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| Website | http://www.abchina.com/en/ |
| Headquarters |
No.69, Jianguomen, NeiAvenue, Dongcheng District
100005 Beijing
China
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| CEO/chair |
Gu Shu President and Chairman of the Executive Board |
| Supervisor | |
| Ownership |
listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange & Shanghai Stock Exchange
The main shareholder of Agricultural Bank of China is Huijin Investment, a state-owned investment company, which holds 40.03% of the shares. |
The predecessor of the Agricultural Bank of China was the Agricultural Cooperative Bank, established in 1951. Since the late 1970s, the bank has changed from a state-owned specialized bank to a state-controlled commercial bank. The bank was restructured into a joint stock limited liability company in January 2009. In July 2010, the bank was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. At the launch of the listing, the bank had the world's largest initial public offering (IPO) at that time. It's ranked ninth in Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies.
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The Agricultural Bank of China has no publicly available bank policies, nor has it a web page on its sustainability commitments. The bank only lists its most recent annual CSR reports.
Agricultural Bank of China has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Dodgy Deals
Agricultural Bank Of China is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of Agricultural Bank Of China's link to these deals.
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Agricultural Bank of China does not operate a complaints channel for individuals and communities that may be adversely affected by its finance.
The bank’s Customer Service Center can be contacted at 95599@abchina.com.
This page evaluates Agricultural Bank of China's responses to instances of alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, raised by civil society organisations. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers selected impacts raised by BankTrack and other civil society partners since 2016. For the full scoring methodology, see here. For more information about BankTrack's evaluation of bank responses to human rights impacts, see the 2021 report "Actions speak louder: assessing bank responses to human rights violations".
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East African Crude Oil Pipeline (March 2021)
0
0
0
0
Response
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
The bank did not respond. Action
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank engaged with its client or took appropriate action. Monitoring
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank monitored measures taken by its client to address the impacts associated with the project. Average
0%
0
0
0
0
Banks and Climate
Banks and Climate
The 2024 Banking on Climate Chaos report showed that Agricultural Bank of China provided US$ 82.91 Billion in financing to the fossil fuel industry between 2016 and 2023. In 2023 only, Agricultural Bank of China provided US$ 2.435 Billion for oil, gas and coal companies expanding fossil fuels. Find further details on Agricultural Bank of China fossil fuel portfolio and how it compares to other large banks globally on Fossil Banks No Thanks and in the Banking on Climate Chaos report.
Partner organisation Reclaim Finance tracks the coal, oil and gas policies of financial institutions, including banks, in their Coal Policy Tool (CPT) and the Oil and Gas Policy Tracker (OGPT). BankTrack works closely with Reclaim Finance and endorses their policy assessments. Find further details on their assessment of Agricultural Bank of China's fossil fuel policy below.
Banks and Human Rights
Banks and Human Rights
BankTrack assessed Agricultural Bank of China in its 2024 Global Human Rights Benchmark, where it achieved 0.5 points out of 15 and was ranked as a “laggard”.
The bank scored 0 out of 3 points on the new “specific rights indicators”, which assess how banks address human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples’ right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent and environmental rights in their policies and practices.
In addition, Agricultural Bank of China scored 0 out of 3 on how it responds to alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, which were raised by civil society organisations. More information is detailed in the “Accountability” section of this profile.
The table below shows BankTrack's assessment of how Agricultural Bank of China has implemented the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Please click on 'expand all details' and 'explanation' for further information on the methodology.
Our policy assessments are always a work in progress. We very much welcome any feedback, especially from banks included in the assessments. Please get in touch at humanrights@banktrack.org.
Global Human Rights Benchmark 2022
BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Agricultural Bank of China
CHN
0.5
Laggard
0.5
0
Explanation
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 3 points
3.5 - 6.5 points
7 - 10 points
10.5 - 14 points
For more details see this page.
Global Human Rights Benchmark 2024
BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Agricultural Bank of China
CHN
0.5
Laggard
0.5
0
Explanation
Laggard
Follower
Moderate achiever
Leader
0 - 3 points
3.5 - 7 points
7.5 - 10.5 points
11 - 15 points
For more details see this page.
Banks and Nature
Banks and Nature
Agricultural Bank of China's policies for forest-risk sectors (beef, soy, palm oil, pulp and paper, rubber and timber) have been assessed by the Forests & Finance coalition, achieving an overall score of 0 out of 10 and ranking it as a laggard. The bank achieved a score of 0 out of 10 specifically for its policies related to the beef sector and 0 out of 10 for its policies related to the palm oil sector. In addition, BankTrack and the Environmental Paper Network have assessed the Agricultural Bank of China's policies related to the pulp and paper sector.
Between 2016 and 2022, the Agricultural Bank of China provided USD 1,409 million in credit to companies operating in these forest-risk sectors. For more information, see the links below.
Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Overall scores
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Score
Ranking
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Explanation
A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its policies. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.
Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Beef
BankLast update
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Score
Ranking
Details
Explanation
A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its beef policy. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.
Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Palm Oil
BankLast update
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Score
Ranking
Details
Explanation
A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its palm oil policy. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.
Banks and Steel
Banks and Steel
According to a report by Reclaim finance, between 2016 and June 2023, Agricultural Bank of China provided $8.9 billion in finance to the fossil-steel industry, making it the 10th largest financier worldwide. Find further details on Agricultural Bank of China's steel financing and how it compares to other large banks globally in the report.
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