Woori Financial Group Newly Included in DJSI Asia Pacific Index

Son Tae-seung, Chairman of Woori Financial Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Woori Financial Group announced on the 17th that it has been newly included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Asia-Pacific index, a globally recognized sustainability evaluation.

DJSI is the world's most prestigious ESG evaluation and social responsibility investment benchmark that comprehensively assesses sustainable management based on economic, environmental, and social aspects of over 2,500 global companies with the highest market capitalization worldwide, selecting and announcing outstanding companies.

The DJSI Asia-Pacific index, which includes Woori Financial, selected 153 companies, accounting for 25.1% of 609 companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Among them, a total of eight companies, including Woori Financial Group, were included in the banking sector.

Earlier this year, Woori Financial established an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) governance system and revised ESG policies in the first half of the year, not only building an ESG management system but also announcing the group's ESG vision and mid-to-long-term strategy.

In particular, in the second half of the year, to practically implement mid-to-long-term carbon neutrality, Woori Financial strengthened various ESG management efforts by joining the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

As a result, it received high ratings in major domestic and international ESG evaluations again this year.

Son Tae-seung, Chairman of Woori Financial, said, "The inclusion in the DJSI index is the result of all group companies working together to solidly and practically promote ESG management," adding, "We will continue to advance the ESG management system and strengthen the financial sector's environmental and social responsibilities."

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