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(3) To fulfill our corporate social responsibility, the TWSE donated a total of NT$228.23 million toward social causes. A. Donations to social welfare organizations: The TWSE donated a total of NT$50 million towards 138 officially registered charitable organizations via the “MOHW Charity Donations Destined for Social Welfare Funds Administration System,” assisting the economically vulnerable elderly, families in need, the disabled, and those in disease treatment. A total of NT$18 million was donated to social welfare organizations in cooperation with United Way of Taiwan. B. Assistance for underprivileged students: The TWSE donated a total of NT$40 million to the “School Education Special Savings Account” on the Ministry of Education’s philanthropy fundraising platform to assist 8,738 economically disadvantaged students from 272 schools in 19 counties and cities across Taiwan. C. Charitable activities with peripheral agencies and the Taiwan Financial Services Roundtable: The TWSE donated and funded such activities as the Financial Services Education Fund, the International Finance Institute (IFI), special public welfare classes in finance for college students, “Financial love – (real) food bank,” the Taiwan Youth Soccer Cup, and the Financial Service Public Welfare Caring Carnival to a total of NT$36.13 million. D. ESG talent cultivation: The TWSE made donations toward National Sun Yat-sen University, National Chung Hsing University, National Tsing Hua University, National Cheng Kung University, National Chengchi University, the Securities & Futures Institute, and Taiwan Corporate Governance Association for sustainability related events and educational training, totaling NT$28.5 million. E. Donations in line with government policies or for major disasters: The TWSE donated to several social welfare causes, including to the social assistance funds of county/city governments nationwide, Hualien earthquake disaster relief fund, and social welfare relief groups to a total of NT$19.55 million. 2024 營業報告書 53