The award ceremony for the inaugural “ESG for Culture Impact Awards,” organized by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), was grandly held on November 21 at Warehouse No. 3, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. Bank of Taiwan was honored with the “Resource Assistance Award” in recognition of its concrete contributions, including organizing a series of art festival events and promoting the building restoration project for “Historic Sites in Changhua and Tamsui.” This accolade highlights the bank's long-standing and deeply rooted commitment to promoting, preserving, and advancing arts and culture, with its sustained efforts receiving broad social recognition.
To encourage corporate participation in the development of the cultural content industry, TAICCA, under the Ministry of Culture, launched the inaugural “ESG for Culture Impact Awards.” These awards recognize enterprises for their dedication and investment in the cultural and arts sectors, as well as their exceptional achievements in social impact and commercial value. They also aim to foster collaboration between businesses and the cultural industry to create initiatives or products with ESG influence, thereby building an ecosystem that balances cultural sustainability and corporate value.
Through its art festival series, Bank of Taiwan transforms financial resources into cultural energy, supporting artistic creation, promoting the growth of the cultural industry, enhancing humanistic and aesthetic literacy, and pioneering new sustainable value at the intersection of aesthetics and finance. Simultaneously, the bank actively engages in the preservation of cultural heritage and the revitalization and adaptive reuse of historic sites, such as the restoration of Japanese-style dormitories in Changhua and Tamsui. These efforts not only fulfill a responsibility for cultural preservation but also transform these sites into public cultural spaces that safeguard the history of financial development and local memory, ensuring the continued transmission of cultural assets. These initiatives demonstrate the bank's commitment to sustainable corporate practices and have earned it the Gold Prize of the Art & Business Awards, organized by the Ministry of Culture, three times.
While pursuing operational excellence, the Bank of Taiwan consistently upholds the core principles of social responsibility and sustainable development. The bank has long been dedicated to social welfare, cultural promotion, and environmental protection, encouraging employee participation in ESG initiatives. On November 16, the Bank mobilized colleagues to visit Zhongjiao Bay in Jinshan, in collaboration with Business Today Magazine for a beach cleanup event. The collected PET bottles were creatively transformed into blue-and-white sandals, breathing new life into discarded materials and demonstrating the innovative potential of circular resource utilization. This initiative fully embodies a socially inclusive ecosystem of “Enterprise x Culture x Sustainability.”
Moving forward, Bank of Taiwan will continue to leverage its financial expertise and social influence to transform corporate resources into sustainable momentum. The bank remains committed to building a sustainable institution that integrates financial resilience with cultural depth, working hand in hand with the public to shape a better future.