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Taishin International Bank's headquarters in Taipei. Photo: Lord Koxinga via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY SA 3.0)

About Taishin International Bank

Taishin International Bank is a commercial bank in Taiwan, which was established in 1992. The bank offers financial services through three business segments: Wholesale banking, Retail Banking and Finance and Financial Markets. The bank is active across Taiwan, and has offices in Hongkong, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar, Japan and Australia. In November 2019 Taishin International Bank adopted the Equator Principles.

Website https://www.taishinbank.com.tw
Headquarters
No.44 Chung-Shan N. Rd., Sec.2,
Taipei
Taiwan, Republic of China
CEO/chair Tong-Liang Wu
Chairman & CEO
Supervisor
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Annual reports Annual report 2021
CSR Report 2020
Ownership
listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange

Taishin International Bank is part of Taishin Financial Holdings (TFH). TFH's shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Complaints and grievances

Taishin International Bank does not operate a complaints or grievances channel for individuals or communities that might have been affected by the bank's finance.

Related Dodgy Deals

Taishin International Bank has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

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Policy Assessments

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Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Overall scores

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Taishin International Bank
2022-09-27
TWN
0.5
Laggard

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Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.5
20220927
Last update: 2022-09-27
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 Taishin International Bank' 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 Taishin International Bank'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
Taishin International Bank
2022-10-18
TWN
0
Laggard

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0
Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0
20221018
Last update: 2022-10-18
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 Taishin International Bank' 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
Taishin International Bank
2022-10-18
TWN
0.5
Laggard

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Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.5
20221018
Last update: 2022-10-18
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 Taishin International Bank' 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.

Documents

Type:
Year:
annual reports
2022-07-12 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

2022-07-12 00:00:00 | Taishin Bank
csr policies
2022-07-12 00:00:00

Sustainable finance policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2022-07-12 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
annual reports
2021-07-06 00:00:00

CSR Report 2020

2021-07-06 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
annual reports
2021-06-15 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-06-15 00:00:00 | Taishin International Bank
annual reports
2020-06-01 00:00:00

CSR report 2019

2020-06-01 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
csr policies
2018-10-04 00:00:00

Statement on human rights

2018-10-04 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
csr policies
2014-10-30 00:00:00

Corporate sociale responsibility best practice principles

2014-10-30 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings

Links

Taishin Financial Holdings

Parent company of Taishin International Bank

https://www.taishinholdings.com.tw/english/

Policies

Voluntary standards

Taishin International Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Equator Principles
  • Global Reporting Initiative
  • Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
  • United Nations Global Compact

Investment policies

Taishin Financial Holdings' webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here. TFH mentions it has established Environmental and Social Risk Management Sector Guidelines, but these are not publicly available.

Year:
csr policies
2022-07-12 00:00:00

Sustainable finance policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2022-07-12 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
csr policies
2018-10-04 00:00:00

Statement on human rights

2018-10-04 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
csr policies
2014-10-30 00:00:00

Corporate sociale responsibility best practice principles

2014-10-30 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

Contact and complaints

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