E.SUN FHC on Tuesday held its “2025 E.SUN ESG Sustainability Initiative,” attended by former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Financial Supervisory Commission Deputy Chairman Chen Yen-liang (陳彥良), and Banking Bureau Director-General Tung Cheng-chang (童政彰). Since 2021, E.SUN has advanced its sustainability efforts, from climate awareness and carbon reduction to building a platform to sustainable transformation. This year’s focus was on talent development and technological empowerment, with nearly 200 enterprises, medical institutions, and artificial intelligence (AI) organizations participating. International professors from the US, Japan, Australia, Singapore and ASEAN shared insights to foster environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) talent and accelerate sustainability through technology.
Tsai, attending the event for the third time, praised E.SUN’s dedication to sustainability and inscribed a blessing amulet with the phrase “Light up Taiwan, Inspire the Future.” She highlighted that sustainable development is a shared but challenging goal, requiring courage, vision and action. She said she hopes all sectors will work together to advance Taiwan’s sustainability and build stronger international trust, a key asset for global engagement.
Robert Dornau, Head of Corporate Sustainability Engagement at S&P Global, emphasized that industries worldwide view talent development as one of the most crucial elements of sustainable development.
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Dornau highlighted that companies committed to sustainability demonstrate higher employee engagement and productivity.
E.SUN FHC Technology Advisory Committee member Li-Feng Chien delivered a keynote speech titled: “AI and ESG: Talent Empowerment and Net-Zero Transformation,” illustrating how generative AI can act as accelerators for corporate sustainability. The subsequent panel discussion featured Industrial Technology Research Institute President Edwin Liu (劉文雄), Ross P. Buckley of the University of New South Wales and Kanji Tanimoto of Waseda University. They engaged in a multifaceted discussion covering industry, finance, international governance and talent development, exploring how technology and talent can drive sustainable transformation.
E.SUN FHC chairman Huang Nan-jhou said: “Technology allows us to move faster, and talent enables us to go further. Only by combining the two can enterprises continue to innovate and move toward sustainability in a rapidly changing global market.”
E.SUN remains committed to achieving net zero by 2050 and strengthening Taiwan’s global competitiveness.
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