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UMC understands that its business success comes not only from employees’ efforts, but also a peaceful community. Therefore, since being established, UMC has adhered to the principle that corporations need to work for the society as a long-term approach. We work hard for business growth, and also work hard to contribute to society in the meantime. Based on the belief of "taking from society and using it for society," UMC has long-term and deeply invested in various social welfare projects. Following the business strategy direction of "Create social value" in its sustainability strategy blueprint, UMC promotes social activities through three main strategic pillars: "talent as the foundation of industrial development, environment as the foundation of human sustainability, and education as the foundation for improving the disadvantaged." UMC continuously invests resources in areas such as "empowering young talent," "advocating environmental protection," and "caring for the underprivileged." To effectively quantify the benefits brought about by community services, UMC referred to the community investment assessment system established by Business for Social Impact (B4SI). Investment time, cost, material donations, and management expenses were precisely recorded to evaluate the positive benefits brought about by these investments. Outputs of community services include reductions in costs, generation of benefits, and intangible influences such as positive corporate image, becoming a benchmark of corporate social responsibility (CSR), establishing positive value systems amongst school children, and helping to compensate for the inadequacy of educational resources for school children living in remote areas.
UMC’s main activities for social participation are as follows :
- Core plan of six communities
- Promote and implement environmental protection policy
- Human rights and labor-management issues
- Supporting Art and Cultural Activities
UMC's volunteer culture has always been praised by employees. From "the Candle Light Society" to "UMC Science and Culture Foundation", UMC spends considerable effort to strengthen volunteer culture and to train volunteers. In addition to the Candle Light Society and UMC Science and Culture Foundation, UMC has an outdoor fun club which offers tutoring for minority pupils in remote mountain areas and our ESH department to promote long-term environmental protection. Furthermore, UMC provides free sources for children from disadvantaged families. Volunteers collaborate with the government to hold all kinds of activities that help to spread UMC volunteers’ working culture.
UMC supports domestic cultural development through various measures, including nurturing artistic talent and supporting the construction of art venues, investing over NT$3.24 million in 2025. Among these efforts, NT$750,000 was allocated to support the development of domestic performing arts groups, such as assisting the Youth Performing Arts Alliance in organizing the “Blossoming Youth National High School Drama Festival,” enabling participation from 35 schools and over 164 high school students across Taiwan, thereby promoting youth artistic exchange and growth. And supports the production plan for the “Home from Above” program initiated by the Home from Above Association, guiding students from 10 elementary and junior high schools to create documentaries about their hometowns. Through camp-based courses and guidance from media mentors, students learn filming and interviewing skills while cultivating a sense of identity and narrative expression through creation. By stepping into their communities, students gain a deeper understanding of local culture and strengthen their connection to place.
Regarding support for domestic artists and performing artists. UMC invested NT$2.29 million, sponsoring projects including assisting domestic artists in their creative work, purchasing works by artists such as Chang Kuang-Ho, Ma Li-Chun, and Chuang Ming-Ching for exhibition in public spaces, organizing art lectures featuring contemporary Taiwanese photographer Chang Kuang-ho, and providing guided art tours for visitors on an irregular basis. UMC also invested more than NT$200,000 to support the screening of domestic films, responding to the charter event for director Hsiao Chu-chen's “A Chip Odyssey,” organizing 6 screenings and inviting 778 employees, their families, and students to attend, actively promoting domestic films and cultivating public arts and culture consumption habits.
Concerned about performance opportunities for emerging local arts and culture talents, the “UMC Art Season” was held in Hsinchu and Tainan, in collaboration with the “Funnynoproblem” Drama Group and documentary director Chih-Chi Huang, to organize 2 drama performances, 2 lectures and 1 photography exhibition. These events attracted more than 2,711 participants, demonstrating its profound influence in the arts and culture and integrating art into daily life.
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