The Ethical Corporate Management Committee is formed under the Corporate Sustainability Committee, which reports directly to the Board of Directors regularly every year. The committee has formulated corporate integrity and ethics rules to ensure honesty, order, proper operations, and financial management. The aim is to safeguard the interests of the Company and its shareholders, following codes of conduct and ethics to ensure steady growth at GPM. In 2015, the Board of Directors incorporated integrity into the official agenda. For this year, the Ethical Corporate Management committee reported to the Board of Directors on December 20, 2023. The Company hosts regular integrity training. In 2023, internal and external training relevant to ethics, including integrity regulations, prevention of money laundry and funding for terrorism, auditing, and corruption prevention, totaled 387 hours with 598 attendees.
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Companies that establish a code of ethics adhering to the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies must specify how the principles differ from their codes of ethics.
Other critical information relevant to understanding the Company's business conduct (e.g., a review/ amendment of the Company's code of conduct and ethics):
1. The Company has formulated standard operation procedures for handling internal critical information and preventing insider trading. The procedures state that directors, managers, natural persons appointed to positions specified in Paragraph 1, Article 27 of the Company Act, and others that may acquire internal critical information of the Company shall pay the duty of care. They shall conduct business with integrity and sign confidentiality agreements.
2. PwC is the accounting firm providing attestation services to GPM. The auditors do not serve on the Board of Directors, ensuring professionalism and independence. The Audit Committee and Board of Directors conduct annual reviews on the impartiality of the external auditors and obtain their Statement of Independence. The external auditors periodically audit major management cycles and internal control and offer recommendations for the Company's internal control and accounting.
3. The Company's suppliers are required to sign the Affidavit for Supplier CSR and Integrity, which obligates the suppliers to fulfill their commitment to labor conditions, ethics, and the environment. For example, suppliers must have anti-discrimination measures, ban child labor, and uphold high standards of integrity. They must respect and protect client information and intellectual property rights. Suppliers must not use conflict metals in products and components, conform to waste management standards and have relevant procedures and measures. In the event of violations, suppliers are subject to indemnity or punitive fines for unjust enrichment. Additionally, the Company is entitled to withdraw, terminate, or cancel transactions between the two parties.
