About Sustainability
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People-Centered Co-Creation for a Better Future — Leading the Way to a New Era of Sustainability.
The world continued to face many challenges and profound changes in 2024, including rising geopolitical risks, restructuring of global political and economic order, frequent extreme weather disasters, and disruptive changes brought by generative AI, all of which have raised demands on corporate sustainability. Cathay Life Insurance has always upheld the core philosophy of "people-oriented," adhered to its original intention of being "customer-centric" and the brand value proposition of "Better Together." We incorporated the Group's three major sustainability themes "climate, health, and empowerment" into our corporate governance, business decisions, and corporate culture, fulfilling our responsibility as a pioneer in sustainable finance, and continuing to exert the industry’s positive influence to jointly create a resilient future together with the public.
Leading enterprises towards net zero transition
Climate change has become a systemic risks that the world can no longer take lightly. Facing the profound impact of extreme weather on the economy and industry, Cathay Life Insurance actively responded to the goals of the Paris Agreement by fully incorporating ESG issues into the Company's internal investment and business decisions, committing to SBTs and RE100, and formulating our own carbon reduction pathway and action plans. At the same time, Cathay Life Insurance actively leverages the capital of financial institutions to influence discourse, and formulated low-carbon, renewable energy investment and green leasing strategies, guiding capital to support enterprises in green transition. We work with enterprises to contribute to the mitigation of global warming through practical actions, leveraging the long-term advantage the life insurance industry has in terms of capital to create resilient and forward-looking climate action models, in order to fulfill our commitment to environmental sustainability.
Creating a comprehensive health ecosystem
As Taiwan officially becomes a super-aged society, health issues have become key issues that affect the quality of life and sustainability of Taiwanese society. Cathay Life Insurance leverages core competencies to extend the value of insurance to ex-ante prevention, and continues to expand the definition and action plans for health protection, develop innovative insurance products and services, gain support from society, and actively develop a complete health ecosystem for all ages. In 2024, Cathay Life Insurance published the industry's first "Policyholder Health Annual Report" and made a new service proposition that "health benefits you," expanding Cathay Life Insurance's comprehensive care for "body, mind, and wealth" to protect and accompany citizens towards a healthier life, realize the social value of insurance, and create a healthy and mutually beneficial future.
Build internal momentum for sustainability
Talent is the fundamental force that drives the transition towards sustainability and is also Cathay Life Insurance's most valuable asset. Cathay Life Insurance has made a long-term commitment to creating a workplace culture that is diverse, inclusive, and learning-oriented, providing a variety of resources and welfare systems to encourage every employee to continue to grow and innovate within the organization. We also take action to participate in social development and uphold the philosophy of "Happiness is giving happiness." We combined the strengths and resources of Cathay employees all over Taiwan to respond to the needs of society, whether it may be supporting the disadvantaged, caring for students, youth cultivation, care for the elderly, or community engagement, we hope to transform corporate resources into a force that supports social stability, and continue to accompany the public to jointly create a cycle of sustainable prosperity, so that we can bring happiness into every corner of society.
For more than 60 years, Cathay Life Insurance has been by the side of Taiwan’s society through the changes of each era with the vision to become the "Best Financial Institution in the Asia-Pacific." We firmly believe that the value of an enterprise lies not only in steady operations, but also in whether it can bring change to society, bring hope for the future, work together with the industry, thrive together with society, and mutually benefit all people. Cathay Life Insurance will continue to uphold the belief of being "people-oriented" and "better together" and move forward with stakeholders towards a better future together in this beautiful land.
For more than 60 years, Cathay Life Insurance has been by the side of Taiwan’s society through the changes of each era with the vision to become the "Best Financial Institution in the Asia-Pacific." We firmly believe that the value of an enterprise lies not only in steady operations, but also in whether it can bring change to society, bring hope for the future, work together with the industry, thrive together with society, and mutually benefit all people. Cathay Life Insurance will continue to uphold the belief of being "people-oriented" and "better together" and move forward with stakeholders towards a better future together in this beautiful land.
