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Bangkok BankThailand

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About
Website https://www.bangkokbank.com/
Headquarters
333 Silom Rd
10500 Bangkok
Thailand
CEO/chair Chartsiri Sophonpanich
President
Supervisor
Bank of Thailand
Ownership
listed on Stock Exchange of Thailand

Bangkok Bank's largest shareholder is the Thai NVDR Company (23.95% as of Sept 7 2023). The bank's complete shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Established in 1944, Bangkok Bank is the largest commercial bank in Thailand and one of the largest banks in Southeast Asia. The bank's overseas branch network spans 14 countries, namely Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, US, and UK. Bangkok Bank offers commercial banking services, including arranging syndicated loans, debt securities underwriting, trade finance, project finance, custodial services, SME services and specialist industry advice.

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

Bangkok Bank's most important sustainability commitments can be found at the website sections listed below.

Links

Corporate social responsibility

Sustainability
2023-11-07 00:00:00

Sustainability policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2023-11-07 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Environmental and Energy Conservation Management

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Responsible Lending Policy (including exclusion list)

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Human rights policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Dodgy Deals

Bangkok Bank 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 Bangkok Bank's link to these deals.

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Asian banks falling behind in implementation of UN Human Rights Principles, new BankTrack benchmark shows

New benchmark of 18 Asian banks shows human rights performance below the global average
2022-04-05 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Revealed: Businesses and banks behind global plastic waste crisis

Just 20 companies produce over 50 per cent of all single-use plastic - Top financial institutions enabling plastic waste identified
2021-05-18 | Minderoo Foundation
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

BankTrack calls upon banks to Close the Gap on investment policies

New report evaluates quality of investment policies of 49 banks; more policies in place, overall quality below what is required
2010-04-27 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
Resources
Documents
2023-11-07 00:00:00

Sustainability policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2023-11-07 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2023-06-05 00:00:00

Annual report 2022

Annual report
2023-06-05 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2023-05-16 00:00:00

CSR report 2022

Annual report
2023-05-16 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2022-06-14 00:00:00

CSR report 2021

Annual report
2022-06-14 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2022-06-07 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-06-07 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Environmental and Energy Conservation Management

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Responsible Lending Policy (including exclusion list)

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Human rights policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-07-21 00:00:00

Human rights due diligence summary 2019

Bank document
2021-07-21 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-06-28 00:00:00

Asian Banks Continue to Finance the Palm Oil Refining Sector as Leakage Declines

NGO document
2021-06-28 00:00:00 | Chain Reaction Research
2021-03-08 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-03-08 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2021-03-07 00:00:00

CSR report 2020

Annual report
2021-03-07 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2014-01-01 00:00:00

Annual Report 2013.

Annual report
2014-01-01 00:00:00
2013-04-09 00:00:00

Annual Report 2012

Annual report
2013-04-09 00:00:00 | Bangkok Bank
2010-04-27 00:00:00

Close the Gap

Benchmarking investment policies of international banks
BankTrack publication
2010-04-27 00:00:00 | BankTrack
2009-12-07 00:00:00

Thailand’s Commercial Banks’ Role in Financing Dams in Laos and the Case for Sustainable Banking

NGO document
2009-12-07 00:00:00 | International Rivers
Accountability
Grievances

Bangkok Bank does not operate a complaints or grievances mechanism for individuals or communities that might have been affected by the bank's finance.

This page evaluates Bangkok Bank'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".

Impacts reviewed
Responded?
Total score
Response
Action
Monitoring

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Banks and Human Rights

Banks and Human Rights

BankTrack assessed Bangkok Bank in its 2022 Asia Human Rights Benchmark, where it achieved 5.5 points out of 14 and was ranked as a follower. More information is detailed in the "Accountability" section of this profile.

The BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark

Human Rights Benchmark Asia 2022

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Bangkok Bank
THA
5.5
Follower 5.5
0
Thailand
Score
Follower
5.5
Explanation

Bangkok Bank's human rights policies, processes and reporting were assessed as part of the BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark Asia 2022. The bank is assessed as a Follower, with a total score of 5.5 out of 14.

Policy: 1.5/3
Due dilligence: 1/5
Reporting: 1.5/3
Remedy: 1.5/3

Explanation
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 3 points
3.5 - 6 points
6.5 - 9 points
9.5 - 14 points
For more details see this page.
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