[Taipei , 5 March, 2025,] Deepening its ESG core values and expanding its sustainable business, SinoPac Securities has once again been recognized for its outstanding performance. Today (5 March), the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) held the second Sustainable Finance Evaluation Awards Ceremony at the NTUH International Convention Center, where SinoPac Securities was honored with the top 25% excellence award in the securities industry. The company achieved full marks in the dimensions of "Stakeholder Maintenance" and "Internal Control Enhancement", and exceeded full marks in the dimension of "Natural Resource Protection".
The Sustainable Finance Evaluation, organized by the FSC, references international standards and the development progress of the domestic financial industry. It incorporates indicators and practices from the "Corporate Governance Evaluation" to construct an evaluation mechanism that aligns with both domestic and international sustainable finance development trends. The evaluation consists of four dimensions: sustainable development, environment, society, and corporate governance. This year, 34 banks, 23 securities firms, 5 investment trust companies, 8 life insurance companies, 8 property insurance companies, and 1 reinsurance company, totaling 79 financial institutions, participated in the evaluation.
In the securities industry evaluation results, SinoPac Securities excelled in the environmental indicator of "Natural Resource Protection," surpassing full marks. The company also achieved full marks in the corporate governance indicators of "Stakeholder Maintenance" and "Internal Control Enhancement," ranking high in various ESG indicators.
SinoPac Securities General Manager, Chang-lung CHANG LEE, stated that the company has long been deepening and popularizing ESG core values, gaining support and involvement from colleagues. This includes concrete action plans in environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance. The recognition from the evaluation awards affirms SinoPac Securities' efforts in promoting sustainability. The company will continue to leverage its financial influence, invest in innovative technology and green financial products, assist enterprises and society in moving towards a low-carbon future, and guide investors to value sustainable development.
SinoPac Securities' comprehensive implementation of ESG and concrete achievements include:
- Environment (E): Responding to the net-zero commitment by formulating decarbonization policies and climate risk management policies, continuously promoting energy-saving and carbon reduction plans, paperless initiatives, green supply chain management, participating in beach clean-up and clownfish restoration projects.
- Society (S): Implementing inclusive finance from education to product services, promoting anti-fraud awareness, obtaining ISO 10002 certification for complaint quality management systems to protect financial consumer rights, establishing a volunteer team for environmental protection and public welfare, collaborating with multiple non-profit organizations to support community and disadvantaged group care programs.
- Corporate Governance (G): Strengthening corporate governance structure, risk management, and information security management, obtaining ISO 27001 information security management system certification, and introducing an operational continuity management system.
Over the past year, SinoPac Securities has received numerous awards in sustainability-related evaluations, including being listed four times in the "Institutional Investor Stewardship Information Disclosure Evaluation" organized by the Taiwan Stock Exchange, receiving the "Outstanding Anti-Fraud Evaluation" award, and winning the TWSIA Taiwan Sustainable Investment Award "Institutional Impact Securities Group" award for three consecutive years. These accolades highlight SinoPac Securities' concrete practices in sustainable operations and inclusive finance.
