Hamyungju, Chairman of Hana Financial Group, Strengthens On-site Communication for Green Finance in Europe

The Third Overseas IR This Year Following Singapore and Hong Kong

Ham Young-joo, Chairman of Hana Financial Group, is visiting Europe to expand global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) cooperation and strengthen on-site communication with overseas investors.

Hana Financial Group announced on the 9th that Chairman Ham has been engaging in Investor Relations (IR) activities in European countries since the 6th. This is the third IR event of the year held in Europe, following the joint financial sector IR in Singapore in May and the Hong Kong IR in September.

As the first schedule of this European IR, on the afternoon of the 6th (local time), Chairman Ham visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in The Hague, Netherlands, where he discussed participation in green finance investments, which have been actively debated recently in the Netherlands, with Rene van Hell, Ambassador for Sustainable Development. At this meeting, Chairman Ham and Ambassador Rene reached a consensus on the importance of transitioning to a decarbonized economy and exchanged views on reducing carbon emissions from asset portfolios, a key pillar of the bank’s carbon neutrality efforts.

In particular, Ambassador Rene expressed agreement with Hana Financial Group’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 100% by 2050 in line with international standards during this meeting and highly praised the Group for being the first in the Korean financial sector to computerize the Korean-style Green Taxonomy (K-Taxonomy) to prevent greenwashing.

Chairman Ham stated, "Through this meeting, I hope to expand future cooperation by investing in the local green finance sector and participating in development programs led by the Netherlands for developing countries, thereby creating mutual benefits." Ambassador Rene said, "Korea and the Netherlands are allies and partners for green finance, and starting with this meeting, we expect to create various cooperation opportunities with Hana Financial Group, which is leading ESG finance."

Separately, since Hana Bank, a major affiliate of Hana Financial Group, has operated the only Amsterdam branch among domestic banks in the Netherlands since 1979, the Group also expects to expand the bank’s business in the Netherlands through participation in green finance investments following this meeting.

Following this, Chairman Ham will continue communication with global investors based in Europe, including the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, until the 11th. He plans to meet with numerous investors in Europe to share the Group’s overall management performance, asset soundness, and shareholder return policies. He will also broadly engage with long-term investors and potential investors who have invested in Hana Financial Group for a long time, introducing the Group’s excellent ESG management activities that reflect the recent trend of strengthening ESG in Europe, and work on building partnerships with global investors based in Europe.

After the IR targeting global investors based in Europe, Chairman Ham will attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) Annual Meetings held in Marrakech, Morocco, until the 15th. Through this event, he plans to communicate with financial experts from around the world and explore ways to expand the Group’s global business for the future.

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