Ms. Caroline Drouin reports

IA FINANCIAL GROUP HAS PUBLISHED ITS 2025 SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE PERFORMANCE REPORTS

iA Financial Corp. Inc. has published 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.

"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.

Climate strategy

By 2035, the corporation aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity of its Canadian real estate holdings by 60 per cent and the carbon intensity of its public corporate bond portfolio by 40 per cent, compared with its 2022 baseline. 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 2025 climate change performance report, 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.

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

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.

The company's commitment to talent engagement was reflected in the increase in its inclusion index this year, which rose from 82.3 per cent when first measured in September, 2024, to 86 per cent 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.

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

A successful employee experience

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 Forbes's 2026 Canada's best employers list, iA Financial Group ranked first among the largest publicly traded Canadian insurers.

iA Financial Group was also named one of Corporate Knights' best 50 corporate citizens in Canada, a testament to its commitment to sustainability.

About iA Financial Corp. Inc.

iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in Canada, with operations in the United States. Founded in 1892, it is an important Canadian public company and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IAG (common shares).

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