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Taishin International BankTaiwan, Republic of China

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

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About
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)
Ownership
listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange

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

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.

Sustainability
Policies
Voluntary standards

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.

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Sustainable finance policy

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

Statement on human rights

Bank policy
2018-10-04 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
2014-10-30 00:00:00

Corporate sociale responsibility best practice principles

Bank policy
2014-10-30 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
Taishin International Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
United Nations Global CompactTags: United Nations | human rights
Dodgy Deals

Taishin International 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 Taishin International Bank's link to these deals.

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Banks and Nature

Taishin International Bank’s policies for forest-risk sectors (beef, soy, palm oil, pulp and paper, rubber and timber) have been assessed by the Forests & Finance coalition, achieving an overall score of 0.5 out of 10 and ranking it as a laggard. Taishin International Bank achieved a score of 0 out of 10 specifically for its policies related to the beef sector and 0.5 out of 10 for its policies related to the palm oil sector. Between 2016 and 2022, Taishin International Bank provided USD 379 million in credit to companies operating in these forest-risk sectors. For more information, see the links below. 

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Overall scores

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Taishin International Bank
2022-09-27
TWN
0.5
Laggard
0
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
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

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Palm Oil

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Taishin International Bank
2022-10-18
TWN
0.5
Laggard
0
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.
Resources
Documents
Links
2022-07-12 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-07-12 00:00:00 | Taishin Bank
2022-07-12 00:00:00

Sustainable finance policy

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

CSR Report 2020

Annual report
2021-07-06 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
2021-06-15 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-06-15 00:00:00 | Taishin International Bank
2020-06-01 00:00:00

CSR report 2019

Annual report
2020-06-01 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
2018-10-04 00:00:00

Statement on human rights

Bank policy
2018-10-04 00:00:00 | Taishin Financial Holdings
2014-10-30 00:00:00

Corporate sociale responsibility best practice principles

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

Taishin Financial Holdings

Parent company of Taishin International Bank

Accountability
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.

This page evaluates Taishin International 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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