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Yuanta Financial Holding Company (FHC) has been recognized as one of the “CommonWealth Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Sustainable 100” for four consecutive years for taking practical actions to implement ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) initiatives. Yuanta Futures, a subsidiary of Yuanta FHC, has been included in the list for the sixth time, and is the only winner in Taiwan’s futures industry. Yuanta Futures has also been awarded the inaugural CommonWealth Talent Sustainability Award, demonstrating Yuanta Group’s outstanding performance in the field of sustainability and continued expansion of sustainable influence. Since 2007, CommonWealth Magazine has been organizing the CommonWealth CSR Sustainable Citizenship Awards, inviting experts and scholars to select the CommonWealth CSR Sustainable 100 with the best ESG performance based on the four dimensions of Corporate Governance, Corporate Commitment, Social Engagement, and Environmental Sustainability. Yuanta FHC’s outstanding performance in the dimensions of Corporate Governance and Environmental Sustainability was highly affirmed by the judges. Sound corporate governance is the cornerstone of sustainable business operations. Yuanta FHC follows the Corporate Governance 3.0 Sustainable Development Road Map to strengthen the functions and effectiveness of directors of the board, and has formulated the Performance Management Measures to link the work objectives of senior managers with the business related to corporate sustainability, and to realize the objectives of sustainable development in concrete terms. Yuanta FHC was ranked in the top five percent (5%) of the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s Corporate Governance Evaluation System and was also certified by the Taiwan Corporate Governance Association’s Corporate Governance Framework Assessment with High Distinction. Yuanta FHC has not only laid a solid foundation on the institutional level, but also promoted environmental sustainability with a high degree of execution, adopting a scientific and systematic approach to environmental and energy management. With the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, we have signed the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero commitment, and conducted our own internal greenhouse gas inventory and gradually expanded it to our products, such as Yuanta Securities’ “Mr. Investor APP,” the first zero-carbon APP in Taiwan’s securities industry, and Yuanta Bank’s full range of credit cards, all of which are zero-carbon credit cards. In order to fulfill responsibility for the sustainable development of the financial industry, Yuanta FHC has established a green policy for investment and financing at the financial holding level, and has engaged with high-carbon emission investment and financing targets to assist Taiwan’s industries in their low-carbon transformation. While focusing on the growth of business, Yuanta Futures also attaches great importance to corporate sustainable development, integrating ESG concepts into company operations. Furthermore, Yuanta Futures is the first futures company in Taiwan to implement a 100% green power branch and is committed to realizing the goal of sustainable management. In terms of talent cultivation, Yuanta Futures firmly believes that talent is the most precious asset of an enterprise. With the goal of cultivating internationalized talents, Yuanta Futures aims to build a friendly working environment, provide employees with comprehensive promotion channels, and nurture cross-disciplinary financial talents to enhance the company’s overall competitiveness.

Yuanta Financial Holding Company (FHC) has been actively implementing environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) practices, and has been selected as a member of the FTSE4Good Emerging Indexes again this year, which has been recognized for seven consecutive years. With the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, Yuanta FHC, after passing the target review of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), has further signed the SBTi Net-Zero commitment to do our part for the planet. FTSE4Good Index Series has been compiled by FTSE since 2001, and the FTSE4Good Emerging Markets Indexes were launched in 2016 to rigorously scrutinize the performance of corporations in the three major areas of ESG. The members are all leaders in the sustainability field. This year, a total of 572 companies are included, spanning eleven industries, with a combined market capitalization of about USD 3.4 trillion. 96 companies from Taiwan are selected in this year’s list. Yuanta FHC integrates internal and external resources to invest in financial products and services that have a positive impact on society and the environment, and has received numerous awards from domestic and international organizations, including being selected as a constituent of both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index for four years in a row. Yuanta FHC has also been awarded the National Sustainable Development Award, the highest honor in the field of sustainability in Taiwan, and has been invited by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission to join the Coalition of Movers and Shakers on Sustainable Finance to serve as a benchmark for net-zero transformation. Precisely because of the importance of the risk of climate change, Yuanta FHC systematically promotes various internal carbon reduction strategies and extends influence to stakeholders, including joining hands with suppliers to respond to the “Earth Hour” and CommonWealth Magazine’s “Do One Thing for the Tamsui River” campaigns, and inviting suppliers to take part in the signing of the Tamsui River Convention. Yuanta FHC is working with customers and suppliers to realize low-carbon transformation and together move towards the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. SBTi is a joint initiative of the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Wide Fund for Nature, and the World Resources Institute, which aims to help corporations set their carbon reduction targets in a more scientific way. More than 3,300 companies around the world have committed to establishing SBT targets and applying for it. Yuanta FHC has also signed up for the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials to introduce international standards for carbon management in investment and financing, utilize the upstream influence of capital, and join hands with industries in low-carbon transformation. All of these measures demonstrate the determination to fight against climate change and promote a better future for future generations.