Better Health for All

No relevant data was found in the provided article to assess WTBA.US against the 'Better Health for All' ethical value.

The article indicated a 'page not found' error and explicitly stated that no data could be extracted.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

The company, a bank holding company, does not procure or trade physical commodities, nor does it have a supplier base requiring welfare or sourcing audits, or exposure to upstream labor practices, making several KPIs N/A for its business model.

There is no evidence regarding the percentage of procurement budget directed to diverse suppliers, only a mention of 40 diverse vendors. No information is provided on ethical clauses in supplier contracts.

Honest & Fair Business

The company has a formal Whistle-Blower Policy, detailed in its 2024 Code of Conduct, which outlines procedures for confidential and anonymous submissions to the Audit Committee Chairperson and mentions protection for employees accused of wrongdoing.

The Audit Committee Charter states that board members must be independent according to Nasdaq rules and other regulations, and related party transactions are reviewed and approved. The Code of Conduct explicitly prohibits bribery and unethical payments, outlining specific exceptions for gifts and entertainment, and references the Federal Bank Bribery Act. The Audit Committee reviews independent auditor reports, including quality control procedures, and outside counsel is mentioned in relation to these reviews.

Kind to Animals

West Bancorporation is a bank holding company providing financial services. Its core business model does not involve products requiring cruelty-free certification, animal testing, animal-related operations, animal-derived ingredients, or sourcing of animal products.

Therefore, KPIs related to these activities are not applicable to the company's operations. No evidence was found regarding the company's direct wildlife conservation impact, animal agriculture ethics, or public policy engagement on animal welfare.

No War, No Weapons

West Bancorporation is a bank holding company providing financial services. The provided articles contain no data on defense-related activities, arms sales, or military contracts.

Therefore, the company has no exposure to controversial weapons, no defense assets to divest, no mineral inputs in its products or services, no applicable technology development for peace tech, no procurement from conflict zones, no ethical red lines needed, no defense business to oversee, no dual-use products, no sales to embargoed regimes, no conflict-zone divestment policy, no exports requiring certification, no defense-related lobbying, no defense procurement, no conflict-region operations, no Arms Trade Treaty applicability, no AI used militarily, no dual-use portfolio, no surveillance or intelligence activities, no war-risk audits required, no conflict-linked partners, and no applicable ethical red lines for its business model. The company's core business does not involve any activities related to war or weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

No quantitative data is available for West Bancorporation, Inc. (WTBA.US) across any of the Planet-Friendly Business KPIs.

The provided articles explicitly state a lack of reported emissions data, SBTi targets, renewable energy percentages, water use, green building certifications, waste diversion rates, EU Taxonomy alignment, lifecycle impact analysis, recycled/virgin ratios, carbon offset quality, climate-positive initiatives, supply chain transparency, supplier SBTi targets, biodiversity efforts, deforestation policies, environmental compliance violations, environmental impact assessments, net-zero targets, TCFD alignment, climate scenario analysis, stranded asset transparency, water from stressed basins, packaging CO2 reduction, climate justice initiatives, just transition programs, or climate adaptation financing. While one article mentions a supplier's 100% renewable energy usage, it clarifies this is not directly attributable to WTBA.US. The company's DitchCarbon score is lower than 80% of the industry average for Financial Intermediation, and Sustainalytics rates its ESG Risk as 'High' (33.7).

Safe & Smart Tech

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Users can also control cookie usage at the browser level, with requests for information addressed within 30 days, potentially extended by another 30 days. The company limits the collection of personal information to what is necessary for its stated purposes and has good data minimization practices with 1-2 year retention periods for most data. Westbank Corp complies with the Personal Information Protection Act (BC), PIPEDA, and Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) effective July 1, 2014.