17 April 2026 | Friday | News
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Yiren Digital Ltd. ("Yiren Digital" or the "Company"), a leading fintech company specializing in digital consumer lending, insurance and financial technology innovation across China and global markets, announced its inclusion in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook (China Edition) 2026. Alongside this milestone, Yiren Digital was also honored with the "Industry Mover" distinction. The Yearbook is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive annual publications evaluating corporate sustainability performance in China.
The recognition reflects Yiren Digital's performance in the 2025 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), where the Company scored 50 out of 100, placing Yiren Digital in the top decile of the "Diversified Financial Services and Capital Markets" industry globally as of October 24, 2025, reflecting a 12-point improvement over the prior year. For the 2026 China Edition, nearly 1,800 companies were assessed, with only approximately 190 selected for inclusion. Yiren Digital was further honored with the "Industry Mover" distinction, recognizing the Company as the strongest year-over-year ESG performer in its industry. The Company delivered meaningful gains across key ESG dimensions, including a 6-point increase in governance and a 10-point increase in social performance. S&P Global classified the Company's overall data availability as High relative to industry peers.
"Our inclusion in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook (China Edition) 2026 reflects a conviction at the heart of our business: that a strong ESG strategy is inseparable from a strong fintech strategy," said Mr. Ning Tang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yiren Digital. "AI-powered risk management and information security are not simply compliance boxes to check; they are how we earn and keep the trust of the customers we serve. Expanding financial inclusion for underserved borrowers and small business owners is central to our mission. This recognition underscores that sustainable value creation and commercial growth are mutually reinforcing, and we will continue to build on that foundation."
Yiren Digital delivered strong performance across both the Social and Governance & Economic dimensions. The Social Dimension was Yiren Digital's strongest-performing dimension, with the Company achieving a score of 55/100, significantly ahead of the industry average of 24/100. The Governance & Economic Dimension also improved year over year, with performance exceeding industry averages across Risk & Crisis Management, Business Ethics and Information Security.
These results reflect the Company's continued focus on embedding risk management, data security and financial inclusion into its core operating model.
Yiren Digital has established a three-tier ESG governance framework comprising a Board-level ESG Committee, management-level oversight, and an ESG working group. This structure integrates sustainability considerations into corporate strategy, business operations and risk management.
The Company has set targets to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations by 2060. In 2025, Yiren Digital published its second consecutive annual ESG Report alongside three ESG-related core policies, including its Occupational Health and Safety Policy, further strengthening its ESG disclosure framework. The Company's ESG reporting now covers more than 90 sub-topics aligned with CSA evaluation criteria.
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