First Financial Holding: From Disclosure to Action on Climate and Nature
How First Financial Holding brings climate and nature considerations into business and financial decision-making.
As one of Taiwan’s leading financial groups, First Financial Holding achieved a CDP Triple A score in 2025, reflecting its approach to environmental disclosure across climate, forests and water security. But the story goes beyond disclosure performance.
The company is using environmental information to better understand physical and transition risks and bring climate and nature considerations into real estate valuation, operational management, and investment and financing assessments.
Seeing risk differently
First Financial Holding considers physical risks, such as flooding caused by extreme weather, alongside transition risks associated with the shift to a low-carbon economy. Its disclosure process has helped incorporate these considerations into real estate valuation and operational management, bringing environmental risk closer to business decision-making.
“Through CDP disclosure, we can identify transition and physical risks at an early stage. These risks are not merely documented in reports, but also inform our decision-making.”
– Mao-Sung Kao, S.A.V.P. & Deputy Division Chief, First Financial Holding
Making nature tangible
First Financial Holding is also extending its focus to forests, water security and biodiversity, including water-intensive industries and sectors that depend heavily on natural resources.
Within its own operations, this translates into practical action, from green roofs on existing buildings to measures to reduce bird-window collisions in urban areas.
From environmental insight to financial decisions
Environmental disclosure helps First Financial Holding identify physical and transition risks and bring those insights into investment and financing assessments, while supporting engagement with clients on their transition and sustainability resilience.
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