Commerce Bancshares, Inc..
CBSH.US | N/A
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Commerce Bank that provides retail, mortgage banking, corporate, investment, trust, and asset management products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer, Commerci...Show More
Better Health for All
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No evidence available to assess Commerce Bancshares, Inc. on Better Health for All.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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No evidence available to assess Commerce Bancshares, Inc. on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No evidence available to assess Commerce Bancshares, Inc. on Fair Pay & Worker Respect.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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The provided articles do not contain specific quantitative data for any of the KPIs related to Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. Multiple articles explicitly state that metrics such as fair trade certifications, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, and supplier diversity spend are not provided or mentioned in the company's reports.
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Honest & Fair Business
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The company's Code of Ethics, adopted in 1977 and revised multiple times, applies to all officers, employees, and directors of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
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In 2024, 100% of team members completed the required Code of Ethics training.
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The company provides a secure, anonymous 24-hour phone line, maintained by a third-party vendor, for reporting unethical, illegal, or unsafe behavior.
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It also has a non-retaliation policy for good faith reports and a Financial Matters Complaint Policy for anonymous reporting of accounting, auditing, and financial concerns, as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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The company reported one financial restatement in December 2025 for a 5% stock dividend distributed in December 2025.
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The Bank Secrecy Act | Anti-Money Laundering (BSA | AML) Program includes risk-based policies and procedures to comply with anti-money laundering and sanctions regulations.
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The company has an Outstanding Community Reinvestment Act rating for 29 consecutive years, verified by the Federal Reserve Bank and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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It also uses third-party evaluations for team member Spanish proficiency and an independent compensation consulting firm for a pay equity review in 2023.
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The company's ESG Risk Rating from Sustainalytics is 25.7 (Medium), with a 'Low' controversy level reported by Yahoo Finance.
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Kind to Animals
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Commerce Bancshares, Inc. is a financial services company. The provided articles detail its community outreach efforts related to animal welfare, specifically the annual #DriveUpPups campaign. This campaign involves donating a maximum of $10,000 to local animal welfare organizations based on social media engagement.
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The fifth annual campaign (2025) pledged $10,000 to 12 charities, the fourth (2024) donated $10,000 to 11 organizations, and the third (2023) donated $10,000 to nine nonprofits.
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The bank's total assets were $32.3 billion as of September 30, 2025.
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Team members have also volunteered at shelters and collected donations for organizations such as KC Pet Project, Central MO Humane Society, Kansas Humane Society, and APA Adoption Center.
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One article mentions the bank providing low-interest financing for practices that prevent water pollution, which could indirectly benefit wildlife, and participation in state and federal programs for agri-businesses, but without specific details on animal welfare impact or advocacy.
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The articles do not provide any information or metrics relevant to the specific KPIs in the 'Kind to Animals' rubric, which are largely focused on product-based companies or those with direct animal operations, testing, or supply chains.
No War, No Weapons
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No evidence available to assess Commerce Bancshares, Inc. on No War, No Weapons.
Planet-Friendly Business
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Commerce Bancshares, Inc. has one LEED-certified building in O'Fallon, Missouri.
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With 141 total branches, this means less than 1% of its facilities are green certified.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantitative evidence was found across the provided articles to assess Commerce Bancshares, Inc. against most of the defined KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. The articles mention general charitable giving and areas of interest like 'arts and culture' and 'community development', but do not provide specific data points such as the number of formal partnerships with indigenous groups, percentage of revenue reinvested locally, or details on cultural sensitivity training.
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For KPIs like cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocol, FPIC participation rate, cultural preservation investment, cultural site protection, social license operations, and cultural incident response, no incidents or specific protocols/actions were reported, which aligns with a score of 0, indicating these aspects are not applicable or no issues have been reported for a banking business model.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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No evidence available to assess Commerce Bancshares, Inc. on Safe & Smart Tech.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The company achieved a 42% reduction in paper consumption in 2023.
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While this is a measurable waste reduction, the evidence does not indicate multiple initiatives or provide context on whether this is considered an industry-leading or transformative effort, aligning it with standard practices rather than exceptional performance or significant underperformance.