Agricultural Bank of China | Sustainability Performance
Provides a full range of banking services including retail, corporate, and agro-related financial products.
1951
China
10,001+ employees
Banking
$10B+ in revenue
$10B+ in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#13179
Overall#1037
in China#484
in BankingSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and Inclusion
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Critical
Waste generated
Aligned
Female employees
Laggard
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 189 out of 498
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 189 out of 498
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Renewable electricity
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total electricity
Share of renewable electricity
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark
20.4
B/M 4.6
20.6
B/M 40.5
43.7
B/M 10.2
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Female employees
Reveal data for 1 credit
Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
9.0K2025
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- Agricultural Bank of China Limited (ABC, AgBank), one of Chinese 'Big Four' state commercial banks (Ministry of Finance/Central Huijin controlling), has faced sustained Chinese CBIRC enforcement scrutiny over alleged inadequate disclosure of Chinese agricultural lending customer compliance practices and the contested historic 2010 USD 22.1 billion Hong Kong/Shanghai dual IPO (largest IPO globally at the time), plus periodic class actions affecting Hong Konglisted institutional minority shareholders.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Carbon certificate projects
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Waste management
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Water management
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