Fubon Financial

Fubon Financial Holdings’ achievements in climate governance have once to the latest announcement of the 2025 CDP Climate Change Questionnaire, Fubon Financial Holdings has retained the highest Leadership Level rating of “A.” This distinction marks the company’s second consecutive year receiving an A score and its sixth consecutive year being recognized at the leadership level. The continued recognition underscores Fubon Financial Holdings’ steadfast commitment to climate governance and highlights its leadership role in advancing decarbonization actions and strengthening environmental resilience.

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is one of the most authoritative global nonprofit organizations in the environmental field, employing an independent and rigorous methodology to assess corporate performance across multiple dimensions, including the depth of information disclosure, the level of awareness of environmental risks, the ambition of target setting, and the effectiveness of implementation actions. Through the implementation of comprehensive sustainability governance policies, Fubon Financial Holdings achieved A ratings in 12 out of the 17 assessment categories under the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire. These categories span key areas such as governance, environmental policies, risk and opportunity management, investment portfolio impact, public policy engagement and industry collaboration.

Richard M. Tsai, Chairman of Fubon Financial Holdings, stated that the Group is honored to have been recognized at the CDP Leadership Level for six consecutive years, which represents a strong affirmation of Fubon Financial Holdings’ commitment and effectiveness in advancing climate governance. Guided by its four core sustainability strategies-“decarbonization, digitalization, empowerment and connection”-Fubon Financial Holdings not only sets the benchmark through its own actions, but also strives to support customers in their sustainable transformation. By leveraging the positive power of finance, the Group aims to lead industries and society toward a more sustainable future.

With respect to decarbonization of its own operations, Fubon Financial Holdings joined the RE100 initiative in 2022, committing to the use of 100% renewable electricity across its global operations by 2040. As of the end of 2024, the Group’s green power usage rate had reached 16.4%, demonstrating steady progress toward its RE100 commitment. In terms of business development, Fubon Financial Holdings has established sector-specific access and exit criteria for high carbon–intensive and climate-sensitive industries. In 2025, the Group further announced a more ambitious decarbonization roadmap, committing to a complete exit from investments and underwriting activities related to thermal coal by the end of 2030, and from non-conventional oil and gas by the end of 2040, except where counterparties have presented credible transition plans aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. In addition, Fubon Financial Holdings seeks to drive low-carbon transformation across the value chain by leveraging its scale and influence to “leverage its larger capabilities to support smaller entities.” Beyond actively engaging customers through workshops on Science-Based Targets (SBTs) and reference guidelines for the identification of sustainable economic activities, the Group also organizes annual ESG engagement programs for suppliers, including forums, training sessions, assessments, and dialogues. Through these initiatives, Fubon Financial Holdings aims to collaborate with industry stakeholders to create shared value and build a resilient, low-carbon, and sustainable value chain.

Fubon Financial Holdings has long been deeply committed to advancing sustainability initiatives and has consistently received recognition from leading international sustainability assessments. The Group has been named to TIME’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies for two consecutive years and, in 2025, was ranked 32nd globally and 4th within the global financial industry. In addition, Fubon Financial Holdings has been selected as a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for eight consecutive years, the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index for nine consecutive years and the MSCI Sustainability Indices for nine consecutive years.

Looking ahead, Fubon Financial Holdings will continue to actively implement its sustainability vision. Guided by the core belief of “Be positive All possible,” the company will transform financial influence into momentum for driving sustainability and collaborate with industry and society to co-create a sustainable future.