While pursuing investment profits, the Bank aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), refers to the international initiative for Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), signs the Equator Principles, and act in concert with the “Corporate Governance 3.0 - Sustainable Development Blueprint” and “Green Finance Action Plan 2.0” of the FSC. With ESG investment as the crux, Chang Hwa Bank took progressive steps towards realizing the Bank's sustainable investment vision, eliminating negative industries, placing emphasis on ESG, focusing on sustainable investment, and exerting investment influence. This brings positive benefits to the environment, society, and economy, practice corporate social responsibility and commitment to investors, and create long-term investment value.

The bank complies with the Stewardship Principles for Institutional Investors, and has formulated the “Chang Hwa Bank Stewardship Principles,” which cover the implementation and disclosure of the responsibilities towards funding contributors and stewardship regulations, and incorporated ESG(Environmental, Social, and Governance) issues into the investment evaluation process to enhance the overall interests of funding contributors (including clients, beneficiaries, and shareholders of the Bank) and fulfill the responsibilities for stewardship.

In order to implement responsible investment, the Bank has first excluded negative industry targets, and conducted an ESG risk assessment on selected targets using ESG checklists (including climate risks) to assess whether there are major violations of ESG-related issues to determine the feasibility of investment.