Commonwealth Bank of Australia - ESG Rating & Company Profile powered by AI
This ESG score for Commonwealth Bank of Australia represents its transparency towards the UN SDGs. If you are employed by Commonwealth Bank of Australia and you wish to licence your ESG rating, please get in touch. Other companies in the rating peer group for Commonwealth Bank of Australia are shownin the table.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia in the Banks industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 7.3; made up of an environmental score of 8.0, social score of 8.0 and governance score of 6.0.
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Peer Group Comparison
Rank | Company | SDG Transparency Score ⓘ | Performance |
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1 | Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg | 9.5 | High |
2 | UniCredit Bank AG | 9.0 | High |
307 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 7.4 | High |
307 | Royal Bank of Canada | 7.4 | High |
313 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 7.3 | High |
313 | Banco de Sabadell SA | 7.3 | High |
313 | Bangkok Bank PCL | 7.3 | High |
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1885 | sakartvelos bank'i ss | 0.0 | Low |
1885 | AlphaCredit Capital, S.A. de C.V. | 0.0 | Low |
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia provides integrated financial services in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking Services, Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets, and New Zealand segments. The company offers transaction, savings, and foreign currency accounts; term deposits; personal and business loans; overdrafts; equipment finance; credit cards; international payment and trade; and private banking services, as well as home and car loans. It also provides retail, premium, business, offshore, and institutional banking services; and funds management, superannuation, and share broking products and services, as well as car, health, life, income protection, and travel insurance. The company offers advisory services for high-net-worth individuals; equities trading and margin lending services; debt capital, transaction banking, working capital, and risk management services; and international and foreign exchange services. As of June 30, 2022, it operated 807 branches/service centres and 2,095 ATMs. The company was founded in 1911 and is based in Sydney, Australia.