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Website http://en.ccb.com/en/home/indexv3.html
Headquarters
25 Finance Street, Xicheng District
Beijing
China
CEO/chair Tian Guoli
Chairman, Executive Director
Supervisor
China Banking and Investment Regulatory Commission (CBIRC)
Ownership
listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange & Shanghai Stock Exchange

Central Huijin Investment (a state-owned investment company) holds a majority share of 57.11% in China Construction Bank.

China Construction Bank (CCB), established in 1954, is one of the largest commercial banks in the world. CCB's business consists of corporate banking, personal banking, and treasury operations. It operates a network of 39 domestic branches and many sub-branches around mainland China. The bank operates overseas branches in Tokyo, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, New York, Seoul, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Johannesburg and a wholly owned subsidiary in London.

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

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

Links

ESG

Credit Policies on Biodiversity Conservation

Bank policy
2021-11-11 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Guidelines on environmental information disclosure for financial institutions

Bank policy
2021-07-22 00:00:00 | People's Bank of China

Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked (“GSSS”) Bond Framework

Bank policy
2021-04-01 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Modern Slavery Statement

Bank policy
2019-06-11 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Anti Money Laundering Questionnaire

(The Wolfsberg Group)
Bank policy
2017-01-06 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank
China Construction Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Banking Environment InitiativeTags:
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Guidelines for Ecological Environmental Protection of Foreign Investment Cooperation and Construction ProjectsTags: China | corporate social responsibility
Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | finance | sustainable development | United Nations | Voluntary Standards
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | sustainable development | United Nations
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
Dodgy Deals

China Construction 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 China Construction Bank's link to these deals.

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News
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External
Blog
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Major ‘coal banks’ refuse to stop financing coal power boom in Asia

To stop a wave of new coal development across Asia, the End Coal Finance coalition is asking likely financiers to pledge not to back new coal power projects.
2024-11-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Inclusive Development International, Recourse
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Major banks fueling biodiversity collapse by $395 billion since the Paris Agreement; Governments failing to reign in banks

New reports reveal escalating financing to destructive sectors and highlight the urgent need for financial sector regulations to achieve Global Biodiversity Goals
2024-10-16 | San Francisco | BankTrack, Amazon Watch, CED Cameroon, Friends of the Earth US, Milieudefensie, Profundo, Rainforest Action Network, Repórter Brasil, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, TuK Indonesia
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Energy supply financing ratios: the next milestone in banks’ climate strategy

The energy supply financing ratio is a key indicator that synthesizes two major challenges in limiting global warming to 1.5°C: the phase-out of fossil fuels and the development of sustainable alternatives.
2024-10-07 | Reclaim Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

BankTrack set to publish 2024 Global Human Rights Benchmark in November

50 of the world’s largest banks were invited to provide feedback on draft assessments of their human rights disclosures
2024-07-23 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | Giulia Barbos – BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Rights expert urges banks to stop financing Myanmar junta weapons trade

Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a “campaign of violence and brutality” as the civil war there grinds on, according to an independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday.
2024-06-27 | Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks financed fossil fuels by $6.9 trillion dollars since the Paris Agreement; $705 billion provided in 2023 alone; JPMorgan Chase, Mizuho, and Bank of America are worst 3 funders

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report with an updated methodology offers comprehensive look at who’s bankrolling the climate crisis
2024-05-13 | BankTrack, urgewald, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

The banks financing dirty steel

The world’s major banks continue to support the largest and most polluting steel producers
2024-03-26 | Paris, France | Reclaim Finance
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

US threatens sanctions on banks that help fund Russia’s war machine

2023-12-22 | Financial Times
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Chinese lenders extend billions of dollars to Russian banks after western sanctions

2023-09-03 | Financial Times
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Decarbonization: steel not making the cut

Analysis by Reclaim Finance shows that few financial institutions have steel targets, and that those that have been adopted are riddled with flaws
2023-08-23 | Reclaim Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New report: Canadian bank RBC the #1 financier of fossil fuels, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report follows the money and details massive bank support for the world’s worst climate-destroying corporations
2023-04-13 | San Francisco | BankTrack, urgewald, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New human rights assessment of banks shows slow progress and lack of action to address key gaps on reporting and remedy

BankTrack’s 2022 Global Human Rights Benchmark finds reporting at a standstill, remedy still lacking and no clear leaders
2022-11-17 | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Global bank policies ‘dangerously inadequate’ to prevent financing of deforestation, climate chaos and human rights abuses

As the climate and biodiversity crisis intensifies, credit to forest-risk commodity companies increased 160% between 2020 and 2021.
2022-10-18 | Forests & Finance Coalition
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Santos announces refinancing of syndicated debt facilities

Santos announced it had executed documentation to amend and extend its two syndicated bank loan facilities totalling US$1.25 billion.
2022-08-30 | Santos
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

CBIRC releases the Green Finance Guidelines for Banking and Insurance Sectors

2022-06-02 | China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

NGOs reveal top international companies, banks, and investors that fuel Russia's war machine

2022-04-04 | Berlin | urgewald, Ecodefense
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New report: Despite ‘net zero’ rhetoric, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion in 2021

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report follows the money and details massive bank support for the world’s worst climate-destroying corporations
2022-03-30 | San Francisco, Bemidji, Nijmegen, Oakland, Paris, Sassenberg, Washington DC | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, Urgewald
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks failing to address severe human rights impacts transparently, finds BankTrack research

Findings reinforce the need for regulators to ensure access to effective remedy for people affected by bank finance
2021-12-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

A future without coal: banking on Asia's just energy transition

2021-11-10 | Fair Finance Asia
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

‘Wreckers of the Earth’: 300 London-based companies destroying the planet

2021-10-14 | Corporate Watch
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Fossil Banks No Thanks demands banks commit to end fossil fuel finance before Glasgow Climate Summit

210+ groups support urgent call to action
2021-09-23 | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Forests & Finance Coalition warns foreign investors about the risk of the anti-environment agenda in the Brazilian Congress

2021-08-19 | Forests & Finance
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Chinese banks urged to divest from firms linked to deforestation

China funnelling billions into harmful production of beef, soy and palm oil, says campaign group
2021-06-09 | The Guardian
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

World’s 50 largest banks and investors driving deforestation through weak policies and major investments, new study finds

Top investors BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, PNB, EPF, GPIF, and KWAP all amongst lowest scoring
2021-06-08 | Forests & Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Under the spotlight: Chinese banks' risky agribusiness portfolio

New Global Witness analysis shows Chinese banks are pouring billions into destructive agribusiness linked to global deforestation, highlighting huge gaps in environmental and social risk management
2021-06-07 | Global Witness
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

China is world’s second largest financier of deforestation-linked commodities

New study finds significant risk associated with nearly 15 billion USD in loans and underwriting by Chinese financial institutions
2021-05-04 | BankTrack, Forests & Finance, Profundo, Rainforest Action Network
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Climate Chaos: NGOs Name Top Banks Who Put $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels

BankTrack mentioned
2021-03-24 | Forbes
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banking on Climate Chaos 2021: World’s 60 largest banks have poured USD 3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since Paris Agreement

Even amidst the global economic downturn, fossil fuel financing numbers were higher in 2020 than 2016
2021-03-24 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Over 260 organisations call on banks not to finance Total’s East African Crude Oil Pipeline

With a final investment decision nearing, African and International organisations warn banks against joining $2.5 billion loan for a “manifestly irresponsible” project • New stopeacop.net campaign website launched.
2021-03-01 | International | BankTrack, 350.org Africa, AFIEGO, Inclusive Development International, IUCN NL
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Will China continue to bank on coal?

2020-06-01 | Dry Cargo International
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

265 Civil society groups call on Chinese actors to ensure that Covid-19 financial relief does not bail out harmful projects

2020-05-01 | BankTrack, Inclusive Development International
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

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

2020-03-21 | New York/Amsterdam | Environmental Paper Network
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banking on Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2020

New report reveals global banks funneled USD 2.7 trillion into fossil fuels Since Paris Climate Agreement, with financing on the rise each year 
2020-03-18 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

4 out of 5 banks failing on human rights, new BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark shows

Lloyds, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Société Générale among the poorest performers in BankTrack ranking, alongside Canadian and Chinese banks
2019-11-26 | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

BankTrack 2019 Human Rights Benchmark: criteria and scope announced

2019-06-25 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

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

2019-03-20 | Desmogblog.com
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

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
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

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
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

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
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Investing in a Green Belt and Road? Assessing the Implementation of China’s Green Credit Guidelines Abroad

The Chinese government has become an unexpected leader in pushing for new green credit policies, but are Chinese banks doing their part to keep the belt and road initiative green?
2017-12-13 | Friends of the Earth US
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Chinese banks rule out Carmichael coal mine!

2017-12-05 | Market Forces
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Adani Group: China Construction Bank won't grant loan, PR firm says

2017-12-02 | The Guardian
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

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
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

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

2017-08-01 | Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Foreign investors eye RI banks

2015-04-02 | The Jakarta Post
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Call for banks to divest from APRIL

Social conflict and environmental destruction are rife in its operations
2014-12-10 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks not yet living up to UN human rights principles, finds BankTrack

New research finds inadequate reporting on human rights impacts, and failure to establish mechanisms to allow complaints.
2014-12-02 | Geneva | BANKTRACK
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

'Record year' for bank coal financing as latest UN climate warning looms

2014-10-29 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Chinese banks ignore pleas of Ecuador mining campaigners

The failure to respond to an NGO letter challenging investment in the Mirador mining project has played to Ecuadorian fears about China's growing clout
2014-05-14 | Beijing | China Dialogue
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Australian coal projects could be ineligible to receive Chinese finance

2013-07-24 | Melbourne | Market Forces
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Bankrolling Climate Change

NGOs present groundbreaking research on banks’ involvement in coal financing
2011-11-30 | Durban | urgewald, Earthlife, BankTrack and groundWork
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

China digs in conflict-ridden Burma for oil and gas

2011-09-06 | Bangkok | Finance GreenWatch
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Chinese NGOs Rank the Country’s Major Financiers, Launch Sustainability Benchmarking of Chinese Commercials Banks

2011-07-11 | Kunming, China | Green Watershed
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Time to volunteer

2010-08-03 | China Dialogue
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
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Chinese NGOs announce the second Green Banking Innovation Award

2009-08-01 | Beijing | Green Watershed, Global Environmental Institute and other Chinese NGOs
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

民间环保团体评出第二届绿色银行创新奖

2009-08-01 | 中国 北京 | Friends of the Earth US
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

China adopts sustainable lending laws

Shows potential way forward for global financial regulators
2008-11-20 | US and Netherlands | Friends of the Earth US
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

中国采纳可持续借贷法规

为全球金融监管者指引潜在前进方向
2008-11-20 | US and Netherlands | Friends of the Earth US
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New Financiers and the Environment

New Report Shows Ten Perspectives on How Financial Institutions Can Protect the Environment
2008-05-15 | Berkeley | International Rivers
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Chinese banks need to catch up on environmental policies

International banks must take responsibility in advocating for better standards
2007-05-09 | San Fransisco, Utrecht | Friends of the Earth US
Resources
Documents
Links

Banking on biodiversity collapse 2024

Partner publication
2024-10-16 00:00:00 | Forest and Finance Coalition

Banking on climate chaos 2024

Fossil fuel finance report 2024
BankTrack publication
2024-05-13 00:00:00 | BankTrack, urgewald, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance & Sierra Club

Annual report 2023

Annual report
2024-05-07 00:00:00 | CCB

Finance for War. Finance for Peace

How values-based banks foster peace in a world of increasing conflict
Other document
2024-02-28 00:00:00 | Banca Etica Group and the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV)

CSR report H1 2023

Annual report
2023-07-11 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

CSR report 2022

Annual report
2023-05-22 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Banking on Climate Chaos 2023

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report follows the money and details massive bank support for the world’s worst climate-destroying corporations
BankTrack publication
2023-04-13 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, Urgewald

Annual report 2022

Annual report
2023-03-09 00:00:00 | CCB

Background briefing: Just 7% of global banks' energy financing goes to renewables, new data shows

BankTrack publication
2023-01-27 00:00:00 | Profundo for Sierra Club, Fair Finance International, BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network

Who is Who No. 3 - Chinese commercial banks: an NGO guide

Partner publication
2023-01-23 00:00:00 | Urgewald

BankTrack Global Human Rights Benchmark 2022

BankTrack publication
2022-11-17 00:00:00 | BankTrack

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP): Finance Risk Update No. 3 (Chinese version)

东非原油管道：金融风险简报（更新三）
BankTrack publication
2022-09-12 00:00:00 | BankTrack

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-08-16 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

CSR report 2021

Annual report
2022-06-13 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Banking Asia's Future

How to Align with National Climate Plans
Other document
2022-03-31 00:00:00 | Aviva: Asia Research and Engagement

Banking on Climate Chaos 2022

Despite ‘net zero’ rhetoric, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion in 2021
BankTrack publication
2022-03-30 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, urgewald

Actions speak louder: Assessing bank responses to human rights violations

BankTrack publication
2021-12-14 00:00:00 | BankTrack

Credit Policies on Biodiversity Conservation

Bank policy
2021-11-11 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Drill, baby, drill

How banks, investors and insurers are driving oil and gas expansion in the Arctic
NGO document
2021-09-23 00:00:00 | Reclaim Finance

Recipients of the letter about the risk of the anti-environment agenda in the Brazilian Congress

NGO document
2021-08-19 00:00:00 | BankTrack

Guidelines on environmental information disclosure for financial institutions

Bank policy
2021-07-22 00:00:00 | People's Bank of China

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

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

CSR Report 2020

Annual report
2021-05-10 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked (“GSSS”) Bond Framework

Bank policy
2021-04-01 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-03-31 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Open Letter from over 260 civil society organisations to banks on EACOP

NGO document
2021-02-25 00:00:00 | 263 CSOs

Who is who in the Chinese lending institutional landscape

NGO document
2020-10-28 00:00:00 | Urgewald

Annual report 2019

Annual report
2020-05-19 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

CSR Report 2019

Annual report
2020-03-27 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Banking on Climate Change - Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2020

BankTrack publication
2020-03-18 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club

Letter from BankTrack to China Construction Bank on the bank's progress on its fossil fuel finance since COP24

Correspondence
2019-12-10 00:00:00 | BankTrack

Annual report 2018

Annual report
2019-06-24 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

CSR report 2018

Annual report
2019-06-24 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Modern Slavery Statement

Bank policy
2019-06-11 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2018

Annual report
2019-06-11 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

CSR Report 2018

Annual report
2019-03-18 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack and 120 organisations to China Construction Bank on Demands FBNT campaign

Correspondence
2018-10-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack and 120 organisations

Annual report 2017

Annual report
2018-05-08 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

CSR report 2017

Annual report
2018-03-31 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

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

Correspondence
2017-11-24 00:00:00 | 30 Indonesian NGOs

CSR report 2016

English from p. 72
Annual report
2017-04-30 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Annual report 2016

Annual report
2017-03-31 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

CSR report 2016

(in Chinese)
Annual report
2017-03-31 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Financiers of IOI and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) face material ESG risks from failure to respect land tenure rights

NGO document
2017-03-27 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK & Profundo

Anti Money Laundering Questionnaire

(The Wolfsberg Group)
Bank policy
2017-01-06 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Green Paper, Red lines

Chinese version
BankTrack publication
2016-09-01 00:00:00 | BankTrack

Annual report 2015

Annual report
2016-06-08 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2014

Chinese only
Annual report
2016-06-08 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Green Paper, Red Lines

Requirements for pulp and paper industry finance
BankTrack publication
2016-06-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Environmental Paper Network

CSR report 2015

(in Chinese)
Annual report
2016-03-31 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Annual Report 2014

Annual report
2015-06-15 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

The end of coal?

2015 Coal Finance Report Card
BankTrack publication
2015-05-04 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club

Letter from EPN to Banks investing in April on APRIL

Correspondence
2014-12-10 00:00:00 | EPN

Going out, but going green?

Assessing the implementation of China's Green Credit Guidelines
BankTrack publication
2014-11-25 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Friends of the Earth US

Banking on Coal 2014

BankTrack publication
2014-10-29 00:00:00 | BankTrack

2013 Annual Report

Annual report
2014-04-28 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Green Credit Footprint of Chinese banks (2008-2012)

-Chinese version-
NGO document
2013-11-25 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2012 Annual Report

Annual report
2013-04-21 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2012 (Chinese)

Annual report
2013-03-24 00:00:00 | China Construction Bank

Environmental report on Chinese banks 2011

-English summary-
NGO document
2012-11-26 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Letter from BankTrack et al. to various financial institutions on APP

Correspondence
2012-11-06 00:00:00 | BankTrack et al.

Environmental Report on Chinese Banks (2011)

-Chinese version-
NGO document
2012-04-18 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Executive Summary of Environmental Report on Chinese Banks (2011)

NGO document
2012-03-28 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Notice of the CBRC on Issuing the Green Credit Guidelines

Other bank document
2012-02-24 00:00:00 | China Banking Regulatory Commission

民间环保组织就陆良化工铬污染事件致16家中资上市银行的公开信（Chinese）

Correspondence
2011-08-29 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

An Open Letter from a Coalition of Environmental NGOs to 16 Chinese banks Regarding the Chromium Pollution Incident in Luliang(English)

Correspondence
2011-08-29 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Environmental Record of Chinese Banks 2010

NGO document
2011-07-06 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #12 -English-

NGO document
2011-06-24 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

China Construction Bank Cluster Munitions Investments

Other document
2011-05-25 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen & IKV Pax Christi

中 国银行业环境记录2010

NGO document
2011-04-12 00:00:00 | 于晓刚，绿色流城

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #11 -English-

NGO document
2011-03-08 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #10 -English-

NGO document
2010-11-29 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

China Sustainable Finance newsletter #9 -English-

NGO document
2010-09-01 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

Credit where its due (2)

Other document
2010-07-26 00:00:00 | Adina Matisoff, Foe US

Credit where its due (1)

Other document
2010-07-26 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

Chinese Banks Report -Chinese-

NGO document
2010-04-29 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Close the Gap

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

中资银行：谁比谁更绿 民间报告首度披露14 家中资上市银行绿色信贷现状

Other document
2010-03-26 00:00:00 | Southern weekend

Chinese Banking Industry Environmental Record (NGO analysis) - Executive Summary

NGO document
2010-03-24 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #6

NGO document
2009-11-17 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #5 -English-

NGO document
2009-08-17 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #4 -English-

NGO document
2009-05-15 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

Green Investment III

NGO document
2009-03-25 00:00:00 | Greenpeace China

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #3 -English-

NGO document
2009-03-12 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

The Green Evolution: Environmental Policies and Practice in the Chinese Banking Sector

NGO document
2008-11-20 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth-US

中国采纳可持续借贷法规, 为全球金融监管者指引潜在前进方向

NGO document
2008-11-20 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth-US

绿色变革: 中国银行业的环境政策与实践

NGO document
2008-11-20 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth-US

新的供资方与环境 - New Financiers and the Environment

NGO document
2008-05-14 00:00:00 | International Rivers

New Financiers and the Environment

NGO document
2008-05-14 00:00:00 | International Rivers

Time to go Green; environmental responsibility in the Chinese banking sector

BankTrack publication
2007-05-09 00:00:00 | FoE US, BankTrack

Time to Go Green (Chinese)

BankTrack publication
2007-05-07 00:00:00 | FoE US, BankTrack
Accountability
Grievances
Response tracking

China Construction Bank does not operate a complaints or grievances channel for individuals or communities that may be adversely affected by the bank's finance.

This page evaluates China Construction 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
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (March 2021)
0
0
0
0
Dodgy Deal profile
Response
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
The bank did not respond.
Action
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank engaged with its client or took appropriate action.
Monitoring
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank monitored measures taken by its client to address the impacts associated with the project.
Average
0%
0
0
0
0
Banks and Climate

Banks and Climate

The 2024 Banking on Climate Chaos report showed that China Construction Bank provided US$ 77.803 Billion in financing to the fossil fuel industry between 2016 and 2023. In 2023 only, China Construction Bank provided US$ 3.605 Billion for oil, gas and coal companies expanding fossil fuels. Find further details on China Construction Bank fossil fuel portfolio and how it compares to other large banks globally on Fossil Banks No Thanks and in the Banking on Climate Chaos report.

Fossil fuel finance data China Construction Bank

Banking on Climate Chaos fossil fuel finance data

Partner organisation Reclaim Finance tracks the coal, oil and gas policies of financial institutions, including banks, in their Coal Policy Tool (CPT) and the Oil and Gas Policy Tracker (OGPT). BankTrack works closely with Reclaim Finance and endorses their policy assessments. Find further details on their assessment of China Construction Bank's fossil fuel policy below.

Assessment of China Construction Bank coal policy in the Coal Policy Tool

Assessment of China Construction Bank oil and gas policy in the Oil and Gas Policy Tracker
Banks and Human Rights

Banks and Human Rights

BankTrack assessed China Construction Bank in its 2022 Global Human Rights Benchmark, where it achieved 0.5 points out of 14 and was ranked as a laggard. In addition, China Construction Bank scored 0 out of 3 on how it responds to alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, which were raised by civil society organisations. More information is detailed in the "Accountability" section of this profile.

The BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark

Global Human Rights Benchmark 2022

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
China Construction Bank
CHN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
Explanation
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 3 points
3.5 - 6.5 points
7 - 10 points
10.5 - 14 points
For more details see this page.
Banks and Nature

Banks and Nature

China Construction Bank’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 0.5 out of 10 and ranking it as a laggard. China Construction Bank achieved a score of 0.5 out of 10 specifically for its policies related to the beef sector and 0.5 out of 10 for its policies related to the palm oil sector. In addition, BankTrack and the Environmental Paper Network have assessed China Construction Bank’s policies related to the pulp and paper sector.

Between 2016 and 2022, China Costruction Bank provided USD 1,855 million in credit to companies operating in these forest-risk sectors and held investments amounting to USD 1 million as of 2022. For more information, see the links below.

Forests & Finance

Banks and beef

Banks and palm oil

Banks and pulp & paper

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Overall scores

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
China Construction Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
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
China Construction Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
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
China Construction Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
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.
Banks and Steel

Banks and Steel

According to a report by Reclaim Finance, between 2016 and June 2023, China Construction Bank provided $20.4 billion in finance to the fossil-steel industry, making it the 2nd largest  financier worldwide. Find further details on China Construction Bank's steel financing and how it compares to other large banks globally in the report. 

Steeling our future: The banks propping up coal-based steel