Under the philosophy of dedication to national economic development and respect for people, Samsung C&T hopes to contribute to communities both home and abroad with various programs and build a society working towards achieving shared growth.

Major Social Contribution Activities

  • Support for Multicultural Children
    Support for Multicultural Children
    Trading & Investment Group of Samsung C&T operates a broad range of programs for children from multicultural families to help them become confident members of Korean society filled with hopes and dreams. Such programs have been designated as key social contribution activity of Trading & Investment Group. The company has entered into an agreement with Pearl S. Buck International Korea, the only organization in the country that supports multicultural children; Trading & Investment Group and the organization runs scholarship programs for multicultural children and programs to raise public awareness on multicultural families as well as programs in which employees can participate. The company also grants monthly scholarship to more than 80 primary, middle and high school students, and sponsors and volunteers for annual events on Children's Day and summer camps for multicultural children. We hope our efforts can contribute to raising public awareness on multicultural families.
  • Activities involving plantation of Rose of Sharon, South Korea’s national flower
    Activities involving plantation
    of Rose of Sharon,
    South Korea’s national flower
    Since 1990, Samsung C&T has held a number of events to promote our national flower, mugunghwa (rose of Sharon), nationwide, including mugunghwa planting event, mugunghwa literary contest and mugunghwa symposium. Since 2001, the company has built mugunghwa gardens at Bosingak Park, War Memorial of Korea, Olympic Park and Jincheon Sports Village (Korea Olympic Committee), and has donated framed pictures of mugunghwa, in an untiring effort to promote beauty of mugunghwa.

Global Contribution Activities

  • Global Child Sponsorship Program
    Global Child Sponsorship Program
    Since 2009, Trading & Investment Group of Samsung C&T has joined hands with Plan International Korea, a children's development organization, to carry out sponsorship program for children from less developed countries. As part of corporate social responsibility activities, the company has participated in poverty eradication program for less developed countries and launched sponsorship program for children overseas. Employees are involved in various sponsorship activities for children from 136 countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, where they are not only supporting children financially but also building true friendship by exchanging letters and making visits.
  • Happy Together, Share Together
    Happy Together, Share Together
    Every summer since 2011, Trading & Investment Group of Samsung C&T has volunteered at underdeveloped villages in southeast Delhi, India, in cooperation with Plan International Korea, along with hosting cultural exchange events. The activity takes place during summer holidays, with employees from the headquarters and local office as well as from Videocon, our key partner.Volunteers visit center for disabled children to make educational materials for the children and paint murals. Volunteers are also involved in a number of cultural exchanges, including support for building of a library at local primaryschools, and hosting Taekwondo and magic shows and K-POP performances.
  • Volunteering Activities at Overseas Offices
    Volunteering Activities at Overseas Offices
    As a global company with 108 offices located across the globe, the company is engaged in various volunteer activities overseas around the world. Employees at overseas offices of Trading & Investment Group participate in a number of volunteer activities customized to meet local needs, such as disaster responses and environment conservation; our activities has helped the company gain trust and support from local communities.

Through these activities, the Trading and Investment Group of Samsung
C&T aims to continuously pursue shared growth with local communities. Samsung C&T CSR