Global Competitiveness Empowerment Forum (GCEF) organized the Fair Player Club Seminar for Compliance & Business Ethics of Railway Industry, on June 11, 2015 at the Bexco, Busan, Republic of Korea as one of sub-expo programs of Korea Railways & Logistics 2015 Expo.
It was co-hosted by Korea Railway Association (KORASS) and Global Compact Network Korea (GCNK), organized by Global Competitiveness Empowerment Forum (GCEF), endorsed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), and sponsored by Siemens Integrity Initiative.
This seminar was the first education seminar of Fair Player Club (www.fairplayerclub.kr), a public-private sector platform to promote compliance and business ethics. Korea Railway Association (KORASS) co-signed with the industry associations of automobile, construction, electronics, and machinery for cooperation in the launching ceremony of Fair Player Club on May 19, 2015.
HONG, Soon-nam, Acting Vice President of Korea Railway Association said “This co-hosted seminar will give a chance to empower competence of railway industry regarding Compliance & Business Ethics, by aligning the national agenda of Park, Guen-hye’s administration for eradication of corruption and unreasonable practices.”
IM, Hong-jae, Vice President and Secretary-General of Global Compact Network Korea (GCNK) said, “This seminar is a proven evidence of Korea Railway Association’s willingness to raise awareness of Compliance & Business Ethics in railway industry, as a cradle to nurture fair play spirit through Compliance & Business Ethics.” He added, “I hope this seminar can be a driver to prevent and manage corruption risks effectively by empowering business strategies. Through this seminar, I hope that companies in railway industry can participate in Fair Player Club, a platform for anti-corruption and clean and fair business through Collective Action.”
The seminar started with the opening speech of HONG, Soon-nam, Acting Vice President of Korea Railway Association. IM, Hong-jae, Vice President and Secretary-General of Global Compact Network Korea (GCNK) presented regarding 'Introduction of Fair Player Club and Global Anti-Corruption Trends'.
Angela Joo-Hyun KANG, Founder and Executive President of Global Competitiveness Empowerment Forum (GCEF) presented regarding 'Trends of Compliance & Business Ethics of Railway Industry'.
Also, KIM, Dong-bum, Business Ethics Director, Business Performance Bureau, Korea Rail Network Authority and KIM, Myung-hwan, Director, Creativity Management, Korea Railroad Corporation introduced their company cases regarding Compliance & Business Ethics.
The participants of the seminar from company members of Korea Railway Association as well as Korea Railways & Logistics 2015 Expo received seminar completion certificates from Global Compact Network Korea (GCNK).