance education for newly hired executives and employees should be conducted before job assignment Special Compliance Education: Compliance education provided by Compliance Officer for departments that are expected to have high legal risks or need education
The Compliance Officer can conduct compliance education under paragraph 2 through "On-line education" using information and communication media.
The Compliance Officer shall evaluate the effectiveness of the compliance education and training programs and conduct surveys regarding any suggestions for improvement, if necessary.
In addition to the operation of the education and training programs, the Compliance Officer may implement counseling program for the Employees who are exposed to higher level of the Legal Risk at their works.
The Compliance Officer shall provide on-going legal counseling for the Employees and shall enable the Employees to consult the Compliance Officer in advance, if such Employees conduct works closely related to the Legal Risk, such as an execution of a contract.
The Compliance Officer shall prepare a procedure for employees to report violation of the law or this Guideline.
The representative director shall establish a system where the Employees may communicate with the Compliance Officer regarding the Legal Risk at work or compliance related issues.
Each department voluntarily shall establish compliance monitoring plans, including compliance education and regularly evaluate the status of voluntary compliance monitoring.
Each department may prepare and manage the list of items for monitoring for effective voluntary compliance monitoring.
The Compliance Officer shall supervise the establishment of compliance monitoring plan by each department pursuant to paragraph (1) above and shall evaluate the status of the voluntary compliance monitoring.
The Compliance Officer shall establish and manage a compliance monitoring system which inspects matters such as all Employees' compliance of this Guideline.
Compliance monitoring by the Compliance Officer include regular monitoring and non-regular or special monitoring to be conducted when certain legal issues arise.
In order for effective compliance monitoring, the Compliance Officer may specify certain reporting items for each department and may mandate reporting of certain matters, if necessary.
The Compliance Officer shall report the results of the compliance monitoring to the board of directors.
The representative director may establish whistleblowing channel through which a direct report to the Compliance Officer, etc., can be made with respect to the violations or unfair practices of the Employees.
The person who receives or processes the whistleblowing report shall keep the identity of the whistleblower and the contents of the report confidential.
If the whistleblower reports violations or unfair practices related to him or her, such report can be considered as mitigating factor. All whistleblowers shall not be subject to any disadvantages in personnel management due to the whistleblowing.
Upon the discovery of the violation of this Guideline, etc., the Compliance Officer may (i) notify such violation to the head of the relevant department or report the representative director, (ii) demand appropriate measures of suspension, improvement, correction, sanction, etc. or (iii) if necessary, prepare comprehensive response plan with consultation with the relevant departments and recommend such plan to the representative director, etc. However, in case of emergency, the Compliance Officer may, at his or her own discretion, implement necessary measures such as requesting suspension, improvement, correction of the relevant activities, etc. to the Employees, prior to the reporting or making of recommendation mentioned above.
The Company shall implement sanctions corresponding to the gravity of violation to the Employee who violated this Guideline, etc.
The Compliance Officer may prepare a plan for the prevention of any future identical or similar violation and make recommendations to the board of directors or the representative director. Once the prevention plan is decided, the Compliance Officer shall notify the corresponding and relevant departments of such plan and shall reflect it when improving the related programs or policies.
The Compliance Officer may request the Employees of the relevant departments to submit the information and materials necessary for the compliance, in usable form. Employees under such request shall promptly and diligently comply with the request..
The Compliance Officer shall prepare comprehensive information management system for systematic and safe storage of compliance related information and materials.
Information or materials gathered or prepared under the compliance system shall be kept for 5 years or longer.
The board of directors shall regularly review whether this Guideline and related systems are effectively designed and managed, and if improvement or supplementation is needed, shall prepare the plans for improvement.
The Compliance Officer shall conduct the evaluation of the effectiveness of the compliance and monitoring system and shall report the results thereof to the board of directors.
Separately from the evaluation by the Compliance Officer, the board of directors may conduct company-wide compliance system efficiency evaluation.
For the efficiency evaluation, the appropriateness and efficacy of the contents of this Guideline, evaluation and management system of the Legal Risk, compliance monitoring and reporting system, systematic independence of the Compliance Officer, and sanction system for the violations shall be reviewed.
Based on the results of the efficiency evaluation, the board of directors shall establish improvement plan for any omissions or defects. For the establishment of such plan, the board of directors shall seek the opinions of the Compliance Officer.
The representative director shall take actions for improvement under the result of the Efficacy Testing.
The Compliance Officer may recommend rewards or promotions for a person who is deemed to have diligently complied with this Guideline and contributed to the prevention or reduction of the damages to the Company.
The Compliance Officer may determine the details necessary for the implementation of this Guideline.
This Guideline shall be effective as of May, 15, 2012.
This Guideline shall be amended and effective as of Feb. 1, 2019.
Legal Risk shall mean the risk of civil, criminal, administrative liabilities or damages due to invalidation of contracts, caused by non-compliance of the Laws by the officers and employees of the Company. The Company shall categorize the legal risks on the basis of the relevant laws and regulations applicable for each department of the Company, prepare the voluntary compliance check list, and provide such check list to the each department of the Company.
All officers and employees shall not, directly or indirectly, provide, propose or promise the Valuables as briery for the purpose of exercising influence over the Interested Party or obtaining and maintaining improper business benefits.
Providing the Valuable as bribery to the Interested Party in exchange for favorable treatment is not allowed. Nevertheless, providing certain Convenience during the course of business is allowed; provided that the following rules and procedures shall be followed for providing the Convenience:
Convenience shall be provided in compliance with the upper limit and standards as set forth in each relevant country’s laws, regulations, or the code of ethics for public officials;
Convenience shall comply with local cultures and practices;
Convenience shall be provided at reasonable and appropriate level;
Convenience shall not be provided to particular Interested Party too frequently or repeatedly; and
the expenses for Convenience shall be supported by receipts, invoices, specifications, or other means and shall be accurately recorded in the books of the Company.
Facilitation Payment shall be prohibited on principle because such facilitation payment (i.e., charges for requesting expedited processing of general non-discretionary works of the government) are generally deemed as bribes in most countries.
The directors, etc. stipulated in Article 398 of the Commercial Act shall disclose important facts about the transaction in advance and obtain the approval of the board of directors in order to conduct transactions with the company on the basis of their own or third parties' calculations. In this case, the approval of the board of directors shall be made by two-thirds of the directors, and the contents and procedures of the transaction shall be fair.
All directors and employees shall not participate in the operations of a business with conflict of interest with the Company, or provide advices in conflict with the interests of the Company, without an approval of the Company.
All directors and employees shall not engage in any other business or engage in commercial business such as secondary business without the approval of the company.
All directors and employees shall not directly or through a third party, engage in a transaction (supplying, providing services) with the Company.
All directors and employees shall not request or accept proposal of the employment at a business in competition with the Company, after resigning from the Company or similar promise.
When hiring a retired public officials as a director or employee of the company, only the retired public officials who can legally work in accordance with the Public Service Ethics Act stipulating the restrictions on the employment of the retired public officials and the restriction on duties performed by retired public officials shall be recruited.
The Company shall not enter into any contract to receive advice or consulting services from politicians.
When the company makes an offsets contract with a foreign company, the contents and procedures of the transaction should be fair and transparent. In particular, the terms of the transaction should be faithfully reviewed and audited based on the risk of anti-corruption.
If a third party such as an agent or a consultant is used, it should be ensured that the risk of anti-corruption by a third party does not occur through faithful due diligence based on the risk of anti-corruption.
The export department shall report to the Compliance Officer the terms of the transaction and the due diligence of the third party for the review and implementation monitoring of the offsets contract.
Making of political contribution under the Company's name is prohibited.
Since the contribution to non-profit organizations can be used as a method of circumventing the anti-bribery laws or other laws, the following matters shall be confirmed:
whether the non-profit organization is a valid organization;
whether illegal bribery to government officials is disguised as contribution to non-profit organization; and
whether the contribution to non-profit organization is used as a way of funding illegal activities in violation of international or U.S. anti-money laundering laws.
The Company shall not engage in any lobbying activities, either formally or informally, in contact with politicians through consultant lobbyists as well as board members and management.
All contribution (donations, sponsorships, etc.) must be checked and confirmed by the Compliance Officer before providing to the other party.
All officers and employees of the Company shall explain the Company’s anti-bribery policy to the Interested Party and ensure that the Interested Party complies with such policy.
In case where the officers and employees transact with the public officials or the officers and employees of public corporations through a third party such as an agent, the following verifications and due diligence procedures shall be conducted and the result thereof shall be recorded in writing and the records shall be kept:
winformation regarding the person who recommended the third party, relationship with the public official, whether political contribution was made, and any history of the violations of the Anti-Bribery Laws; and
the role of the third party, considerations to be paid for the services and whether such consideration is reasonable amount.
All officers and employees of the Company shall execute a written contract for any contract with a third party who transacts with the public officials or the officers and employees of public corporations and such contract shall stipulate the followings:
the third party’s obligation for the compliance with the Anti-Bribery Laws;
the obligations and responsibilities of the third party (including the scope of service and conditions for fees); and
the Company’s right to terminate the contract and seek indemnification from the third party if the third party violates the Anti-Bribery Laws and the anti-bribery provisions of the contract.
All officers and employees of the Company who is responsible for the contract with the third party shall periodically check the third party’s compliance with the anti-bribery provision s of the contract and shall keep the records of such inspection.
Poongsan may audit compliance with the Poongsan Business Partner Code of Conduct or appoint a third party to conduct an audit. Any violations will be reported to the Poongsan business partner’s management for their attention and, if appropriate, corrective action. It is the intention of Poongsan to terminate its relationship with any business partner who does not comply with the Code of Conduct or, upon discovery of noncompliance, does not commit to a specific plan to achieve compliance.
All divisions or departments of Poongsan(including all subsidiaries and joint ventures) can not use the agent or other third parties in the course of business if he/she is involved in the risk of corruption.
Poongsan Corporation shall enact and implement these compliance guideline in order to achieve fairness and transparency in its business transactions through compliance and to strive for development of the Company and gain the trust of customers.
All officers and employees shall comply with all anti-bribery laws of Korea, including the Criminal Act, Illegal Request and Bribery Prohibition Act, Act on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
Zero tolerance policy shall apply to any Employee in violation of the Anti-Bribery Laws.
Criminal Act
Act on the Prevention of Corruption
Act on Prohibition of Unlawful Solicitation and Bribery
Act on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
Act on Contracts to which the state is a party
Act on the Aggravated Punishment on Specific Economic Crimes
USA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
UK Bribery Act 2010
OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
As an officer or employee of Poongsan Corporation (the "Company"), I, the undersigned, hereby agree to adhere to the high ethical standards in conducting my works and to strictly comply with the followings:
I shall understand and comply with the laws of the Republic of Korea ("Korea") (or the laws of the relevant country if I am dispatched overseas) which are relevant to my works;
I shall understand and comply with compliance regulations of the Company including the Guideline for Ethical Practice and the Compliance Guideline.
I shall conduct my works with honest and fair attitude, denounce any unethical practices, and shall not engage in any corrupt or unethical behaviors.
I shall strictly comply with anti-bribery laws of Korea and other countries, and acknowledge and agree that zero-tolerance policy shall apply in case of violation of such laws.
I acknowledge and agree that in case of violation of relevant compliance regulations of the Company such as the Guideline for Ethical Practice, the Company may impose sanctions (including civil or criminal actions);
In case where I violate the Guideline for Ethical Practice or the Compliance Guideline in connection with my works or come to the knowledge of violation of such regulations by others, I shall promptly report such violation to the Compliance Officer, Audit Department or the Voluntary Compliance Director.
To: CEO of Poongsan Corporation
The board of directors shall make decisions regarding this Guideline and any major matters related thereto.
The Compliance Officer shall be appointed by the board of directors.
The board of directors shall prepare and manage comprehensive Legal Risk assessment and management system which can effectively operate under the overall risk management system of the Company.
Based on the results of the efficiency evaluation, the board of directors shall establish improvement plan for any omissions or defects.
Pursuant to the Compliance Guideline and the decisions of the board of directors, the representative director shall establish/modify/manage the compliance system corresponding to the size and business characteristics of the Company, and shall monitor the operation thereof.
The representative director shall take actions for improvement under the result of the Efficacy Testing.
The Compliance Officer shall comprehensively manage the Compliance related activities and shall (i) establish and implement compliance training and education programs, (ii) monitor the Compliance hereunder, and (iii) reports the Compliance related matters to the board of directors, etc.
The Compliance Officer shall owe fiduciary duty and shall not disclose trade secrets of the Company, which he or she comes to the knowledge while conducting duties as the Compliance Officer, during or after the term.
Voluntary Compliance Director is the officer who is in charge of a department(or division; “Voluntary Compliance Unit”).
Voluntary Compliance Director shall conduct voluntary compliance monitoring for day-to-day activities.
Every 6 months or upon a request of the Compliance Officer, the Voluntary Compliance Director shall notify the Compliance Officer of the results of the voluntary compliance inspection based on the voluntary compliance check list.
The Compliance Department shall assist the compliance officer and conduct planning/management of compliance activities and compliance trainings.
The Legal Department shall conduct day-to-day compliance activities (i.e., contract reviews, legal advising, lawsuit/dispute resolution assistance, etc.).
The Audit Department shall investigate any violation of the relevant laws and unethical behaviors, and shall report the results of the investigation to the Compliance Officer.
In order to enable the officers and employees to understand and be prepared in advance of the Legal Risk associated with their works, the Company shall design and implement detailed and systematic compliance education and training programs.
For all officers and employees
For freshmen
For officers
For managers
For the employees of sales and purchases
Other Training & Education
Code of Conduct under Anti-Corruption Law For All BOD Members & Employees
Off-line Program
Transparent and fair, ethical management
Poongsan Group's Cyber Reporting System accepts reports on ethics violations by the company and its employees. Your proactive reporting will serve as a foundation for fostering a more transparent and fair organizational culture within our company.
Misconduct, corruption, bribery, and acceptance of improper gifts by employees whilst in the course of their duties
Illegal or improper use of company assets
Actions that damage the company's image and reputation
Actions that harm organizational culture, such as unfair directives and harassment
Any other actions that violate ethical standards and norms
Online Submission: Submit your report through Poongsan Group's Cyber Reporting System on our official website.
Email: Send your report to the designated ethics compliance email address.
Hotline: Call the dedicated ethics hotline to report violations.
Mail: Send a detailed report to our corporate ethics office via mail.
Procedure :
(1) Receipt of Report: Upon receiving the report, an acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to the reporter.
(2) Preliminary Review: The report will undergo a preliminary review to determine the validity and scope of the issue.
(3) Investigation: A thorough investigation will be conducted by the ethics compliance team.
(4) Resolution: Based on the findings, appropriate actions will be taken, which may include disciplinary measures or policy changes.
(5) Feedback: The reporter will be informed of the investigation outcome, ensuring confidentiality and the protection of their identity throughout the process.
Email sdkim@poongsan.co.kr
Postal address Audit Div. Poongsan Holdings, 16th Floor, Poongsan Building, 23 Chungjeong-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03737
Telephone +82-2-3406-5303
Confidentiality: The identity of the whistleblower and the content of the report will be kept confidential.
Protection from Retaliation: Whistleblowers will not face any disadvantages or retaliation as a result of their report.
Consideration for Self-Reporting: If the whistleblower reports corruption or misconduct related to themselves, leniency may be considered.
Data Security: All information provided to the Cyber Reporting System is securely managed on a separate server to protect the whistleblower’s identity, with only minimal information (name, email, phone number) required.
Data Handling: All personal information is handled and disposed of in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.
※ Please note: while submissions can be made in writing or via telephone, we strongly encourage using the website
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If you lose your report number or password,
please submit a new report or contact us at cyber@poongsan.co.kr
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