KT will clarify the 5 codes of conduct of ethical management by which all employees can refer to and implement accordingly to the real work environment and also do its best to install ethical management firmly in the company through the oath of practice of the principles, ethical management education and year-round communication channel.
Key Implementations of Ethical Management
Establish and declare new ethical management principles
Always monitor the practice of ethics and special activities
Take an oath of practice for new ethical management principles
Conduct ethical management education for all employees (monthly)
Implement Holiday Clean KT campaign - Clean 365 Center
Run a variety of ethical management communication channels per case
Run Ethical Management Communication Channel
Prevention Channel
Ethical Management FAQ
Clean 365 Center
Risk counsel channel for all employees
Reporting Channel
Report ethics violations
Run Hot-Line to head of audit committee
Offline training will be held for all KT companies when new/career staff are hired or new executives appointed. You may want to visit the relevant organization for education when needed.
Ethical Management Activities
2016 Ethical Management Activities
09
Announced ‘Integrity Items’ for all employees according to the enforcement of Kim Young-ran Act (anti-graft law) Implemented 2016 Korean Thanksgiving Clean KT campaign Revised∙implemented special terms of the practice of ethics Revised∙implemented guidelines for ethical management principles
02
Implemented New Year’s Day Clean KT campaign
01
Implemented 2016 ‘oath of practice of ethical management’ (by all employees)
2015 Ethical Management Activities
09
Implemented Korean Thanksgiving Clean KT campaign
06
Made and distributed handbooks of employees’ code of conduct for companywide risk management
02
Implemented New Year’s Day Clean KT campaign
01
Implemented KT group education to internalize ethical management (quarterly) Implemented 2015 ‘oath of practice of ethical management’ (by all employees)
2014 Ethical Management Activities
08
Implemented Korean Thanksgiving Clean KT campaign
06
Issued case study of code of conduct for new ethical management
03
Establish and declare new ethical management principles Take an oath of practice for new ethical management principles
01
Implemented New Year’s Day Clean KT campaign
2013 Ethical Management Activities
09
Implemented Korean Thanksgiving Clean KT campaign
05
Revised guidelines for code of ethics
02
Implemented New Year’s Day Clean KT campaign
01
Awarded 2012 ethical management prizes
2012 Ethical Management Activities
09
Implemented Korean Thanksgiving Clean KT campaign
07
Established individual work ethics Implemented oath of practice for individual work ethics
01
Implemented New Year’s Day Clean KT campaign
2011 Ethical Management Activities
09
Implemented Korean Thanksgiving Clean KT campaign
08
Revised guidelines for code of ethics
02
Implemented New Year’s Day Clean KT campaign
2010 Ethical Management Activities
10
Established ethical management hot-line
04
Established and operated hot-line to head of audit committee
02
All employees took the oath of practice for ethical management
2009 Ethical Management Activities
12
Conducted 2009 ethical management survey
06
Implemented Ethical Management All New Campaign (unethical practice self-report system)
03
Declared ethics charter and revised code of ethics
02
Established Clean KT plan (10 ethical management center tasks, 9 purchase strategy center tasks)
2008 Ethical Management Activities
09
Diagnosed KT ethical management level
05
Joined UN Global Compact
03
Won 9th Business Ethics Awards
2007 Ethical Management Activities
12
Won 2nd Sustainable Management Awards
03
Held Korea’s first CSR committee meeting (quarterly) Opened Clean-365 Center (previously the gift report center)
01
Won 4th Transparent Management Awards
2006 Ethical Management Activities
06
Introduced special terms for supplier’s practice of ethics
05
All employees took the oath of practice of ethics
03
Second revised practice guidelines for code of ethics
2005 Ethical Management Activities
08
Established practice guidelines for code of ethics