SK hynix Named as a World's Most Ethical Companies® Honoree
SK hynix has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Korean semiconductor company to be named one of the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere. The recognition, which evaluated companies through the Ethics Quotient® framework across 240+ proof points, places SK hynix among just four honorees in the semiconductor industry out of 136 total honorees from 19 countries.
The company's selection reflects its systematic approach to business ethics, including annual employee compliance commitments and surveys. In 2023, SK hynix launched a program to share its business ethics system with partners, extending ethical practices throughout its supply chain. The recognition acknowledges SK hynix's commitment to ethical business practices, strong governance, environmental and social impact, and value chain initiatives.
SK hynix ha raggiunto un traguardo significativo diventando la prima azienda coreana di semiconduttori ad essere nominata tra le 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® da Ethisphere. Il riconoscimento, che ha valutato le aziende attraverso il framework Ethics Quotient® su oltre 240 punti di prova, colloca SK hynix tra i soli quattro premiati nel settore dei semiconduttori su un totale di 136 premiati provenienti da 19 paesi.
La selezione dell'azienda riflette il suo approccio sistematico all'etica aziendale, che include impegni annuali di conformità per i dipendenti e sondaggi. Nel 2023, SK hynix ha lanciato un programma per condividere il proprio sistema di etica aziendale con i partner, estendendo le pratiche etiche lungo tutta la sua catena di fornitura. Il riconoscimento riconosce l'impegno di SK hynix per pratiche commerciali etiche, una forte governance, un impatto ambientale e sociale, e iniziative nella catena del valore.
SK hynix ha alcanzado un hito significativo al convertirse en la primera empresa surcoreana de semiconductores en ser nombrada una de las 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® por Ethisphere. El reconocimiento, que evaluó a las empresas a través del marco Ethics Quotient® en más de 240 puntos de prueba, coloca a SK hynix entre solo cuatro galardonados en la industria de semiconductores de un total de 136 galardonados de 19 países.
La selección de la empresa refleja su enfoque sistemático hacia la ética empresarial, que incluye compromisos anuales de cumplimiento para los empleados y encuestas. En 2023, SK hynix lanzó un programa para compartir su sistema de ética empresarial con socios, extendiendo las prácticas éticas a lo largo de su cadena de suministro. El reconocimiento reconoce el compromiso de SK hynix con prácticas comerciales éticas, una sólida gobernanza, impacto ambiental y social, y iniciativas en la cadena de valor.
SK hynix는 Ethisphere에 의해 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® 중 하나로 선정되어 한국 반도체 회사로는 최초로 중요한 이정표를 세웠습니다. 이 평가는 240개 이상의 증거 포인트를 통해 윤리 지수( Ethics Quotient®) 프레임워크를 사용하여 기업을 평가하였으며, SK hynix는 19개국에서 총 136개의 수상자 중 반도체 산업에서 단 4개의 수상자 중 하나로 선정되었습니다.
회사의 선정은 연간 직원 준수 약속 및 설문 조사를 포함한 비즈니스 윤리에 대한 체계적인 접근 방식을 반영합니다. 2023년, SK hynix는 파트너와 비즈니스 윤리 시스템을 공유하는 프로그램을 시작하여 공급망 전반에 걸쳐 윤리적 관행을 확산시켰습니다. 이 인정은 SK hynix의 윤리적 비즈니스 관행, 강력한 거버넌스, 환경 및 사회적 영향, 가치 사슬 이니셔티브에 대한 헌신을 인정합니다.
SK hynix a atteint une étape significative en devenant la première entreprise coréenne de semi-conducteurs à être nommée parmi les 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® par Ethisphere. La reconnaissance, qui a évalué les entreprises à travers le cadre Ethics Quotient® sur plus de 240 points de preuve, place SK hynix parmi seulement quatre lauréats dans l'industrie des semi-conducteurs sur un total de 136 lauréats provenant de 19 pays.
La sélection de l'entreprise reflète son approche systématique de l'éthique des affaires, y compris les engagements annuels de conformité des employés et les enquêtes. En 2023, SK hynix a lancé un programme pour partager son système d'éthique des affaires avec ses partenaires, étendant les pratiques éthiques tout au long de sa chaîne d'approvisionnement. La reconnaissance souligne l'engagement de SK hynix envers des pratiques commerciales éthiques, une gouvernance solide, un impact environnemental et social, et des initiatives dans la chaîne de valeur.
SK hynix hat einen bedeutenden Meilenstein erreicht, indem das Unternehmen als erstes koreanisches Halbleiterunternehmen zu den 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® von Ethisphere ernannt wurde. Die Anerkennung, die Unternehmen anhand des Ethics Quotient®-Rahmens über mehr als 240 Nachweis-Punkte bewertete, platziert SK hynix unter nur vier Ausgezeichneten in der Halbleiterindustrie von insgesamt 136 Ausgezeichneten aus 19 Ländern.
Die Auswahl des Unternehmens spiegelt seinen systematischen Ansatz zur Unternehmensethik wider, einschließlich jährlicher Verpflichtungen zur Einhaltung von Vorschriften für Mitarbeiter und Umfragen. Im Jahr 2023 startete SK hynix ein Programm, um sein System der Unternehmensethik mit Partnern zu teilen und ethische Praktiken in der gesamten Lieferkette auszudehnen. Die Anerkennung würdigt das Engagement von SK hynix für ethische Geschäftspraktiken, starke Governance, Umwelt- und soziale Auswirkungen sowie Initiativen in der Wertschöpfungskette.
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- SK hynix first Korean semiconductor company to be named as one of the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies®
- Members' commitment to business ethics, support for business partners recognized
- Company to foster business ethics suitable for a leading AI memory provider
* Ethisphere: global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business success. Ethisphere honors superior integrity programs through World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition
The assessment is based on Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide 240+ different proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance; governance; a culture of ethics; environmental and social impact; and initiatives that support a strong value chain.
In 2025, 136 honorees were recognized spanning 19 countries and 44 industries. SK hynix is one of only four honorees in the semiconductor industry.
The international recognition follows years of the company's efforts to set up goals for business ethics and systematic evaluation and implementation of them. SK hynix expects the ethics management system that the stakeholders can trust and suitable for a global company to help it and its customers to achieve higher corporate values.
SK hynix and its employees have combined efforts to advance business ethics further with members participating in the signing of compliance commitment letter and compliance surveys every year with passion.
In 2023, SK hynix also started a program to share its operation and know-how of the business ethics system with business partners to further grow it into a system for the broader supply chain.
"Congratulations to SK hynix for achieving recognition as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®," Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair, said. "Behind this honor is a true dedication and a commitment to advancing business integrity."
"I would like to express my gratitude to our members for their continued efforts to help advance the company's principles for ethical management to be recognized globally," SK hynix Chief Executive Officer Kwak Noh-Jung said. "We will strive to meet the trust from our stakeholders and do our part to continue as an ethically responsible AI memory provider."
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