The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held for the first time in the Amazon rainforest city of Belem in Brazil, featured E.Sun Financial Holding Co (玉山金控) chairman Joseph N.C. Huang (黃男州) representing Taiwan’s financial industry for the fourth consecutive year.
During the World Climate Summit, a key COP30 side event, Huang delivered an opening address titled “Reimagining Climate Action: Weave a web of harmony between justice, nature and community.”
He announced that E.Sun joined the Nature Investment Coalition, underscoring Asia’s growing leadership in connecting natural ecosystems with financial capital.
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E.Sun also signed a strategic partnership with the World Climate Foundation (WCF) to jointly advance nature-based solutions investment and biodiversity across Asia.
Under E.Sun’s leadership, the coalition will bring together financial institutions, industry leaders, policymakers, and academia to accelerate investment in biodiversity conservation, natural capital, and biodiversity credit mechanisms.
WCF chairman Jens Nielsen noted: “E.Sun’s leadership will amplify the coalition’s impact in Asia and share science-based practices with the world, demonstrating integrity and innovation in nature finance.”
Huang emphasized that COP30 marks a turning point for climate action — shifting from carbon metrics toward climate adaptation, resilience, and improved quality of life.
Citing Taiwan’s unique geography and recent extreme weather events, he called for urgent and inclusive climate measures.
E.Sun has partnered with 18 major hospitals to establish memoranda of understanding on sustainable healthcare, enhancing medical resilience and protecting vulnerable communities.
To address the impacts of climate change on rural and Indigenous regions, E.Sun launched the “Malavi Project” over a decade ago in Hualien’s Nanan community. The initiative promotes organic transition and integrates Bunun traditional farming practices, reintroducing native crops to improve biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. The spirit of “Malavi” — which means “everyone together” in the local Indigenous language — also echoes the COP30 theme of Global Mutirao, emphasizing collective action and community-driven solutions for a nature-positive future.
“Indigenous peoples are not just participants,” Huang said. “They are leaders and guardians of the land in our shared climate journey.”
E.Sun continues to provide nature-based financial products, such as biodiversity-linked and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECM)-linked loans, and organizes its annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiative to promote cross-sector collaboration.
By integrating financial innovation with community and environmental stewardship, E.Sun aims to create a nature-positive, resilient and inclusive future.
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