One of only four Canadian companies to make Corporate
Knights' annual global list
TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2018 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM)
(NYSE: CM) was named one of the world's top 100 most
sustainable companies, one of only four Canadian companies to be
included on the Global 100 list compiled by Corporate Knights. The
announcement was made today at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland.
The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World is an
annual project by Toronto-based
Corporate Knights, a media and investment advisory firm, which this
year assessed 5,994 publicly traded companies with revenues greater
than US$1 billion. Launched in 2005,
the ranking is based on 17 key measures of sustainability from
publicly available environmental, social, governance and financial
data. The 2018 methodology can be found here.
CIBC was recognized for its commitment and performance with
respect to gender diversity, responsible tax behavior, and pension
benefits. To learn more about CIBC's corporate responsibility
programs and commitment to a client-focused culture based upon our
core values of trust, teamwork and accountability, visit CIBC's
Corporate Responsibility Report and Public Accountability
Statement.
In the past year, CIBC was also named:
- One of Canada's Top 100
Employers, Best Diversity Employers, and Top Employers for Young
People by Mediacorp
- One of Canada's Best 50
Corporate Citizens by Corporate Knights
- One of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in North America by Achievers
- A member of the 2018 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
(BGEI)
About CIBC
CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution with
11 million personal banking, business, public sector and
institutional clients. Across Personal and Small Business Banking,
Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets
businesses, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and
services through its leading digital banking network, and locations
across Canada, in the United States and around
the world. Ongoing news releases and more information about CIBC
can be found
at www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc/media-centre.html or by
following on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/cibc),
Twitter @CIBC, Facebook (www.facebook.com/CIBC) and
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SOURCE CIBC - Corporate