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The 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report of Yuanta Financial Holding Company (FHC) has passed the British Standards Institution (BSI) verification, and an award ceremony was held today (June 2, 2020), at which the certificate was presented by General Manager of BSI Northeast Asia, Shu-sheng Pu, and accepted by Chairman of Yuanta FHC, Tony Shen. In the report, Yuanta FHC clearly exposes the promotion focus and development orientation in the three areas of environmental friendliness (E), social co-prosperity (S), and corporate governance (G), and verifies them with a high level of Type 2 assurance. Yuanta FHC is committed to realizing the vision of “an international benchmark enterprise for sustainability” through concrete actions. This is the sixth consecutive year that Yuanta FHC has been certified by an international professional verification agency. Today, the certification ceremony for various ISO systems related to environmental sustainability management was also held for Yuanta FHC and its nine subsidiaries, and was attended by senior executives from each company. Yuanta FHC has mobilized the entire corporate group to put in efforts for improvement in the areas of greenhouse gas emissions, water footprint inventory, energy, waste, and supplier management. All of this demonstrates that Yuanta FHC has adhered to and attached importance to the ideal of environmental sustainability when facing the current climate change issues. According to Pu, Yuanta FHC’s 2019 CSR Report continues to be verified with a Type 2 high assurance level and has taken active actions in all aspects of ESG (Environment, Society, and Governance), including the introduction of three new ISO management system standards - ISO 14046 Water Footprint, ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement, and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety - in the current (2020) year. BSI conducted a senior management interview during the verification process, and deeply felt the senior management’s attention to ESG, and also observed Yuanta FHC’s forward planning for the prevention of the novel coronavirus pandemic, displaying the company’s management performance of sustainable operation and superior organizational resilience. Since its establishment, Yuanta FHC has been deeply cultivating in Taiwan and engaged overseas, aiming to become the “Best Financial Services Provider in Asia Pacific.” While actively developing its financial business and generating profits, Yuanta FHC has aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through ESG and built a sustainable management and service model, which has been highly recognized by domestic and international rating agencies. On the international aspect, in 2019, Yuanta FHC has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index-World and Dow Jones Sustainability Index-Emerging Markets’ constituent stocks. Yuanta FHC has also been rated the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) A- “Leadership Rating” for two consecutive years in Climate Data Transparency and Action against Climate Change, ranking among the world’s top companies and the best result in Taiwan’s financial industry. On the domestic front, Yuanta FHC has been ranked in the top 5% of listed companies in the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s Corporate Governance Assessment for five times. In 2020, Yuanta FHC has won the Model Award in Education Promotion Group of the Global Views Monthly’s CSR awards. The total amount of green procurement in 2019 reached NTD 125.56 million (USD 4 million), and Yuanta FHC has been awarded the Green Procurement Award by Taipei City Government’s Department of Environmental Protection for nine consecutive years and has been praised by the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan’s Executive Yuan for eight consecutive years. Looking to the future, Yuanta FHC will continue to aim at sustainable corporate operations, implement corporate social responsibility as the main strategic mindset, and pursue long-term shareholders’ maximum value. At the same time, Yuanta FHC also shoulders the responsibilities of corporate citizenship with various stakeholders, exerts positive influence, fulfills corporate social responsibilities, and devotes itself to environmental care.

Yuanta Financial Holding Company (FHC) has been spreading love with passion and is not afraid of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In the wake of the pandemic, blood banks across Taiwan have been alerted. Yuanta FHC organized a campaign of Blood Donation Month in April and a total of 707 people participated, collecting 924 bags of warm blood. Yuanta FHC has been promoting blood donation activities for ten years, with a cumulative number of bags donated reaching 17,032. This year, Yuanta FHC was once again recognized by the Taiwan Blood Services Foundation and was awarded the “Outstanding Blood Donor Group” for the fifth consecutive year. A manager of Yuanta, who participated in the blood donation, shared that there was a period when she was unable to donate blood because of low blood pressure and insufficient hemoglobin due to staying up late. But later she adjusted her work schedule and supplemented her nutrition, and finally she was able to continue to donate blood. “What a blessing it is to donate blood. It is not only to help others, but also represents that you are healthy!” The manager said. A Yuanta staff, who donated blood for the first time, said, “I was very nervous to donate blood for the first time, and it was very scary to see how thick the needles were for blood donation!” But after thinking more about it, he thought it would be meaningful to donate a bag of blood to help others, and he will participate again in blood drives in the future. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Yuanta FHC adjusted the campaign content of Yuanta Blood Donation Day by abolishing fixed-point blood donation vans and replacing them with an online campaign. Through its Facebook fan pages “Yuanta GoodNews” and “Yuanta Love Unlimited,” Yuanta FHC spread the message of public welfare, called on its employees and the public to join the blood drive, and played an active role as a public welfare platform through self-media publicity. Furthermore, Yuanta FHC donated picnic mats and water bottles to “blood-donating warriors” in three blood donation centers in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. During the campaign, the number of blood bags collected by the Taichung Blood Donation Office doubled compared to the same period last year, and the campaign was well received, effectively alleviating the blood shortage. Over the years, Yuanta FHC has actively invited residents, companies, and police departments in the neighborhood near its own buildings to join blood drives to spread love, providing the strongest backing for blood inventory. Yuanta FHC is committed to fulfilling its corporate social responsibility through practical actions and expects more people to join the ranks of blood donation, so that while rolling up our sleeves and donating blood, we can also disseminate our blessings and bring more warmth to the society.