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About
Website http://www.cimb.com
Headquarters
Jalan Raja Laut
50350 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
CEO/chair Dato' Abdul Rahman Ahmad
CEO
Supervisor
Central Bank of Malaysia
Ownership
listed on Bursa Malaysia

CIMB Group's largest shareholder is Khazanah Nasional (a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Government of Malaysia) with 24.5% of the shares (dated Sept 30 2022). The bank's complete shareholder structure can be accessed here.

CIMB Group is a large commercial bank headquarted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in 1924 as Bian Ching Bank in Kuching. After several mergers with other banks such as Ban Hin Lee Bank, Bank Lippo, Bank Niaga, United Asian Bank, Southern Bank and Bumiputra Commerce Bank, CIMB Group was officially formed in 2006. Its operations are focused on Consumer Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking and Markets and Group Asset Management & Insurance. CIMB's investment bank is one of the largests in Asia. It also has an Islamic banking and finance franchise, called CIMB Islamic.

Sustainability
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Sustainability

CIMB Group's web page on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

2022-09-30 00:00:00

Statement on human rights

Bank policy
2022-09-30 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2022-06-30 00:00:00

Sustainable finance framework

Bank policy
2022-06-30 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Governance and risk (includes sustainability policy, sustainability risk management framework, human rights policy)

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2021-09-22 00:00:00

Coal financing policy

(page 13 of this document)
Bank policy
2021-09-22 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
CIMB Group has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Collective Commitment to Climate Action (CCCA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | United Nations
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | energy | energy plants
Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | finance | sustainable development | United Nations | Voluntary Standards
Dodgy Deals

CIMB Group 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 CIMB Group's link to these deals.

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Banks and Human Rights

BankTrack assessed CIMB in its 2022 Human Rights Benchmark Asia, where it achieved 2.5 points out of 14 and was ranked as a 'laggard'. More information is detailed in the "Accountability" section of this profile.

Human Rights Benchmark Asia 2022

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
CIMB Group
MYS
2.5
Laggard
0
Malaysia
Score
Laggard
2.5
Explanation

CIMB Group'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 Laggard, with a total score of 2.5 out of 14.

Policy: 1/3
Due dilligence: 1/5
Reporting: 0.5/3
Remedy: 0/3

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.

Banks and Nature

CIMB Group’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 4.6 out of 10 and ranking it as a front runner. CIMB Group achieved a score of 2 out of 10 specifically for its policies related to the beef sector and 4.7 out of 10 for its policies related to the palm oil sector. Between 2016 and 2022, CIMB Group provided USD 5,033 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

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
CIMB
2022-09-21
MYS
4.6
Front runner
0
Malaysia
Profile
Score
Front runner
4.6
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the main forest-risk commodity sectors (Beef, Palm Oil, Soy, Timber, Pulp and Paper, and Rubber). Weighted scores are based on the scope of CIMB's relevant policies, taking into account different types of financing and the sectors in which the bank is active. Details about the scores per sector policy can be found on CIMB's profile.

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
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
CIMB
2022-09-21
MYS
2
Follower
0
Malaysia
Profile
Score
Follower
2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to beef. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the beef industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on CIMB's profile.

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
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
CIMB
2022-09-21
MYS
4.7
Front runner
0
Malaysia
Profile
Score
Front runner
4.7
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on CIMB's profile.

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.
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Malaysia's CIMB commits to phase out coal financing by 2040

2020-12-08 | Reuters
Blog
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A call to action on the Principles for Responsible Banking: End climate-destructive financing now

2020-10-20
Blog
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Principles for Responsible Banking no obstacle to finance climate destruction

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Banks are fueling deadly fires, Covid-19 threatens to compound the risks

2020-09-08 | forestsandfinance.org
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Major Brands and Banks Complicit in the Production of Conflict Palm Oil on Stolen Community Lands in Indonesia

2020-08-21 | Rainforest Action Network
Blog
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New report profiles major brands and banks driving deforestation and human rights abuses, failing to meet 2020 commitments

2020-03-31 | San Francisco | Rainforest Action Network
Blog
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New report: Towards responsible and inclusive financing of the palm oil sector

2017-11-15 | Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Profundo
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Major international banks and investors finance devastating impacts of forest-risk commodities

New report finds eight corporate giants in palm oil, pulp and paper, timber and rubber involved in social and environmental scandal; exposes financial banking
2017-04-24 | Tokyo | Rainforest Action Network
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New online platform reveals banks and investors financing companies linked to tropical forest loss in Southeast Asia

Financial sector under the spotlight in new international push to protect forests and forest communities
2016-09-06 | Singapore | Rainforest Action Network
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2022-09-30 00:00:00

Statement on human rights

Bank policy
2022-09-30 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2022-07-12 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-07-12 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2022-06-30 00:00:00

Sustainable finance framework

Bank policy
2022-06-30 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2022-06-14 00:00:00

Keep forests standing 2022

Evaluating the brands and banks driving deforestation and human rights abuses
NGO document
2022-06-14 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
2022-06-14 00:00:00

CSR report 2021

Annual report
2022-06-14 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2021-11-15 00:00:00

Governance and risk (includes sustainability policy, sustainability risk management framework, human rights policy)

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-15 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2021-09-22 00:00:00

Coal financing policy

(page 13 of this document)
Bank policy
2021-09-22 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
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
2021-06-23 00:00:00

Forests & Finance 2021 Briefing - Is Your Money Destroying Rainforests or Violating Rights?

NGO document
2021-06-23 00:00:00 | Forests and Finance
2021-04-28 00:00:00

Keep Forests Standing

Evaluating the Brands and Banks Driving Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses
NGO document
2021-04-28 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
2021-03-17 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-03-17 00:00:00 | CIMB
2021-03-17 00:00:00

CSR report 2020

Annual report
2021-03-17 00:00:00 | CIMB
2020-12-08 00:00:00

Collective Commitment to Climate Action - Year One in Review

Other document
2020-12-08 00:00:00 | UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking
2020-11-19 00:00:00

Letter to banks and investors on Indofood labor exploitation

NGO document
2020-11-19 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
2020-10-20 00:00:00

A Call to Action on the Principles for Responsible Banking: End Climate-Destructive Financing Now

Joint civil society statement
BankTrack publication
2020-10-20 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, and others
2019-09-22 00:00:00

Civil Society Statement on the new Principles for Responsible Banking

BankTrack publication
2019-09-22 00:00:00 | BankTrack and others
2019-09-19 00:00:00

Collective Commitment to Climate Action

Other document
2019-09-19 00:00:00 | UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking
2019-09-11 00:00:00

Letter from CIMB to BankTrack on PRB implementation

Correspondence
2019-09-11 00:00:00 | CIMB
2018-12-10 00:00:00

Bank Policy Matrix

NGO document
2018-12-10 00:00:00 | Forests & Finance Coalition
2017-10-31 00:00:00

Modern slavery statement 2017

Bank document
2017-10-31 00:00:00 | CIMB
2017-06-13 00:00:00

Japanese and Malaysian banks and investors continue to pump billions of dollars into forest-risk companies, without adequate environmental and social safeguards

NGO document
2017-06-13 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK Indonesia & Profundo
2017-01-31 00:00:00

Sime Darby urged to resolve long-standing land rights conflict before stock exchange listing of its plantation division

NGO document
2017-01-31 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK & Profundo
2016-11-07 00:00:00

Protecting the Leuser Ecosystem

A Shared Responsibility
NGO document
2016-11-07 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
2016-05-18 00:00:00

Code of Conduct

Bank document
2016-05-18 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2015-04-13 00:00:00

Sustainability Report 2014

Annual report
2015-04-13 00:00:00 | CIMB
2015-04-13 00:00:00

Annual Report 2014

Annual report
2015-04-13 00:00:00 | CIMB Group
2015-04-13 00:00:00

Annual Report 2013

Annual report
2015-04-13 00:00:00 | CIMB
2015-04-13 00:00:00

Sustainability Report 2013

Annual report
2015-04-13 00:00:00 | CIMB

CIMB Niaga ResponsiBank

CIMB on the Indonesian Fair Finance Guide (Responsibank)

Corporate Social Responsibility CIMB Group

Accountability
Grievances

CIMB Group operates a Grievance Redressal channel which can be accessed here.

This page evaluates CIMB Group'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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