Shinhan Financial Group "Korea ESG Standards Institute ESG evaluation integrated A+ rating for 12 consecutive years"

Shinhan Financial Group announced on the 11th that it has obtained an integrated A+ rating for 12 consecutive years in the '2026 KCGS ESG Evaluation and Rating Announcement' announced by the Korea ESG Standards Institute.

The Korea ESG Standards Institute evaluates the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) level of domestic listed companies every year and announces the ratings. Shinhan Financial Group is the only domestic company to receive an A+ rating from 2015 to this year.

An official from Shinhan Financial Group said, "It is a meaningful achievement that the group's efforts for sustainable growth have been recognized externally. We will continue to support companies' low-carbon transition and expand social value creation through green and transition finance."

Separately, NH Nonghyup Bank announced on this day that it achieved an A grade in the governance sector of the same evaluation for six consecutive years.

NH Nonghyup Bank President Kang Tae-young said, “We will create a better future with our customers through ESG management,” and added, “We will continue to practice socially responsible management through finance so that agriculture, rural areas, and local communities can grow together.”