The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) jointly held the 2021 Corporate Governance and Business Ethics Conference on December 1 to launch a campaign against private sector corruption as stipulated in the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and to facilitate the implementation of the National Integrity Building Action Plan. The purpose of the event was to strengthen corporate integrity, build consensus on combating corruption in the private sector, and improve governance mechanisms to help Taiwan maintain a competitive edge in the international community. The organizers invited professionals from all fields, including foundations under the MOEA and MOEA-affiliated agencies and institutions, the chairs and CEOS of direct and indirect investment companies, TWSE/TPEx-listed companies, foreign-owned enterprises, and CSR award-winning benchmark enterprises, as well as representatives of industry, academia, government, and research institutes to engage in interdisciplinary bilateral discussion and exchanges.

Minister Ching-Hsiang Tsai of MOJ and Deputy Minister Chern-Chyi Chen of MOEA delivered remarks at the event. Stan Shih, chair of the StanShih Foundation and founder of the Acer Group, gave a keynote speech titled “Viewing ESG from the Perspective of Best Practices in Leadership.” Afterward, Director-General Ming-Chian Cheng of the Agency Against Corruption, speakers from state-owned enterprises under the MOEA, and other representatives from the public and private sectors shared their outlooks, and ideas on strengthening corporate governance, integrity, and ethics in roundtable discussions on “ESG Paradigms and Ethical Management” and “Innovation, Integrity, and Internationalization.”