Sustainable Governance Framework
Sustainable Governance Framework
SinoPac Holdings established the "CSR Project Team" in 2015 to actively plan CSR related affairs. In 2018, the Company formulated the "Guidelines for Corporate Social Responsibility”(renamed as “Guidelines for Sustainable Development” in 2022) and established the "Sustainable Development Committee". The Chairman of the Company also chairs the Committee, with the President of the Company and the chairmen and presidents of major subsidiaries serving as members. The Committee oversees five teams responsible for corporate governance, customer relations, employee welfare, social involvement, and environmental protection. The Committee manages the risks and impacts of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries on the economy, environment, and society, and the Board of the Company review the alignment of sustainable development strategy.
The teams of the Committee uphold the four sustainability missions of the Company and continue to implement adjustments and optimize the short-, mid-, and long-term goals in the Sustainable Development Strategy Roadmap in accordance with the five sustainability themes. The Committee convenes a meeting every quarter and reports the progress of corporate sustainable development to the Board of the Company every six months. The Committee convened seven meetings and reported to the Board three times in 2022, while convened two meetings and reported to the Board two times during the first half of 2023. In addition, Bank SinoPac, SinoPac Securities, SinoPac Leasing, and SinoPac Securities Investment Trust have respectively established teams for sustainable development that directly connects with the Sustainable Development Committee of SinoPac Holdings, further strengthening the sustainable governance of the Company.
