Hana Financial Group Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index Top Tier for 3 Consecutive Years

Hana Financial Group announced on the 16th (local time) that it has been included in the top-tier 'DJSI World Index' for the third consecutive year in the '2024 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)' evaluation released by S&P Global in the United States.

DJSI is an evaluation index that comprehensively considers a company's sustainability in terms of economic performance as well as environmental, social, and governance aspects. The 'DJSI World Index,' which Hana Financial Group received for the third time this year, is the highest grade of DJSI, representing the top 10% of evaluated companies.

Through this DJSI evaluation, Hana Financial Group received top global-level assessments in various areas including customer satisfaction, risk management, safety and health, human rights, and information security. Additionally, it received positive evaluations in areas such as sustainable finance, materiality assessment, and inclusive finance.

A Hana Financial Group official stated, "Being included in the 'DJSI World Index' for three consecutive years is a meaningful result that reflects the positive evaluation of our sincere efforts in ESG management." He added, "As a company leading ESG management, Hana Financial Group will actively implement various ESG activities that can grow together with diverse stakeholders in our society."

Meanwhile, Hana Financial Group has been transparently disclosing its ESG management activities through the publication of the 'Sustainability Management Report,' which contains the group's ESG activities and achievements, and the 'ESG Impact Report,' which measures ESG management performance in monetary value.

According to the '2023 ESG Impact Report,' Hana Financial Group created a total social value of KRW 5.4072 trillion through ESG activities including environmental, social, governance, and economic indirect contributions over the past year. The group is also carrying out various ESG activities to create social value in finance, such as the 'Expansion and Reorganization of the ESG Consulting Organization' to support ESG management for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the operation of the 'Hana ESG Double Impact Matching Fund' to attract follow-up investments for ESG startups.

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