Hana Financial Group Generated ESG Performance of 2.6227 Trillion KRW Last Year

Publication of 'ESG Impact Report' Measuring Environmental, Social, Governance, and Indirect Economic Performance

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] Hana Financial Group has generated a total of 2.6227 trillion KRW in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) related outcomes during the year 2021.

Hana Financial announced on the 10th that it published the "2021 ESG Impact Report" containing these details. Last April, Hana Financial announced the group's ESG vision, "Big Step for Tomorrow," and its mid- to long-term ESG strategy, while simultaneously conducting a project to measure the social and environmental impacts of ESG management.

Accordingly, Hana Financial announced the group's sustainable management activities and key achievements through the publication of the "2021 ESG Report" on the 27th of last month, and on the same day, produced a separate online version of the ESG Impact Report containing the impact measurement methods and examples of ESG management.

The performance measurement in the ESG Impact Report adopted a monetization measurement methodology that allows the environmental, social, and indirect economic outcomes of the company to be combined and comparatively analyzed with financial performance, thereby reflecting Hana Financial's direction and commitment to simultaneously pursuing social and environmental value. This report's measurement was conducted by Korea Social Value Evaluation Co., Ltd., a specialized impact measurement and evaluation institution, and was reviewed by the Seoul National University Business Research Institute.

A Hana Financial official stated, "By measuring the impact of ESG management on our society in objectively comparable monetized values, we expect it to greatly assist in managing various indicators such as selecting key focus areas for future ESG management and reviewing strategic directions."

Meanwhile, Hana Financial plans to establish a foundation for impact measurement of existing social contribution activities and, through expanding the scope of measurement and managing non-financial data in the future, to enable objective verification of the impact of ESG management on corporate sustainability through measurable indicators.