E.SUN Signs Biodiversity Pledge, Backs Tropical Forest Finance at COP17

Taiwanese financial group E.SUN Financial Holding has joined the Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) initiative and signed its Biodiversity Pledge, strengthening its commitment to integrating nature-related risks and conservation into financial decision-making. Announced in November 2026 following the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17) in Armenia, the partnership connects E.SUN with an international network of more than 200 financial institutions representing over €20 trillion in assets. The company also endorsed initiatives supporting tropical forest conservation and reforms to biodiversity-related financial incentives.

Under the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, participating institutions commit to assessing the biodiversity impacts of their financing and investment activities, engaging with companies, setting measurable targets and publicly reporting progress. The framework encourages financial institutions to incorporate nature-related considerations into lending, investment and risk management decisions. E.SUN's participation provides access to international collaboration on biodiversity assessment methodologies, sustainable finance practices and conservation strategies.

 

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During COP17, E.SUN endorsed the Rotterdam Statement of Support for the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a financing mechanism intended to reward countries for protecting tropical forests and attract private investment into conservation. The company also supported an open letter titled "The trillion-dollar opportunity", calling for reforms under Target 18 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The initiative encourages governments to redirect incentives away from environmentally harmful activities towards biodiversity protection, sustainable resource use and nature-positive businesses.

E.SUN Chief Sustainability Officer Louis L.Y. Chang participated in a high-level dialogue on 26 October 2026 focused on integrating nature into economic decision-making and mobilising public and private investment. The company's Malavi Project was also featured in Local Biodiversity Outlooks 3, highlighting its work supporting organic agriculture, biodiversity conservation, Indigenous cultural heritage and local economic development in Taiwan.

Joseph N.C. Huang, Chairman of E.SUN Financial Holding, said, "A good ESG strategy is a good business strategy." The company plans to deepen cooperation with international financial institutions and conservation partners while expanding its nature-related sustainability activities. Although the announcements establish policy commitments and international partnerships, E.SUN has not disclosed a new financial allocation or quantified biodiversity investment target associated with its COP17 participation.