In the face of the need for ESG sustainability, Chailease Holding is leading by example, making an impact and facilitating the energy transition. We have implemented it at three levels and the results have been recognized both at home and abroad. For example, we have been selected as a constituent of the MSCI Global Sustainability Index for 11 consecutive years and as a Taiwan International Brand by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). In addition, we received a TCSA Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Award and the CommonWealth Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility Award for 10 consecutive years, and been on the DJSI Dow Jones Sustainability Index for five consecutive years. We have also received the Sports Promoter Award by the Athletics Department of the Ministry of Education (MOE) for four years in a row, the American Association for Talent Development (ATD) Award five times, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Energy Administration Merit Award for Solar Power System (SPS) two times. We have also received Global Views Monthly’s ESG Corporate Sustainability and Talent Development Awards, Business Weekly’s Carbon Competitiveness 100, and CommonWealth Talent Sustainability Award.

Chailease Holding is committed to saving energy and reducing carbon emissions. In 2024, we committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which sets out a clear pathway for carbon reduction by 2030 and sets out reduction strategies and targets for each area, with the aim of achieving net zero carbon emissions and controlling global warming to less than 1.5°C by 2050.  

We introduced ISO 14064-1 GHG inventory in 2020 and expanded the scope from Taiwan to Mainland China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and the United States. In 2024, we fully identified carbon emissions from Category 1, direct GHG Emissions and Category 2, Indirect GHG Emissions. In 2021, we followed the methodology of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting and Financials (PCAF) to disclose greenhouse gas emissions generated by investment and financing in Category 5, and this year, we also obtained third-party verification.

Chailease Holding leverages our influence to control the credit limits of clients in high-carbon emission industries, promote sustainable economic activities, negotiate with clients to reduce carbon emissions, promote ESG practices, assist SMEs to transform their operations, and make good use of sustainable finance. To realize net-zero transformation, since 2012, we have joined hands with the industry to enter the solar power plant or green energy financing business and gradually expanded from Taiwan to overseas markets, including Thailand and Vietnam. 

Since our founding in 1977, we have positioned ourselves and our values as a finance and leasing company to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises (MSMEs) in various industries to enhance the accessibility of financial services and to promote financial inclusion. In addition, we have provided diversified support, including organizing the 12th MSME Strategy Forum, strengthening ESG issues, publishing four Taiwan SMEs Growth Story books in cooperation with the mass media, promoting ESG co-learning circle courses, and reporting on SMEs’ ESG research. In 2024, we expanded our collaboration with the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research to promote ESG self-assessment counseling for SMEs.

We have invested in solar power plants since 2014 to develop our renewable energy business and in the past 10 years, we have accumulated more than 4,000 solar power plants, with a total generating capacity of 1.5GW. We have also expanded our business to Thailand, where we have constructed nearly 100 solar power plants, and we have allied with the green energy industry to invest in photovoltaic projects in overseas in such countries as Malaysia. 

Chailease Holding has developed a diversified green energy value chain, ranging from solar energy generation, energy storage to electricity sales. Chailease Holding has invested in three potential geothermal power generation sites in northern and eastern Taiwan and has formed a strategic development alliance to further promote energy transition.

In the future, Chailease Holding will continue to uphold our company culture of value innovation, sustainable management, and integrity and discipline. We will integrate ESG issues with our sustainable development strategy to work together with our stakeholders towards the goals of low-carbon transformation and net-zero carbon emissions