NH Investment & Securities Sustainability Integrated Report Wins Global Marketing Competition

Won Bronze Award at the '2022 Galaxy Awards'

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] NH Investment & Securities' Sustainability Integrated Report received high praise at a global marketing competition.

NH Investment & Securities announced on the 7th that its 2022 Sustainability Integrated Report won the bronze award in the Bank-Investment Services sector of the Annual Reports (Print) category at the '2022 Galaxy Awards,' a global communication competition hosted by MerComm INC in the United States.

MerComm, a global institution based in the U.S., is an independent communication evaluation organization that fairly assesses corporate annual, sustainability, and integrated reports, PR materials, advertisements, and more based on objective criteria.

Now in its 36th year, the 'Galaxy Awards' is a communication and public relations production competition boasting the world's highest tradition and prestige in the marketing communication field. It evaluates a total of 12 categories including advertisements, brochures, and promotional videos. Participants come from 84 countries worldwide, including Germany and Hong Kong. The Galaxy Awards is recognized globally for its credibility as it independently evaluates entries without accepting advertisements or sponsorships.

NH Investment & Securities was recognized for its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) efforts focusing on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management vision, including financial consumer protection, mutual growth, and ethical management. The 2022 Sustainability Integrated Report, which won the bronze award, details the ESG management system and includes content related to NH Investment & Securities' sustainability management activities and future directions based on four core issues: ▲ securing digital finance and platform competitiveness, ▲ expanding customer communication, ▲ protecting financial consumers, and ▲ developing employee capabilities.

Since 2018, NH Investment & Securities has regularly published Sustainability Reports, and since 2021, it has been issuing Sustainability Integrated Reports that combine the Annual Report and the Sustainability Report annually.