On June 30, NH Investment & Securities announced the publication of its '2025 Integrated Sustainability Report,' which details the company's achievements in creating sustainable value across agriculture, society, environment, and governance, as well as its climate response strategies.
The 2025 Integrated Sustainability Report consists of: a magazine section featuring sustainable management activities and key achievements; a framework introducing the sustainable management system and strategies; issue-specific strategies based on a Double Materiality assessment; and a performance section focused on results.
The most notable feature of this report is the advanced disclosure of climate-related information by quantitatively presenting the results of climate scenario analysis and financial emissions reduction targets. Based on the scenarios of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), NH Investment & Securities conducted a detailed analysis of transition risks and physical risks through 2050, and even quantified physical risks at the business site level to establish a practical response foundation. The report also specifically discloses internal carbon emissions reduction targets, the current status and reduction targets of financial emissions by sector, and the RE100 implementation strategy, thereby strengthening the reliability and transparency of indicators and target items.
Through climate resilience analysis, the company has identified strategic directions to effectively respond to risks arising from climate change and plans to continuously enhance resilience through strengthened collaboration with partner companies and ongoing portfolio reviews.
The magazine section of the 2025 Integrated Sustainability Report narratively presents the sustainable management activities carried out throughout 2024, and for the first time, quantitatively measures and discloses social value. NH Investment & Securities has calculated the value of agriculture (A) as a separate item in addition to environment (E), society (S), and governance (G). This serves as both evidence of NH Nonghyup Financial Group's identity and philosophy in numerical terms and a meaningful advancement in realizing the philosophy of sustainable management through support for agriculture and rural communities. This indicator will be used as an objective standard for corporate decision-making in future strategy development, resource allocation, and investment decisions.
NH Investment & Securities identifies and strategically manages key issues through a Double Materiality assessment that considers not only financial perspectives but also the impact of corporate activities on the environment and society. The ten major issues identified in this assessment are: strengthening climate change response; enhancing digital finance and platforms; protecting financial consumers; ensuring information security and customer data protection; strengthening and educating employees; improving customer satisfaction; ensuring compliance; integrated risk management; strengthening governance soundness; and advancing green finance business.
Among these, strengthening climate change response, enhancing digital finance and platforms, protecting financial consumers, and ensuring information security and customer data protection were selected as core key issues. These were disclosed in greater detail according to the ISSB's international disclosure standards, which include governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets.
Yoon Byungwoon, CEO of NH Investment & Securities, stated, "Sustainable management in the financial investment industry is an essential strategy not only for corporate survival and growth, but also for creating social value," adding, "We will do our utmost to ensure transparent information disclosure and promote a responsible investment culture in line with global standards."
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