Social

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. 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 in 2023 are as follows : 

1. Core plan of six communities
2. Promote and implement environmental protection policy
3. Human rights and labor-management issues 
4. 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 by supporting domestic performing arts groups to cultivate artistic talents, supporting domestic artists and providing performances by performing artists. In 2023, UMC invested over NT$7 million to support domestic performing arts groups and cultivate artistic talents, with NT$1.45 million specifically allocated for this purpose. This investment included support for groups such as: supporting the What’s Young Association to organize the “Fancy Years - National Youth Drama Festival,” providing participation for more than 300 high school students from 61 schools across Taiwan. At the same time, 4 professional local theater troupes and theater workers work together across regions to cultivate young people to enter the field of drama. And in order to help schools and tribes pass on the traditional culture of indigenous peoples, so that students and tribal people can trace their roots, UMC adopted teachers and students from Changbin Junior High School in Taitung County and Shanmei Elementary School in Chiayi County, taught traditional tribal songs and dances, and the "2023 Amazing Music and Dance - Taiwan Aboriginal Music and Dance Feast" was performed at the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall. A total of 8 aboriginal transmission teams, plus the Bay Sound Ensemble and professional technical teams, jointly performed aboriginal traditional music, dance and festivals. The event attracted over 26,000 viewers, both in-person and through online live streaming. UMC also sponsored a high-care drama education project launched by Studio Q Performance Classroom and PMU Sike Orchestra, bringing professional education in drama creation, dance and performing arts to the correctional school -- Chengiheng High School to help lost youths cultivate artistic literacy.

UMC also supports domestic artists and provide performance opportunities, with a total investment of NT$5.55 million. These projects include: supporting the creation of domestic artists, purchasing works by artists such as Chuang Che and Hsiao Chin, and planning the "Art Festival." The event launched a series of local art banquets with four major themes: "Art Appreciation," "Listening to Art," "Lecture on Art," and "Art Creation." Art consultant was invited to lead everyone in appreciating art works. Taiwan's first contemporary puppet theater troupe - The Puppet and Its Double, and the 34th Golden Melody Award's Best Vocal Group "Crispy" were also invited to perform at UMC fabs to provide exclusive art nights for employee, family and friends, bringing art closer to daily life and providing a stage for art performers to perform.