SinoPac Subsidiaries

In order to meet international standards and increase the credibility of the assessment system, SinoPac Securities Investment Service Corp. worked with a third-party institution at the beginning of 2021 in establishing the SinoPac+ ESG Evaluation System, which comprehensively evaluates the sustainability performance and risks of companies. The SinoPac+ ESG Evaluation System complies with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and other domestic and international sustainability standards and regulations to select material sustainability issues for public companies in Taiwan and establish sustainability indicators with financial significance to industries and common indicators across local industries. The ESG performance of companies is evaluated based on their public information, such as Corporate Social Responsibility Report (or Sustainability Report).

SinoPac Securities Investment Service Corp. held the online press conference for SinoPac+ ESG Evaluation System in June 2021. It announced an ESG evaluation system for Taiwan's stock market, and led the industry in three major innovations, including the first to obtain SASB authorization in Taiwan, the first to publish an ESG evaluation report for Taiwan's stock market, and the first to offer an ESG stock savings plan investment portfolio.

As of the end of 2021, SinoPac Securities Investment Service Corp. has completed the ESG assessment of 190 public companies, and it will continue to increase the number of companies evaluated, in order to provide investors with even more ESG reports on individual companies and industry reports. The Company’s goal is to make the SinoPac+ ESG Evaluation System an industry standard, drive the development of ESG in Taiwan's capital market, and provide investors with professional ESG analysis and assessment.