6.1 Social Care

PSC aspires to be engaged in long-term and sustainable participation and investment in charity rather than merely driven by short-term trends. Furthermore, the Company pursues charitable endeavors that correspond with its core business, allowing stakeholders such as business partners, suppliers, employees, and customers to contribute to society through charitable initiatives. Also, by initiating various charitable events, we hope to inspire a wider range of stakeholders to engage in philanthropic endeavors, diversify engagement, and expand event scale, thereby realizing the philosophy of “giving what we have taken from society back to society.”

PSC Scholarships and Grants for Students from Economically Disadvantaged Families

Since 2001, PSC has been collaborating with various charitable organizations to provide scholarships to economically disadvantaged families through an annual initiative carried out in partnership with our subsidiaries in October. In addition to employees, participation has grown to include our employees' family members and PSC customers, and the Company allocated an extra donation of NT$ 200 for each participant to support scholarships for economically disadvantaged families. The event has yielded significant results in the past years.

Starting in 2020, the scholarship program has been modified, with the Company providing the full scholarship amount as a donation. We have founded the PSC Scholarships and Grants for Elementary School Students from Economically Disadvantaged Families with Taiwan Fund for Children and Families since 2008 and extended it to junior high school students since 2010 and senior high school ones since 2013. As of the end of 2023, President Securities Corporation and our subsidiaries have raised a total of NT$ 45.0 million for the scholarships, and assisted a total of 11,475 disadvantaged students: 6,487 at elementary school, 3,053 at junior high school, and 1,935 at senior high school.

PSC continues to assist economically disadvantaged children and families through the provision of scholarships and diverse learning opportunities. This allows students from underprivileged backgrounds to explore different areas of study and pursue personal growth. In 2023, we collaborated with the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families and Flow Studio on the production of the short film Listen, Dreams Are Dancing! Striving to ignite the dreams in children's hearts, PSC plants the seeds of sustainability and fosters a cycle of inspiration, with the hope that all children can pursue their dreams fearlessly.

In 2023, PSC invested in the cultural and creative industries, engaging in media advertising and supporting the publication of news magazines, including sectors such as publishing, advertising, visual communication design, and digital content industries.

Taiwan Fund for Children and Families’ Foster Family Invitation Project

We have become a regular sponsor of the “Open to Love” foster family invitation project launched by Taiwan Fund for Children and Families since 2011. Our branches advertise this project every year to help the helpless and deprived children find a warm and safe haven to live a happy life. As of the end of 2022, we have participated in this projec

Support for the Disadvantaged

We support disadvantaged groups. In addition to donations, we provide a stage for them to perform their talent. In the Company's internal events or family days, we invite underprivileged groups to stage performances. We also support charity lottery tickets. At the end of the annual Lunar New Year holidays, we put lottery tickets in red envelopes (scratch-offs or lottery tickets) and give them out to employees, to help them adapt to work after a long holiday period and achieve the government's goal of “buying lottery tickets for charity purposes”. Rather than buying tickets from the head office of Taiwan Lottery, we buy such tickets from various distributors to help more disadvantaged distributors in need. We purchase handmade biscuits from the Children Are Us Foundation as afternoon snacks for each department to encourage disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Cultivation of Professional Healthcare Talent

In 2023, PSC supported the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences’ Dawn Project by donating NT$100,000 to the scholarship under the project. This funding contributes to the cultivation of quality healthcare professionals by providing scholarships to low and middleincome students, helping them pursue their education with peace of mind and achieve their dreams.

Combining Digital Health Ecosystem to Prevent Investment Fraud

In 2023, PSC collaborated with the Digital Humanitarian Association on the advocacy of investment fraud prevention. By leveraging the core strengths of both parties and using the WaCare digital health ecosystem as a platform, the initiative focused on raising fraud awareness among the elderly. Based on the daily lives of seniors, we promoted elder health and used interactive anti-fraud games and video campaigns to prevent financial exploitation targeting older adults. This comprehensive effort aims to safeguard the financial security of the elderly and ensure their physical and mental well-being.

Sustainability Allies Challenge

In 2023 , PSC launched the “ PSC Sustainability Allies Challenge,” an interactive game where investors became allies of PSC’s sustainability efforts and learned about the Company's sustainability initiatives and achievements through participating in quizzes. The fourweek promotional event attracted 4,258 participants, allowing us to showcase the Company’s sustainability philosophy and spirit in a different form.