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Seven banks would reduce their business hours at 40 branches combined to protect their employees and help limit the spread of COVID-19, the banks said.
DBS Bank Taiwan (星展台灣) would adjust operating times at seven branches to 9am to 1:30pm from Monday, closing two hours earlier than normal, it said in a statement.
The seven branches are in Taipei or New Taipei City and they would maintain the same services, it said.
DBS Taiwan encourages customers to utilize the bank’s app to conduct transactions, investments or pay fees, and it would not charge handling fees for cross-bank transfers or payments, DBS consumer banking
E.Sun Financial Holding Co (玉山金控) has signed the “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” pledge for this year, and has set intermediate targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, it said on Friday last week.
E.Sun said in a statement that it is the first financial institution in Asia to adopt the 1.5°C climate target, an initiative in line with international standards.
The company has set mid and long-term goals, it said, adding that it is announcing before Earth Day that all of its local buildings are to be converted into green buildings by 2027.
Its domestic locations are set to use 100 percent
E.Sun rated best in Taiwan in Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings
Staff writer
Sustainalytics, a world-leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) research institution, has assigned an ESG rating to E.Sun Financial Holding Co (玉山金控).
In the latest Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings, E.Sun was ranked first in Asia and second worldwide among 386 companies in the “diversified banks” industry.
This is one of the best performances of any Taiwanese bank in international ESG evaluations.
E.Sun Financial Holding Co president Magi Chen, fifth left, E.Sun Commercial Bank chairman Joseph Huang, fifth right, and other company staff pose in an undated photograph.
E.Sun Bank and 32 Taiwanese companies launch ESG initiative to promote sustainability
Staff writer
E.Sun Commercial Bank (玉山銀行) on Friday launched its “E.Sun ESG and sustainability initiative” in a ceremony in Taipei, with Vice President William Lai (賴清德) and Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) attending the event to express their good wishes.
E.Sun Bank founder Huang Yung-jen (黃永仁), chairman Joseph Huang (黃男州) and the leaders of 32 Taiwanese companies, including delegates from China Steel Corp (中鋼) and AU Optronics Corp (友達光電), signed the initiative’s Sustainable Development Advocacy.
E.Sun and the companies pledged to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their business, and implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals. They also committed to taking action against the most urgent climate change issues.