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2020 - Now

  • 2023

  • 12

    Included in the DJSI World Index for 15 consecutive years

  • 10

    Ahn Byungki, Vice President, receives a Presidential Citation for the 「18th Electronics & IT Day」

  • 08

    Achieved the Highest Level for ‘Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL)’

  • 07

    Joined the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)

    Joined Drive+, a council of automotive electronic component suppliers

    Included in the FTSE4Good Index for 13 consecutive years

  • 02

    Named to the highest rank (Platinum Club) for CDP climate change response

  • 2022

  • 12

    Included in the DJSI World Index for 14 consecutive years

  • 11

    The Philippine branch won the Golden Achievement Award

  • 10

    Won the Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit on Electronics and IT Day (EVP Kim Dooyoung)

  • 09

    Received an “Excellent” rating in the Shared Growth Index

    Listed in FTSE4Good for 12 consecutive years

    Won the Presidential Award as a Leader in Resource Circulation

  • 07

    Acquired Zero Waste To Landfill (ZWTL) certification for all plants in Korea

  • 2021

  • 11

    Won an Outstanding Company Award in the Philippines

    Included in the DJSI World Index for 13 consecutive years

  • 08

    Achieved 'environmental footprint' certification from Carbon Trust for the first in the industry

  • 07

    Received a Best Supplier Award from Bosch

  • 06

    Acquired industry’s first "ZWTL:Zero Waste To Landfill" international certification

  • 04

    CDP Carbon Management' Highest Grade for 4 Consecutive Years

  • 2020

  • 11

    The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award

  • 10

    Next-Generation IT Leadership Award (Ones to Watch Awards)

  • 08

    Included in Sustainability FTSE4Good Index for 10 consecutive years

    BGA receives Best Supplier Award from Micron

  • 04

    Sustainability Partnership Award from the ASE Group

2010 - 2019

  • 2019

  • 11

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics awarded the Best Strategic Partner Award by China’s Xiaomi

  • 10

    Included in the DJSI World Index for eleven consecutive years

    Senior Vice President Lee Tae-Gon Receives Presidential Citation at 「the 14th Electronics and IT Day」

  • 07

    Excellent evaluation by the Win-Win Index

  • 05

    Given the 2019 CIO 100 Award by IDG

  • 04

    Won the Most Outstanding Overseas Subsidiary Award at the Samsung International Skills Competition for the second consecutive year

    'CDP Carbon Management' Highest Grade for Two Consecutive Years

  • 03

    Samsung High-Tech Electro-Mechanics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. won the Outstanding Pioneer in Safety Production Award

  • 2018

  • 12

    Re-certified as a family-friendly company by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

  • 10

    Included in the DJSI World Index for ten consecutive years

    Master Jong-ho Lee Awarded with Presidential Citation During「13th Annual Electronics and IT Day」

  • 06

    Selected as the Most Honorable Company in Shared Growth

  • 05

    Won the AMD MLCC Supplier Recognition Award

  • 04

    'CDP Carbon Management' Highest Grade

  • 03

    Recipient of the 2017 Intel PQS Award (Preferred Quality Supplier)

  • 2017

  • 12

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics homepage, recipient of the 2017 Web Award Korea Grand Prize

    Selected as ‘Top 100 Leaders and Technologies to Lead Korea in 2025’

  • 10

    Recipient of Qualcomm’s ‘Supplier of the Year 2017 Award’

    Recipient of Xiaomi’s ‘Best Strategic Partner Award’

  • 09

    Included in the DJSI World Index for nine consecutive years

  • 06

    Received the Grand Prize of Transparent Accounting (Hosted by Korean Accounting Association)

  • 2016

  • 12

    Listed in FTSE4Good for six consecutive years

    Granted an extended certification as a family-friendly company by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

  • 11

    Named an Excellent Company in the ESG evaluation by Corporate Governance Service

  • 10

    Inducted in CDP Hall of Fame for three consecutive years

  • 09

    Included in the DJSI World Index for eight consecutive years

  • 2015

  • 11

    Inducted in CDP Hall of Fame for two consecutive years

  • 10

    Included in the DJSI World Index for seven consecutive years

  • 09

    Listed in FTSE4Good for five consecutive years

  • 08

    Top prototype modelling job at the 43rd WorldSkills Competition held in Brazil

  • 06

    Shared growth index ranked as the “most excellent” for four consecutive years

  • 2014

  • 11

    Selected as a Most Outstanding Carbon Management Company for five consecutive years and inducted into the Hall of Fame

  • 10

    Listed in the DJSI World Index for six consecutive years and selected as an industry leader

  • 06

    Shared growth index ranked as the “most excellent” for three consecutive years

  • 01

    Vice President Taejun-Seo and CEO Kyu-Dong Sung of EO Technics receives the 20th Samsung Award of Honor

  • 2013

  • 12

    Granted a new certification as a family-friendly company by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

  • 11

    Selected as part of the Carbon Management Global Leaders Club for four consecutive years (Appointed as an IT Industry Leader)

  • 10

    Received the Technical Cooperation Award in the Large SMB Company Shared Growth Fair 2013

    Received the Presidential Award for organizations in the 43rd Korea Precision Industry and Technology Competition

    Listed in the DJSI World Index for five consecutive years and selected as an industry leader

    Selected as one of the 30 excellent East Asian companies in Korea for social responsibility and management

  • 06

    Received the Inspection Award

  • 05

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics was awarded with Gyeonggi Governor's commendation in recognition of our contribution to the welfare of disabled persons

    Our branch in the Philippines awarded with PEZA award in 2012

    STEM and TSEM were selected as outstanding companies in China

    Received an award from Korean Commission for Corporate Partnership for two consecutive years

  • 04

    Received the Outstanding Award for Mentoring Business Assessment in Industry Stop CO2 campaign

  • 2012

  • 11

    Marked with the Silver Tower Industry Order in Energy Conservation Fair

  • 10

    Listed in the DJSI World Index for four consecutive years

  • 09

    SEMT received a gold award for being an accident-free workplace

    Receives Individual Award for LSMB Technical Cooperation

    Received Prime Minister's Commendation for Leadership in Resource Recycling

  • 08

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics - sponsored badminton team won a bronze medal for men's doubles during the 2012 London Olympics (Jae-Sung Jung & Yong-Dae Lee )

  • 06

    Published our sustainability report, received Outstanding Sustainability Award

  • 2011

  • 12

    Vice President Tae-Gon Lee received the 17th Samsung Award of Honor

  • 10

    Listed in the DJSI World Index for three consecutive years

  • 04

    Received the Grand Prize for 1st Green Company Award

  • 03

    SEMPHIL received the Outstanding Company Award (For Social Contribution and Company-employee Relations)

  • 2010

  • 12

    Grand Prize for Korea CSR

  • 11

    Presidential Commendation for Green IT in IT Innovation Awards

    Received the Prime Minister Award during the 40th Korea Precision Industry and Technology Competition

  • 10

    Listed in the DJSI World Index for two consecutive years

  • 08

    Received the Outstanding Company Award in Thailand

  • 05

    Prime Minister's commendation for organizations during the Beautiful Companions Awards

2000 - 2009

  • 2009

  • 12

    Received the Exemplary Company Award during Global CSR Awards

    Sr. Researcher Jeong-Su Lee received the 15th Samsung Award of Honor

  • 10

    Awarded with the Outstanding Company Award for climate change response

    Listed in the DJSI World Index

  • 09

    Industrial Medal for Partner Cooperation during 33rd National Productivity Competition

    Presidential Commendation for Organizations in Korea Electric Safety Awards

  • 04

    Industrial Medal for Partner Cooperation during the 4th Partnership Promotion Fair

  • 2008

  • 12

    Commendation for outstanding subcontracting partner

  • 11

    The company’s plant in Busan was awarded with the Minister of Knowledge and Economy’s commendation for recycling

  • 10

    Grand prize for the 1st Korea Personnel Management in Electromechanics and Electronics Manufacturing

  • 08

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics - sponsored badminton team won a gold medal for mixed doubles in Beijing Olympics (Yong-Dae Lee & Hyo-Jung Lee), The team also received a silver medal for women's doubles (Kyung-Won Lee & Hyo-Jung Lee)

  • 06

    ‘International LED EXPO & FPD KOREA 2008’ Minister of Knowledge and Science Award

  • 05
    Government medal for new technology in future packaging

  • 04

    Prime Minister's Award, International Electronic Circuit Industry Exhibition 2008

    Jangyeongsil Award for MLCC IR52

  • 2007

  • 06

    Presidential Award for LSMB Cooperation Exhibition 2007

  • 04

    Received the Outstanding Company Award for job creation from the Philippine government

  • 2006

  • 09

    Grand Przie for Jobs for Disabled Fair 2006

  • 2005

  • 06

    Received the Most Outstanding Company Award for Corporate for five consecutive years

  • 2004

  • 08

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics - sponsored badminton team achieved a great success during the Athens Olympics (Men's doubles: One gold medal (Tae-Kwon Ha & Dong-Moon Kim) and one silver medal (Yong-Sung You & Dong-Soo Lee) women's doubles: One bronze medal (Kyung-Won Lee))

  • 05

    SEMT received Thailand's Best Company Award for the first time for a foreign company

  • 2000

  • 11

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics received the‘2 Billion Dollar Export Tower’award

  • 09

    The Thai branch received Thailand's Outstanding Company Award for productivity

1980 - 1999

  • 1996

  • 07

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics badminton team achieved a great success during the Atlanta Olympics (Mixed Doubles: One Gold Medal (Kyung-Won Lee) Women’s Doubles: One Silver Medal (Kyung-Won Lee))

  • 1995

  • 11

    SEMT was awarded for its productivity (Thai Prime Minister Awards ‘95)

  • 06

    Received the 11th TP Grand Prize from JMAM (First Time for a Foreign Company)

  • 1988

  • 05

    Received an award for‘outstanding management’

  • 1986

  • 07

    Presidential Award, 16th Precision Promotion Competition

  • 1985

  • 05

    Received an award for ‘Outstanding management’

  • 03

    Presidential commendation during the 19th Taxpayer’s Day

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