The Company has established the “Mercuries Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Sustainable Development Policy” by resolution of the Board of Directors, so as to create the greatest value for stakeholders such as policyholders, employees and shareholders based on the information disclosure of corporate governance, environmental sustainability, social welfare participation and corporate sustainability. Mercuries Life Insurance also dedicates to the implementation of sustainable development by spontaneously following the UN SDGs, including "Decent Work and Economic Growth", "Good Health and Well-being", "Gender Equality", "Poverty Eradication", "Quality Education", "Responsible Consumption and Production" and "Climate Action". Through the promotion of sustainability organization and policy, the Company makes the sustainability management commitment consistent, and achieves the vision of " professional life insurer capable of creating the best value ".
Based on “Mercuries Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Corporate Social Responsibility Policy”, Mercuries Life Insurance draws up the “Mercuries Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles” in accordance with the “Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies” jointly formulated by the Stock Exchange and the Securities OTC Trading Center, so as to manage the Company's economic, environmental and social risks and impacts. The Executive Office under the General Manager is authorized to be responsible for the planning and execution of policies, systems, management approaches and action plans, so as to promote the relevant issues of sustainable development, as well as to summarize the internal annual investment results and prepare CSR report, which shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for issuance, and exposed on the Market Observation Post System, and official website of stock exchange, thereby presenting the efforts for sustainable development.
The Board of Directors convenes ordinary meetings on a monthly basis to lead the major decisions and business directions of the Company, including topics related to the economy, environment and society, as well as to review the execution outcome, draw up the annual business plan at the end of the year, and outline the strategic blueprint of the Company for the whole year. The General Manager reports the Company’s annual plan implementation status in the Board meetings on a quarterly basis, to review the indicators and grasp the Company's business objectives and direction.
In order to strengthen the management of the Company's sustainable development, and by the end of 2022, the " ESG Taskforce " composed of departments originally involved in preparation of the sustainable report will be adjusted and established in terms of its organizational structure and implementation contents. The general manager will serve as the convenor, and the office of the Chief executive of the corporate sustainability secretary unit will be responsible for communication and integration. Besides, the corporate sustainability group is divided into environmental group, social group and corporate governance group, of which, the corporate sustainability group plans to hold quarterly meetings to track the implementation of the Company's sustainable development and report to the board of directors regularly every year.
The first meeting will be held on March 24, 2023, to confirm the major themes of sustainability in 2022 and the short, medium and long-term goals of future ESG, as well as to inventory and verify the progress report on greenhouse gases.