CommonWealth's Top 50 Corporate Citizens

Around the globe, companies are making social responsibility an essential part of their business strategies. In this survey, CommonWealth unveils the most exemplary corporate citizens of Taiwan.

Actron Technology Corp.

In a Race for Precision? Start Your Engines!

As a core auto electronics component, rectifier diodes must be high quality. As Taiwan’s only manufacturer, how has Actron weathered strict scrutiny to become number three in the world?

C.Y. Kao:

Making Money the Proper Way

The chairman of Uni-President, renowned for its contributions to disaster relief and aid to impoverished communities, shares his insights on balancing responsibilities to shareholders and the public interest.

Yin-chun Wei:

Creating Work for the Next Generation

Yin-chun Wei, head of the Ting Hsin business empire, shares his passion for personnel training and grassroots education, in China and Taiwan.

TXC Corporation

Riding the Apple Wave

The unassuming quartz crystal is in fact the pulse of the digital products market. How did two brothers from a Taiwanese farming family break the Japanese monopoly to make TXC sixth in the world?

Posiflex Technologies

In-house or No House

From maligned OEM manufacturer to name brand, Posiflex Technologies’ all-or-nothing approach is driving the company toward a dream: becoming the Mercedes of Retail Displays.

'Express Enterprises'

Fast, Flexible and Making a Fortune

Able to fill an array of orders with efficiency, precision and a low overhead, Taiwan’s "express enterprises" are the new darlings of the stock market and, increasingly, the secret inside the world’s latest lightweight gadgets.

Julian Nida-Rumelin:

Democracy Depends on a Common Sense of Justice

Germany’s former Minister of Culture shares his insights on the struggles of fledgling democracies, the challenges of European Integration, and the layers of European identity.