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Embarking on a steadfast journey, the Bank has established a long-standing legacy of sustainable initiatives as illustrated below:
Commercial Bank's sustainability journey Figure 15
Creating a sustainable future
2025
Established a Board Sustainability
Committee
Hosted “Forward Together 2025”
Sustainability Summit
Issued Rs. 15 Bn. Green Bonds
2024
Partner with IFC for climate
transition plan Development of
Sustainable Bond Framework
2023
Best Sustainable Branch and Department
Award, Future Force Group
2022
Formed the Executive Sustainability
Committee to oversee sustainability matters
and report to the Board of Directors
Alignment of Green Taxonomy with Sri Lanka
Green finance taxonomy issued by CBSL
2021
Honoured with the prestigious
“Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award”
by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
2020
Issued its “Climate Position Statement”
Achieved the significant milestone of
becoming the first bank to attain Carbon
Neutral status in Sri Lanka
2019
Established specific Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) for Business units to
align with the goals of CBSL Sustainability
Finance Roadmap and SDGs
2018
Introduced the
“Green Financing Taxonomy”
2017
Implemented its Green
Financing Strategy
2012
Became a founding member of
Biodiversity Sri Lanka
2011
Started fostering an energy efficient
culture to work towards achieving
carbon neutrality
2010
Became the first Bank to Introduce
ESMS (Environmental and Social
Management System)
2004
Established CSR Trust to
achieve its corporate social
responsibility goals
2000
Initiated Renewable
Energy Financing
Creating a Sustainable Future
Sustainability Vision