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About Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) was formed in 1961 through the merger of two chartered banks: Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial bank of Canada. It is now one of the big five banks in Canada. CIBC has three main business units: Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Capital Markets.

Website https://www.cibc.com/en/
Headquarters
Commerce Court
M5L 1A2 Toronto
Canada
CEO/chair Victor G. Dodig
CEO & President
Supervisor
Bank of Canada
Annual reports Annual report 2018
CSR report 2018
Ownership
listed on NYSE Euronext & Toronto Stock Exchange

CIBC's share holder structure can be accessed here.

Related Dodgy Deals

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) 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.

Projects - active profiles

There are no active projects for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) now.

Projects - on record profiles

Canadian tar sands Canada profile

oil and gas
Uncategorised
USD 15,588.5 million
2009
Total Tar Sands Financing
source: link
Debt – corporate loan
2007
Bond issue – underwriter
2007
Share issue – underwriter
2007

Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines Canada profile

oil and gas | transport and infrastructure
Uncategorised
USD 220 million
2007 - 2010
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Bloomberg

Mountain top removal coal mining United States profile

mining - coal
Uncategorised
EUR 12 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 36 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Companies - active profiles

TransCanada Corporation Canada profile

Debt – corporate loan
USD 500 million
14 December 2017 - 14 December 2018
Co financed USD 500 million credit facility to TransCanada American Investment
source: Rainforest Action Network via Bloomberg Professional Services
There are no active companies for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) now.

Companies - on record profiles

Arch Coal United States profile

mining - coal
Uncategorised
EUR 9.9 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 9.3 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

BHP Billiton Australia profile

mining - coal | mining - non coal | oil and gas
Uncategorised
EUR 27.5 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 43.1 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Glencore Switzerland profile

mining - coal
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 47.6 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Rio Tinto Australia profile

mining - coal | mining - non coal | nuclear industry
Uncategorised
EUR 2 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 31.4 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Shenhua Group China profile

energy plants - coal | mining - coal
Uncategorised
EUR 39.6 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

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blog
external news
our news

BankTrack 2019 Human Rights Benchmark: criteria and scope announced

2019-06-25 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Banking on Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2019

World's top banks have poured $1.9 trillion into fossil fuel financing since the Paris Agreement was adopted, with financing on the rise each year
2019-03-20 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack, Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club
blog
external news
our news

Global Banks, Led by JPMorgan Chase, Invested $1.9 Trillion in Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Pact

2019-03-20 | Desmogblog.com
blog
external news
our news

Who’s banking the Coastal GasLink pipeline?

These banks are funding a threat to Wet'suwet'en land and abuse of Indigenous rights
2019-01-24 | San Francisco, USA | Elana Sulakshana - Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Banks massively financing fossil fuels unclear about future of ... fossil fuels

Few banks acknowledge relation between fossil fuels and climate breakdown
2018-12-20 | Nijmegen | Claire Hamlett – BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

HSBC's shift on energy lending has Suncor throwing its toys out of the pram

But new policy is no isolated move - finance for tar sands will dry up, just as it is doing for coal.
2018-08-09 | Claire Hamlett – BankTrack, Ryan Brightwell – BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Report finds major banks ramped up fossil fuel financing to $115 billion in 2017

Despite 2017 being the costliest year on record for weather disasters, new report reveals that banks increased extreme fossil fuel financing last year, led by a more than doubling in lending to tar sands companies and pipelines.
2018-03-28 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack, Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club
blog
external news
our news

Big banks complicit in massive tar sands destruction and pollution through hundreds of billions in financing

2017-11-02 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Indigenous Groups Lead Movement to Call on Banks to Drop Enbridge’s Controversial Line 3 Pipeline

Tribal Nations based in Minnesota oppose the project and the Minnesota Department of Commerce has condemned it
2017-09-21 | Minneapolis, MN | Honor the Earth, Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

28 major banks warned not to finance Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Over 20 Indigenous and environmental groups deliver urgent letter.
2017-06-09 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, others
blog
external news
our news

Indigenous leaders launch new campaign to defund all four proposed tar sands pipelines

2017-05-09 | Turtle Island | Mazaska Talks
blog
external news
our news

Energy Transfer: Which banks continue to support the company behind DAPL?

2017-04-06 | Alison Kirsch - Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

New report finds banks betting on climate change

Seventh annual bank finance Report Card reveals major banks poured hundreds of billions into extreme fossil fuels
2016-06-14 | Nijmegen, San Francisco | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club and Oil Change International
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency

2012-08-13 | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning

2011-10-25 | Washington | prizmablog.com
blog
external news
our news

Time to Improve the Equator Principles, BankTrack Says

2011-10-24 | Washington | Social Funds
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Equator Principles update must lead to new Principles focused on people and planet
2011-10-23 | Washington | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Financiers search for sustainable future

2011-10-20 | Washington | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

New rules for Equator Principles, but no new commitments from banks

New governance rules represent missed chance for Equator Principles to take bold steps forward on transparency and accountability
2010-07-01 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles: Action, not words needed

BankTrack calls upon Citi, new chair of Equator Principles to take bold steps forward
2010-03-15 | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Civil society groups call for bold steps forward with Equator Principles

Major reforms needed on transparency, accountability, implementation and climate change
2010-01-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Rainforest Action Network study ranks financed emissions of Canadian banks

Website lets customers compare carbon footprint of personal accounts
2008-11-19 | San fransisco | Rainforest Action Network

Documents

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annual reports

Annual report 2018

2019-03-11 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

CSR report 2018

2019-03-11 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Lending and investment

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2019-03-11 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2019-03-11 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Code of conduct

2018-11-30 00:00:00 | CIBC
correspondence

Letter from BankTrack and 120 organisations to CIBC on Demands FBNT campaign

2018-10-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack and 120 organisations
annual reports

CSR report 2017

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

Annual report 2017

2017-12-12 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Modern slavery act statement

2017-10-31 00:00:00 | CIBC
correspondence

Letter from RAN and 13 others to 14 banks that underwrote Kinder Morgan Canada IPO on warning to finance the IPO

2017-06-06 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network et al
csr policies

Supplier code of conduct

2016-10-31 00:00:00 | CIBC
our publications

Shorting the Climate

Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2016
2016-06-14 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club and Oil Change International
annual reports

CIBC 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report and Public Accountability Statement

2016-03-09 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

Annual Report 2015

2015-12-02 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

Annual Report 2014

2015-03-25 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

CIBC 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report and Public Accountability Statement

2015-03-03 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

CIBC 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report and Public Accountability Statement

2014-03-12 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

Annual Report 2013

2014-01-01 00:00:00
csr policies

Corporate environmental policy

2013-05-28 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

CIBC 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report and Public Accountability Statement

2013-04-01 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

2012 Annual Report

2012-12-05 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

CIBC 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report and Public Accountability Statement

2012-06-22 00:00:00 | CIBC
annual reports

Annual Report 2011

2011-12-02 00:00:00
annual reports

2010 Corporate Responsibility Report and Public Accountability Statement

2011-02-22 00:00:00 | CIBC
correspondence

Letter from BankTrack to EPFIs on issues around Equator Principles Review process

2010-12-18 00:00:00 | Banktrack
annual reports

Annual Report 2010

2010-12-03 00:00:00 | CIBC
ngo documents

Financing Global Warming: Canadian Banks and Fossil Fuels

2008-11-19 00:00:00 | RAN

Links

CIBC environment pages

including various policies, standards and commitments.
http://www.cibc.com/ca/inside-cibc/environment.html

Policies

Voluntary initiatives

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:

Investment policies

CIBC's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

Year:
csr policies

Lending and investment

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2019-03-11 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2019-03-11 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Code of conduct

2018-11-30 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Modern slavery act statement

2017-10-31 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Supplier code of conduct

2016-10-31 00:00:00 | CIBC
csr policies

Corporate environmental policy

2013-05-28 00:00:00 | CIBC

Campaigns

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and the Equator Principles

The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.

The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) adopted the Equator Principles in 2003.

Reporting on the Equator Principles

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.

  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is in compliance with its reporting obligations. The 2018 report can be found here.

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is reporting on the implementation here.

Contact and complaints

Good moves

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