20 companies, including Samsung Electronics, named top shared-growth honor firms; IBK and Woori Bank rated excellent in win-win finance

[Financial News] In this year’s Shared Growth Index assessment, six companies, including Samsung C&T, Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Doosan Enerbility, received the top (S) rating for the third consecutive year.
In the first pilot assessment of the Win-Win Finance Index, conducted among six commercial banks, Industrial Bank of Korea and Woori Bank were selected as outstanding banks. 
On the 11th, the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership held its “90th meeting” at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido and announced the results of the “2026 Shared Growth Index Assessment and Win-Win Finance Index Pilot Assessment.” 
The 2026 Shared Growth Index was calculated by combining the commission’s comprehensive shared-growth assessment with the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s assessment of compliance with fair trade agreements, based on the previous year’s performance of 231 companies. The results were: △44 top-rated △69 excellent (A) △81 average (B) △24 inadequate (C) and △13 very inadequate (D). 
Companies receiving the top rating included △Kia △Hyundai Motor Company △POSCO △Naver △Nongshim △Lotte Duty Free and △LG Uplus. 
Of these, six companies—△Doosan Enerbility △Samsung C&T (fashion) △Samsung Electro-Mechanics △SK siltron △GS Retail (GS25) and △Hyundai AutoEver—received the top rating for three consecutive years and were named top-rated honor companies. This brought the cumulative number of top-rated honor companies to 20.
The five companies receiving the top rating for the first time were △Hanwha △Hanwha Systems △Hanwha Aerospace △Lotte Duty Free and △Korea Seven.
By industry, Hyundai Transys ranked first in manufacturing, while Innocean took the top spot in non-manufacturing. Samsung E&A ranked first in construction, Nongshim in food, and GS Retail in retail. 
The average score in the “Shared Growth Performance Assessment” rose by 5.02 points, from 57.56 last year to 62.58 this year.
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics recorded the highest scores, while SK Intellix posted the largest year-on-year score increase. Samsung Electronics, in particular, received the top rating in the Shared Growth Index assessment for 15 consecutive years.
The average score in the “SME Perception Survey” edged down from 73.47 last year to 73.09 this year. Korea Seven received the highest score, while Kyochon F&B was found to have recorded the largest year-on-year increase.
The 13 companies that received failing grades in the overall assessment were △DAS △Daebang Construction △DENSO Korea △Mobase Electronics △Seoul Semiconductor △Estra Automotive Systems △Eco Plastic △Otis Elevator △Iljin Global △Tyco AMP △Tata Daewoo Mobility △KG Mobility and △TYM. 
Companies receiving a top or excellent rating are eligible for government incentives, including additional points in the pre-qualification screening (PQ) for public tenders, issuance of priority immigration cards, and preferential treatment when being selected as exemplary taxpayers.
The commission is considering developing indicators that reflect industry characteristics for the Shared Growth Index and expanding the assessment to include second- and third-tier partner companies. Commission Chairman Jang In-hwa said, “We will discuss various issues between large and small and medium-sized companies, as well as ways for them to cooperate, more actively.” He added, “We will expand the scope of shared growth to various fields, including online platforms and the defense industry, and do our utmost to work with local governments to spread the benefits of shared growth.”
In the first pilot assessment of the Win-Win Finance Index, conducted this year among six banks—KB Kookmin Bank, IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, NongHyup Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank and Hana Bank—Industrial Bank of Korea and Woori Bank received excellent ratings. The assessment indicators for the Win-Win Finance Index were developed by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service, drawing on performance in win-win finance and other factors. Chairman Jang said, “We are also discussing with the Financial Services Commission ways to expand the assessment to the secondary financial sector, including state-run banks and savings banks.” 

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