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In 2020, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission released the 'Corporate Governance 3.0 - Sustainable Development Roadmap,' centering on five pillars: 'Strengthening board functions to enhance corporate sustainable value,' 'Improving information transparency to promote sustainable operations,' 'Strengthening stakeholder communication to create good interaction channels,' 'Aligning with international standards to guide stewardship,' and 'Deepening corporate sustainability governance culture and providing diversified products.' This aims to help Taiwanese companies align with international sustainability trends. To more clearly define sustainability reporting, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) reports have been renamed to ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) reports or sustainability reports, better meeting the non-financial information needs of investment institutions and banks.

The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in 2015 to address climate change and the Paris Agreement, providing climate-related financial disclosure standards.