Finance
KB Financial wins MSCI ESG \'AAA\' for fifth straight time
KB Financial Group said on Thursday it won the top \'AAA\' grade for a fifth consecutive time in MSCI\'s 2026 ESG Ratings, the first South Korean financial company to do so. The global investment research firm rates about 8,500 listed companies each year on a seven-grade scale from AAA to CCC. KB Financial said it received high marks across governance, climate risk management, climate finance, information security, data protection and inclusive finance.