The 2024 Banking on Climate Chaos report showed that CIBC provided US$ 134.879 Billion in financing to the fossil fuel industry between 2016 and 2023. In 2023 only, CIBC provided US$ 9.211 Billion for oil, gas and coal companies expanding fossil fuels. Find further details on CIBC 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.

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 CIBC’s fossil fuel policy below.

BankTrack assessed Canadian Imperial Bank in its 2022 Global Human Rights Benchmark, where it achieved 4 points out of 14 and was ranked as a follower. In addition, Canadian Imperial 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.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is a member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and has therefore committed to reduce its financed emissions to net zero by 2050; within 18 months of joining the alliance set interim targets for 2030 (or sooner) for high emission priority sectors, and within 36 months set further sector targets; set new intermediary targets every 5 years from 2030 onwards; annually publish data on emissions and progress against a transition strategy including climate-related sectoral policies; and take a robust approach to the role of offsets in transition plans. BankTrack track's implementation of these commitments in the NZBA compliance tracker.

Partner organisation Reclaim Finance’s 2023 report on metallurgical coal financing showed that CIBC provided US$ 3.4 billion in loans and underwriting to developers of new metallurgical coal between 2016 and 2022. Find further details on CIBC’s metallurgical coal financing and and how it compares to other large banks globally in the report.

Reclaim Finance tracks the metallurgical coal policies of financial institutions, including banks, in their Coal Policy Tool. BankTrack works closely with Reclaim Finance and endorses their policy assessments. Find further details on their assessment of CIBC’s metallurgical coal policy below.