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Ping An Awarded A in MSCI ESG Ratings for Two Consecutive Years
Continued to rank 1st in Multi-Line Insurance & Brokerage Industry in APAC
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An“, the “Company” or the “Group”, HKEX: 2318 / 82318; SSE: 601318) announced that it has been rated A in the Morgan Stanley Capital Investment’s (MSCI) latest ESG Ratings, this is the second consecutive year for Ping An to be awarded an A rating, and continued to rank 1st in multi-line insurance & brokerage industry in APAC.
One of the most widely adopted benchmark indexes, the MSCI index is an important basis for investment decisions and data analyses by global asset managers. According to the MSCI ESG rating report, Ping An’s performance in the areas of “Privacy & Data Security”, “Access to Finance”, and “Financing Environmental Impact” exceeded industry average. Ping An was recognized by MSCI for its extensive data protection procedures, including certification to external information security management standards and robust compliance programs, as well as its management of environment risks in corporate financing activities.
Ping An has incorporated environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) philosophies and standards into its corporate management as part of its ongoing exploration and learning from world-class companies. Maintaining a focus on people and customer needs, Ping An has continued to expand its financial services capabilities and coverage. The Group focuses on the “integrated finance + healthcare” strategy driven by technology, continuously consolidating the strong synergies of integrated finance, advancing the development of healthcare and elderlycare, and enhancing digitization, to achieve long-term and sustainable high-quality development.
Leveraged Integrated Finance Advantages to Advance Green Finance Initiatives
Ping An actively responds to climate change challenges and opportunities, leveraging its integrated finance capabilities to promote green finance and help China to achieve its goals of “carbon peak and neutrality in 2030 and 2060 respectively”. In terms of responsible investment, Ping An implemented the principle of active ownership, integrated ESG factors into the research, analysis and investment decision-making process, supervised and participated in the ESG management of portfolio companies, and guided the healthy development of portfolio companies. By the end of June 2023, green investment in Ping An’s insurance assets had reached RMB140.929 billion. In terms of responsible banking, Ping An fully implemented green, social, and inclusive sustainable development concepts in its credit business and other financing businesses, and integrated ESG factors into its pre-loan, lending and post-loan processes. As of the end of June 2023, Ping An’s balance of green loans stood at RMB134.926 billion. Regarding sustainable insurance, Ping An continued to promote the development of green insurance products and services and focused on changes in demand for insurance products as a result of health and urbanization trends in China, and developed a wide range of social and inclusive insurance products to provide more comprehensive health and life protection to vulnerable groups and special care groups. During the first three quarters of 2023, the company’s green insurance policies generated original premium income of RMB26.276 billion.
Strengthened Personal Information Protection and Enhanced Data Security Management
Remaining customer-centric, Ping An improved its information security management system and strengthened the protection of personal information and consumer rights. To enhance the customer experience, the Company continuously improved customer profiling and gained insight into customers’ needs under the premise of strict compliance with the law. By the end of December 2022, 93% of Ping An‘ s operations had been certificated by ISO/IEC 27001 Information security management system. In 2022, Ping An conducted over 50 specialized information security training sessions and education campaigns for all employees and relevant third-parties, covering topics such as terminal security and data security.
Enhanced Financial Service Coverage and Fulfilled Corporate Social Responsibility
Ping An remained customer-demand oriented, and improved its service capabilities and coverage. In 2022, Ping An launched “Rural Areas Support” program which included insurance services, financial services and healthcare in rural areas to support rural development through multi-dimensional upgrading of rural and industrial revitalization. The programs sought to narrow urban-rural development gaps, foster innovations in financial inclusion, and empower SMEs development. Ping An has also committed a total of RMB103.241 billion to aid in rural industrial assistance through its Rural Communities Support programs since 2018.
Looking ahead, Ping An will continue to adhere to high corporate governance standards under its technology-driven “integrated finance + healthcare and elderlycare” strategy, providing “financial advisory, family doctor, and elderlycare concierge” services to nearly 230 million customers. In addition, the company will utilize its integrated finance strength to advance ESG governance and green finance initiatives, and implement a sustainability strategy to steadily create greater value for customers, employees, shareholders and society.
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STOCKHOLM, April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — EQT AB’s Q1 Announcement 2024 will be published on Thursday 18 April 2024 at approximately 07:30 CEST. EQT will host a conference call at 08:30 CEST to present the report, followed by a Q&A session.
The presentation and a video link for the webcast will be available here from the time of the publication of the Q1 Announcement.
To participate by phone and ask questions during the Q&A, please register here in advance. Upon registration, you will receive your personal dial-in details.
The webcast can be followed live here and a recording will be available afterwards.
Information on EQT AB’s financial reporting
The EQT AB Group has a long-term business model founded on a promise to its fund investors to invest capital, drive value creation and create consistent attractive returns over a 5 to 10-year horizon. The Group’s financial model is primarily affected by the size of its fee-generating assets under management, the performance of the EQT funds and its ability to recruit and retain top talent.
The Group operates in a market driven by long-term trends and thus believes quarterly financial statements are less relevant for investors. However, in order to provide the market with relevant and suitable information about the Group’s development, EQT publishes quarterly announcements with key operating numbers that are relevant for the business performance (taking Nasdaq’s guidance note for preparing interim management statements into consideration). In addition, a half-year report and a year-end report including financial statements and further information relevant for investors is published. Finally, EQT also publishes an annual report including sustainability reporting.
Contact
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EQT Shareholder Relations, [email protected]
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EQT Press Office, [email protected], +46 8 506 55 334
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- Kia drives forward transformation into ‘Sustainable Mobility Solutions Provider’
- Roadmap enables Kia to proactively respond to uncertainties in mobility industry landscape, including changes in EV market
- Company to expand EV line-up with more models; enhance HEV line-up to manage fluctuation in EV demand
- Goal to sell 1.6 million EVs annually in 2030, introducing 15 models
- PBV to play a key role in Kia’s growth, targeting 250,000 PBV sales annually by 2030 with PV5 and PV7 models
- Kia to invest KRW 38 trillion by 2028, including KRW 15 trillion for future business
- 2024 business guidance : KRW 101 tln in revenue with KRW 12 tln in operating profit; operating profit margin of 11.9% on sales of 3.2 million units globally
- CEO reaffirms Kia’s commitment to ESG management
SEOUL, South Korea, April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Kia Corporation (Kia) today shared an update on its future strategies and financial targets at its CEO Investor Day in Seoul, Korea.
Based on its innovative achievements in the years since the announcement of mid-to-long-term business initiatives, Kia is focusing on updating its 2030 strategy announced last year and further strengthening its business strategy in response to uncertainties across the global mobility industry landscape.
During the event, Kia updated its mid-to-long-term business strategy with a focus on electrification, and its PBV business. Kia reiterated its 2030 annual sales target of 4.3 million units, including 1.6 million units of electric vehicles (EVs). The 2030 4.3 million annual sales target is 34.4 percent higher than the brand’s 2024 annual goal of 3.2 million units.
The company also plans to become a leading EV brand by selling a higher percentage of electrified models among its total sales, including hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery EVs, projecting electrified model sales of 2.48 million units annually or 58 percent of Kia’s total sales in 2030.
“Following our successful brand relaunch in 2021, Kia is enhancing its global business strategy to further the establishment of an innovative EV line-up and accelerate the company’s transition to a sustainable mobility solutions provider,” said Ho Sung Song, President and CEO of Kia. “By responding effectively to changes in the mobility market and efficiently implementing mid-to-long-term strategies, Kia is strengthening its brand commitment to the wellbeing of customers, communities, the global society, and the environment.”
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (FRA: 5LB) (OTCQB: BVAXF) (the “Company“) is providing this bi-weekly update on the status of the management cease trade order granted on February 29, 2024 (the “MCTO“), by its principal regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC“), under National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders (“NP 12-203“), following the Company’s announcement on February 21, 2024 (the “Default Announcement“), that it was unable to file its audited annual financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2023, its management’s discussion and analysis of financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2023, its annual information form for the year ended October 31, 2023, and related filings (collectively, the “Required Annual Filings“). Under National Instrument 51-102, the Required Annual Filings were required to be made no later than February 28, 2024.
As a result of the delay in filing the Required Annual Filings, the Company was unable to file its interim financial statements for the three months ended January 31, 2024, its management’s discussion and analysis of financial statements for the three months ended January 31, 2024, and related filings (collectively, the “Required Interim Filings“). Under National Instrument 51-102, the Required Interim Filings were required to be made no later than April 1, 2024.
The Company anticipates filing the Required Annual Filings by April 30, 2024. The auditor of the Company requires additional time to complete its audit of the Company, including the Company’s recent acquisition of all intellectual property, immunotherapeutics platform technologies, and clinical stage assets of the former IMV Inc. that closed on February 16, 2024. In addition, the Company anticipates filing the Required Interim Filings immediately after the filing of the Required Annual Filings.
Except as herein disclosed, there are no material changes to the information contained in the Default Announcement. In addition, (i) the Company is satisfying and confirms that it intends to continue to satisfy the provisions of the alternative information guidelines under NP 12-203 and issue bi-weekly default status reports for so long as the delay in filing the Required Annual Filings and/or Required Interim Filings is continuing, each of which will be issued in the form of a press release; (ii) the Company does not have any information at this time regarding any anticipated specified default subsequent to the default in filing the Required Annual Filings and Required Interim Filings; (iii) the Company is not subject to any insolvency proceedings; and (iv) there is no material information concerning the affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed.
About BioVaxys Technology Corp.
BioVaxys Technology Corp. (www.biovaxys.com), a biopharmaceuticals company registered in British Columbia, Canada, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patient lives with novel immunotherapies based on the DPX™ immune-educating technology platform and it’s HapTenix© ‘neoantigen’ tumor cell construct platform, for treating cancers, infectious disease, antigen desensitization, and other immunological fields. The Company’s clinical stage pipeline includes maveropepimut-S which is in Phase II clinical development for advanced Relapsed-Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) and platinum resistant ovarian cancer, and BVX-0918, a personalized immunotherapeutic vaccine using it proprietary HapTenix© ‘neoantigen’ tumor cell construct platform which is soon to enter Phase I in Spain for treating refractive late-stage ovarian cancer. The Company is also capitalizing on its tumor immunology know-how and creation of a unique library of T-lymphocytes & other datasets post-vaccination with its personalized immunotherapeutic vaccines to utilize predictive algorithms and other technologies to identify new targetable tumor antigens. BioVaxys common shares are listed on the CSE under the stock symbol “BIOV” and trade on the Frankfurt Bourse (FRA: 5LB) and in the US (OTCQB: BVAXF). For more information, visit www.biovaxys.com and connect with us on X and LinkedIn.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Signed “James Passin“
James Passin, Chief Executive Officer
Phone: +1 646 452 7054
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