SeAH Holdings Named One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® for the Third Consecutive Year

Recognized for three consecutive years as a 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® honoree by Ethisphere Strong Ethics & Compliance program and advanced third-party risk management framework recognized in the evaluation Continued efforts to embed ethical culture across the organization and strengthen stakeholder trust for sustainable growth

SeAH Holdings (Co-CEOs Taesung Lee and Suho Kim) announced on March 19 that it has been recognized as one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies®, presented by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.1 With this recognition, SeAH Holdings becomes the first Korean company to be honored for three consecutive years.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition honored 138 companies across 17 countries and 40 industries worldwide. Since first being recognized in 2024 as the first Korean company on the list, SeAH Holdings has continued to meet the increasingly rigorous evaluation standards each year, becoming the first Korean company to achieve the distinction for three consecutive years.

SeAH Holdings received high marks for the maturity of its compliance management framework, including structured risk assessments, internal audits, and overall compliance management practices supported by a well-established ethics and compliance program. The company was also recognized for continuously strengthening its third-party risk management framework and effectively implementing it across its operations, demonstrating performance that exceeds global standards.

Taesung Lee, President of SeAH Holdings, stated: “SeAH Holdings places 'honesty' as its highest core value and has consistently practiced adherence to ethical principles. Being recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® for three consecutive years—the first Korean company to achieve this distinction—reflects our efforts to embed ethical management into our organization through concrete systems and company-wide practices, rather than treating it merely as a declaration. Going forward, we will continue to strengthen our corporate culture based on ethical principles and pursue sustainable growth built on trust with our stakeholders.”

Erica Salmon Byrne, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair of Ethisphere, congratulated SeAH Holdings on its recognition and commented: “As we mark the 20th class of honorees, this group continues to raise the bar for business integrity by embedding ethics into everyday decision-making and long-term strategy. Companies with strong ethics, compliance, and governance programs are built for better long-term performance.”

About the World’s Most Ethical Companies® Methodology & Scoring

The World’s Most Ethical Companies® assessment is grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide 240+ documented proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance, including: corporate governance; program structure & resourcing; written standards; training, awareness, & communication; risk assessment & auditing; investigations, enforcement, discipline & incentives; measurement of ethical culture; third-party risk management, and environmental & social impact.

That data undergoes further qualitative analysis by our panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year’s group of applicants. This process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world. The full list of this year’s honorees can be found on the official website: https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees

1 Ethisphere is a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. It operates the World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition program and the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) community, contributing to the advancement of ethical business practices worldwide. More information is available at https://ethisphere.com.