Samsung Electronics announced on November 11 that it received the highest rating in the 2026 Co-Prosperity Index evaluation conducted by the Co-Prosperity Committee, based on its performance in 2025. Samsung Electronics is the only company to achieve this top rating for 15 consecutive years since the evaluation was introduced in 2011.
The Co-Prosperity Index is an annual assessment by the Co-Prosperity Committee that measures the level of co-prosperity between large and small businesses, categorized into five ratings: Excellent, Good, Average, Poor, and Very Poor.
Samsung Electronics has made 'pursuing co-prosperity and fair management' its core values, extending support not only to first, second, and third-tier suppliers but also to small businesses without existing transactions, broadening the scope of its cooperative efforts.
Since 2009, Samsung has held 'Excellent Technology Briefings' to introduce technologies from domestic universities and research institutions, helping partner companies discover future growth drivers. In 2010, it established a co-prosperity fund worth 1.4 trillion won to provide low-interest loans for technology development and facility investments to its partners.
Starting in 2013, Samsung has supported a joint investment technology development project with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, contributing 20 billion won to the fund. In 2022, it added a new fund of 30 billion won to support the acquisition of next-generation and ESG technologies over five years. In 2024, it plans to establish an ESG fund worth 800 billion won in collaboration with five major financial groups, offering interest-free loans for facility and technology development needed for small and medium-sized partners to transition to ESG management.
Additionally, Samsung has opened some of its technology patents to small businesses without transactions, transferring over 2,500 patents free of charge to date.
Since 2013, Samsung has operated a customized workforce training program through the Co-Prosperity Academy for its partner companies. To date, approximately 270,000 employees from partner companies have completed various training programs equivalent to Samsung's employee training courses, including introductory training for new hires, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, and sales.
Furthermore, Samsung has supported the recruitment of talented personnel for partner companies by organizing recruitment fairs and online job portals, assisting in the hiring of about 9,800 individuals.
Since 2015, Samsung has provided tailored smart factory construction support for small businesses in challenging environments, and in 2018, it expanded its support to include small businesses without existing transactions in collaboration with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Businesses.
To enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of small businesses, over 160 manufacturing experts from Samsung are stationed on-site to provide comprehensive support, including system establishment, manufacturing site innovation, workforce training, market development, sustainable management support, and aftercare.
To date, Samsung has supported the establishment of smart factories for over 3,600 small businesses nationwide, and this year, it is also supporting the introduction of manufacturing AI solutions through 'Smart Factory 4.0.'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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