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About Cathay United Bank

Cathay United Bank was formerly the United World Chinese Commercial Bank, which was founded in 1975. In 2003, UWCCB merged with the former Cathay Commercial Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Financial Holding Company. The merged bank was renamed to Cathay United Bank. Cathay United Bank is one of the largest commercial banks in Taiwan, and operates more than 160 bank branches throughout Taiwan. Its primary target markets include Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States and Vietnam. Cathay United Bank adopted the Equator Principles in March 2015, and is profiled as part of BankTrack's Equator Principles Track and Chase project.

Website http://www.cathaybk.com.tw
Headquarters
1F no 7, Songren Road 110
Taipei City
Taiwan, Republic of China
CEO/chair Andrew Ming-Jian Kuo
Chairman
Supervisor
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Annual reports Annual report 2019
CSR report 2019
Ownership

Cathay United Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Financial Holdings, the largest financial holding company in Taiwan. Cathay Financial Holdings' shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Related Dodgy Deals

Cathay United Bank has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

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New BankTrack Equator Principles reporting tracking tool launched

2020-09-21 | BankTrack
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external news
our news

Equator Principles: New BankTrack database sheds light on patchy project name reporting

BankTrack publishes database of Equator-financed projects, together with analysis showing some banks report few or no project names – notable poor performers include ING, HSBC and Lloyds
2020-06-29 | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Global finance sector failing to apply conservation criteria to pulp and paper funding

2020-03-21 | New York/Amsterdam | Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

The Chain: Paradise Papers Links APRIL’s Tax Avoidance to Deforestation and Banks, Could Impact USD 500 Million Loan

2017-11-16 | Chain Reaction Research
blog
external news
our news

Financiers of pulp and paper industry projects will cause environmental and social harm, says new report

2017-08-01 | Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

APRIL signed a USD 265 million loan agreement

2014-04-25 | Reuters China

Documents

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annual reports
2020-09-29 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

2020-09-29 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2020-09-29 00:00:00

CSR report 2019

2020-09-29 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2020-05-14 00:00:00

Corporate sustainability principles

2020-05-14 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2020-04-16 00:00:00

Human rights policy

2020-04-16 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2019-10-04 00:00:00

Environmental and energy policy

2019-10-04 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2019-10-04 00:00:00

Sustainable procurement policy

2019-10-04 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2019-07-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

2019-07-31 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2019-07-31 00:00:00

CSR report 2018

2019-07-31 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2018-05-30 00:00:00

Engagement policy

2018-05-30 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2018-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2017

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | Cathay United Bank
annual reports
2018-03-31 00:00:00

CSR report 2017

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
correspondence
2017-11-24 00:00:00

Letter from 30 Indonesian NGOs to PT RAPP financiers on current situation of PT RAPP (APRIL's main supplier)

2017-11-24 00:00:00 | 30 Indonesian NGOs
ngo documents
2017-08-01 00:00:00

In the Red

An Assessment of Bank Policies for Financing Pulp and Paper
2017-08-01 00:00:00 | Environmental Paper Network
csr policies
2017-05-24 00:00:00

Investment and lending exclusion policy

2017-05-24 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
our publications
2016-09-01 00:00:00

Green Paper, Red lines

Chinese version
2016-09-01 00:00:00 | BankTrack
our publications
2016-06-02 00:00:00

Green Paper, Red Lines

Requirements for pulp and paper industry finance
2016-06-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Environmental Paper Network
annual reports
2016-01-31 00:00:00

Corporate Sustainability Report 2015

2016-01-31 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2016-01-31 00:00:00

2015 Annual Report

2016-01-31 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2015-12-14 00:00:00

Responsible investment and lending policy

2015-12-14 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2015-11-13 00:00:00

Cathay FHC 2014 Corporate Sustainability Report

2015-11-13 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2015-08-04 00:00:00

2014 Annual Report

2015-08-04 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2014-10-13 00:00:00

2013 Corporate Sustainability Report

2014-10-13 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
annual reports
2014-07-28 00:00:00

Annual Report 2013

2014-07-28 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings

Links

Sustainability webpage of Cathay Financial Holdings

https://www.cathayholdings.com/en/holdings/csr

Cathay Financial Holdings

https://www.cathayholdings.com/en/holdings/intro/intro/about

Policies

Voluntary initiatives

Cathay United Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Equator Principles
  • Global Reporting Initiative
  • United Nations Global Compact

Investment policies

Cathay Financial Holdings has several policies in place which must be followed by all its subsidiaries. The corporate social responsibility webpage of Cathay Financial Holdings can be found here.

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csr policies
2020-05-14 00:00:00

Corporate sustainability principles

2020-05-14 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2020-04-16 00:00:00

Human rights policy

2020-04-16 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2019-10-04 00:00:00

Environmental and energy policy

2019-10-04 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2019-10-04 00:00:00

Sustainable procurement policy

2019-10-04 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2018-05-30 00:00:00

Engagement policy

2018-05-30 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2017-05-24 00:00:00

Investment and lending exclusion policy

2017-05-24 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings
csr policies
2015-12-14 00:00:00

Responsible investment and lending policy

2015-12-14 00:00:00 | Cathay Financial Holdings

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

Cathay United Bank is reporting on the implementation here.

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