The First Bank has responded to the "Turn off the lights for one hour" campaign for ten consecutive years. Li Jiaxiang, the general manager of the First Bank (front third from the right), and Cai Shuhui, deputy general manager (front third from the left), have taken actions to support environmental sustainability.

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[Reporter Chen Meiying/Taipei Report] The First Bank has been leading by example for 10 years and responding to the international "Earth Hour" event. On March 25th, the lights will be turned off simultaneously for one hour from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. The 188 domestic operating bases also turned off business lighting and power switches, which is estimated to reduce 0.34 metric tons of carbon emissions for the earth. The public is invited to pay attention to the environmental issues of climate change, and use the action of turning off the lights to work together to slow down global warming and save energy.

Feeling that the global climate continues to heat up, the environment in various places has changed, and environmental issues such as the El Niño phenomenon, forest fires, floods or droughts continue to emerge. One Bank echoes the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by the International United Nations. 13 "Climate Actions", emphasizing that countries should strengthen post-disaster resilience and adaptability to natural disasters and climate-related risks, and incorporate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and plans to move towards the goal of net zero emissions by 2050 .

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First Bank continues to promote top-down green life actions, actively implement sustainable financial ESG (environment, society, corporate governance), publicize and implement practical actions to employees, review software and hardware in green office space, and use energy-saving equipment , Eliminate trash cans at the table, reduce energy at the source, etc. By the end of 2022, 20 solar branches will be built and 34 branches will obtain the green building label, effectively reducing carbon emissions by about 3,000 metric tons.

Introduce many green products and services to customers and the public to encourage changes in living habits, such as green credit cards, green consumer loans, green investment and financing, etc., providing diversified choices; and set up YouTube, IG, Facebook and other social media Expose environmental protection knowledge, friendly environment interactive experience, etc., and invite the public to pay attention.

Environmental sustainability is an issue without borders. First Bank not only attaches great importance to financial development, but also protects the environment with practical actions. It is the first public-stock bank in China to sign up to join the Equator Principles Association. The parent company First Financial Holdings issues climate-related financial disclosures (TCFD) The report has been awarded the highest level of BSI Level 5+ certification for 2 consecutive years, which is the only one in the financial industry, and has been rated as a leader in the international CDP climate change questionnaire for 5 consecutive years, promoting the excellent performance of ESG and green finance.

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