iA Financial Group has published its 2025 Sustainability and Climate Change Performance reports

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QUEBEC CITY — iA Financial Group is pleased to announce the publication of its 2025 Sustainability Report centred around the theme “Succeeding Now and Tomorrow”, as well as its 2025 Climate Change Performance Report. They present the company’s progress and achievements with regard to sustainability and the fight against climate change.

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“These reports illustrate the relevance and scope of our initiatives, attesting to our carefully considered and structured commitment to sustainability. They reflect iA Financial Group’s vision for the future and its desire to innovate in order to better serve its clients, motivate its employees, support its communities and strengthen the company’s resilience in the face of climate-related challenges. In the past year, iA Financial Group continued to integrate climate risks into its integrated risk management framework and maintained its commitment to inclusion and talent engagement, as evidenced by the growth of its inclusion index—clear indicators of its desire to foster an inclusive and responsible culture,” said Caroline Drouin, Vice‑President, Investor Relations, Sustainability and Public Affairs.

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Climate strategy

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By 2035, the Corporation aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity of its Canadian real estate holdings

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by 60% and the carbon intensity of its public corporate bond portfolio by 40%, compared to its 2022 baseline

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. In this regard, the process of decarbonizing the real estate and investment portfolios is making methodical progress. This is also what is presented in the

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2025 Climate Change Performance Report

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, which provides information on iA Financial Group’s performance in climate risk management for the year 2025 and on the progress made in developing its climate strategy.

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Initiatives to strengthen a culture of learning, equity, diversity and inclusion

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As a learning organization, iA Financial Group continues to expand its programs aimed at developing employees’ skills both professionally and personally, enabling them to aspire to greater achievements.

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The company’s commitment to talent engagement was reflected in the increase in its inclusion index this year, which rose from 82.3% when first measured in September 2024 to 86% in the last survey in 2025. In addition, the Company has maintained the Parity Certification, Silver level in Canada and Bronze level in the United States, awarded by the organization Women in Governance, confirming its commitment to building an inclusive and engaging culture.

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Finally, the company continued to pursue its philanthropic endeavours, with contributions totalling $11.4 million to over 600 charitable organizations in 2025.

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A successful employee experience

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iA Financial Group has also stayed the course when it comes to supporting the development of its employees, notably through its employee experience program. According to

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Forbes’

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2026 Canada’s Best Employers List

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iA Financial Group ranked first among the largest publicly traded Canadian insurers.

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iA Financial Group was also named one of Corporate Knights’ Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada, a testament to its commitment to sustainability.

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Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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This document may contain statements relating to strategies used by iA Financial Group or statements that are predictive or otherwise forward-looking in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “could” and “should”, or verbs like “assume”, “expect”, “review”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “estimate”, and “continue” or their future (or negative) forms, or words such as “targets”, “objective”, “goal”, “guidance”, and “forecast” or similar terms or expressions. Such statements constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities laws. In this document, forward-looking statements include, among other things, information regarding iA Financial Group’s strategies, initiatives, and objectives in the areas of sustainability, governance, environment, social engagement, equity, diversity and inclusion, and the fight against climate change, as well as those related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, including strategies, initiatives and objectives related to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, carbon offsetting and climate risk assessment and adaptation, integrating climate considerations into iA Financial Group’s investment process, updating its climate strategy, implementing sound climate risk management, strengthening our resilience to the physical impacts of climate change, and establishing a climate risk governance framework. These statements are not historical facts, but represent only expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events and are subject to change.

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Although iA Financial Group believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. As certain material factors or assumptions are applied in making forward-looking statements, actual results may differ materially from the predictions, forecasts, projections, objectives, expectations, conclusions and other forward-looking statements expressed or implied in such statements. Moreover, many of the assumptions and factors (including standards, metrics and measures) used in the preparation of the Sustainability Report and the Climate Change Performance Report continue to evolve and are based on assumptions considered reasonable at the time of writing, but their accuracy should not be considered guaranteed.

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Material factors and risks, including those related to sustainability, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected (many of which are beyond the control of iA Financial Group and the effects of which may be difficult to predict) include the following: climate conditions and weather events; the need for the active and constant stakeholder participation (including governmental and non-governmental organizations, other financial institutions, businesses and individuals); variable decarbonization efforts across economies; the absence of globally harmonized climate policies; the challenges of balancing emissions with an orderly and inclusive transition; geopolitical factors that influence global energy needs; geopolitical and commercial uncertainty; the need for more and higher quality climate data and for standardization in climate measurement and verification methods; the ability to implement various initiatives across the business within the set time limits; the risk that initiatives will not be completed on time, will not be completed at all, or will be completed without the expected or anticipated results; compliance of third parties with our policies and procedures and their commitment to iA Financial Group; financial market conditions; the commercial activities, iA Financial Group’s financial results and financial position; the development and deployment of new technologies and methods; changes in consumer behaviour; the local, national and international legal and regulatory framework; compliance and regulatory risks (which could lead to restrictions, penalties and fines); and strategic, reputational and competitive risks. Material assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are also presented in the “Identification” section of the Corporation’s 2025 Climate Change Performance Report, which is available on the Corporation’s website at ia.ca.