CIBC's Gender Bond Paves Way for More Socially Responsible Debt

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce broke ground with that nation’s first bond sale that will advance gender diversity in the corporate world. The bank on Wednesday sold C$1 billion ($769 million) of three-year deposit notes, which will support lending to companies committed to promoting women to executive positions. “The framework we have created could work for any issuer, any bank, and by no means will we keep that quiet,” Susan Rimmer, a managing director and head of global corporate banking for CIBC Capital Markets, said in an interview.