<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 113%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 37.15pt; margin: 9.7pt .9pt .0001pt 37.15pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 113%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Best<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>Paper<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>Award<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 113%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">at<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>5th<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>SCMHRD<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>S-Team<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>Conference<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>(2024)<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>"Exploring<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>Nexus Between<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>Company<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>ESG<span style="letter-spacing: -.95pt;"> </span>Performance<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>Dividend<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>Policy."</span></p>