Samsung awarded international certificate for its crisis management capabilities

Samsung Electronics' chip complex in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi [SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS]

Samsung Electronics was awarded an international certificate proving its capability to maintain business when facing crisis or unexpected external conditions.

The electronics maker announced Thursday that its chip complex in Hwaseong attained the ISO 22301 Certificate, the international standard for Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).

“Samsung showed strong will in having a robust business continuity management system, and displayed world-class crisis monitoring and response capabilities,” said Lim Seong-hwan, chief operating officer of British Standards Institution (BSI) Group Korea.

BSI certifies that an organization’s ability to resume its business after a crisis, or its resilience, meets global standards.

The Korean chipmaker plans to attain the certificate for its other plants, both in and outside of Korea.

"We will continue to enhance our business resilience and maintain a robust business continuity management system to handle not only conventional crises but also newly emerging issues such as global supply chain disturbance,” said Yoon Tae-yang, executive vice president and chief safety officer at Samsung Electronics.

“Through these efforts, our customers can rely on our leading semiconductor technology even in the most unexpected circumstances.”

BY PARK EUN-JEE [park.eunjee@joongang.co.kr]