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E.SUN BankTaiwan, Republic of China

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E.SUN Commercial Bank's head office in Taipei. Photo: Solomon203 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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About
Website http://www.esunbank.com.tw
Headquarters
No.117, Sec.3, Minsheng E.Rd.
105-46 Taipei
Taiwan, Republic of China
CEO/chair N.C. Huang
President
Supervisor
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Ownership
listed on Taipei Exchange

The shareholders structure of E.SUN Bank's parent company E.SUN Financial Holding can be accessed here.

The E.SUN Bank is a commercial bank, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. The bank was founded in 1992. By 2016, it had 135 branches in Taiwan and furthermore in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Yangon (Myanmar), Los Angeles, Singapore, and Hong Kong. E.SUN Bank operates as a subsidiary of E.SUN Financial Holding Company. E.SUN Bank became a signatory of the Equator Principles in 2015.

Sustainability
Policies
Voluntary standards

E.SUN Financial Holding's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

2022-05-27 00:00:00

Sustainable finance policy

Bank policy
2022-05-27 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2022-04-14 00:00:00

Guidelines for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Industries

Bank policy
2022-04-14 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2021-07-08 00:00:00

Human rights commitment

Bank policy
2021-07-08 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2021-06-18 00:00:00

Environmental and Energy Resources Management Policy Manifesto

Bank policy
2021-06-18 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2020-12-28 00:00:00

Sustainable procurement policy

Bank policy
2020-12-28 00:00:00 | E.SUN Bank
2018-10-31 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility guidelines for suppliers

Bank policy
2018-10-31 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2018-04-25 00:00:00

Anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing policy

Bank policy
2018-04-25 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2016-11-04 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility best practice principles

Bank policy
2016-11-04 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2015-03-20 00:00:00

Ethical corporate management practice principles

Bank policy
2015-03-20 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
E.SUN Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
ISO 14001Tags: transparency
Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)Tags: carbon | corporate social responsibility
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
Dodgy Deals

E.SUN Bank is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of E.SUN Bank's link to these deals.

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Banks and Nature

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Overall scores

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
E Sun Commercial Bank
2022-09-21
TWN
4
Front runner
0
Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Front runner
4
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the main forest-risk commodity sectors (Beef, Palm Oil, Soy, Timber, Pulp and Paper, and Rubber). Weighted scores are based on the scope of E.Sun Commercial Bank's relevant policies, taking into account different types of financing and the sectors in which the bank is active. Details about the scores per sector policy can be found on E.Sun Commercial Bank's profile.

Explanation

A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its policies. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:

Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Beef

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
E Sun Commercial Bank
2022-09-21
TWN
0
Laggard
0
Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to beef. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the beef industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on E.Sun Commercial Bank's profile.

Explanation

A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its beef policy. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:

Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Palm Oil

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
E Sun Commercial Bank
2022-09-21
TWN
6.1
Front runner
0
Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.1
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on E.Sun Commercial Bank's profile.

Explanation

A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its palm oil policy. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:

Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.
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Resources
Documents
2022-06-07 00:00:00

CSR report 2021

Annual report
2022-06-07 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2022-05-27 00:00:00

Sustainable finance policy

Bank policy
2022-05-27 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2022-05-02 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-05-02 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2022-04-14 00:00:00

Guidelines for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Industries

Bank policy
2022-04-14 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2021-07-13 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-07-13 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2021-07-08 00:00:00

Human rights commitment

Bank policy
2021-07-08 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2021-06-18 00:00:00

Environmental and Energy Resources Management Policy Manifesto

Bank policy
2021-06-18 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2021-06-15 00:00:00

CSR Report 2020

Annual report
2021-06-15 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2020-12-28 00:00:00

Sustainable procurement policy

Bank policy
2020-12-28 00:00:00 | E.SUN Bank
2020-10-22 00:00:00

CSR report 2019

Annual report
2020-10-22 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2020-10-22 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

Annual report
2020-10-22 00:00:00 | E.SUN FHC
2019-07-31 00:00:00

CSR report 2018

Annual report
2019-07-31 00:00:00 | E.SUN Commercial Bank
2019-07-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

Annual report
2019-07-31 00:00:00 | E.SUN Commercial Bank
2018-10-31 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility guidelines for suppliers

Bank policy
2018-10-31 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2018-04-25 00:00:00

Anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing policy

Bank policy
2018-04-25 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2018-03-31 00:00:00

CSR report 2017

Annual report
2018-03-31 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2018-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2017

Annual report
2018-03-31 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2016-11-04 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility best practice principles

Bank policy
2016-11-04 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2016-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2015

Annual report
2016-03-31 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2016-03-31 00:00:00

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2015

Annual report
2016-03-31 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
2015-03-20 00:00:00

Ethical corporate management practice principles

Bank policy
2015-03-20 00:00:00 | E.SUN Financial Holding
Accountability
Grievances

E.SUN Bank does not operate a complaints or grievances channel for individuals or communities who might have been affected by the bank's finance.

This page evaluates E.SUN Bank's responses to instances of alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, raised by civil society organisations. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers selected impacts raised by BankTrack and other civil society partners since 2016. For the full scoring methodology, see here. For more information about BankTrack's evaluation of bank responses to human rights impacts, see the 2021 report "Actions speak louder: assessing bank responses to human rights violations".

Impacts reviewed
Responded?
Total score
Response
Action
Monitoring

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