Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

CBL International Limited (BANL.US) is primarily engaged in the trading and distribution of petroleum products, specifically marine fuel logistics and bunkering services.

The company does not offer consumer lending, deposit, or insurance services. Therefore, KPIs related to consumer financial products, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives (in the context of a loan/insurance book), data accessibility (for customer finance data), fair lending compliance, wealth building outcome, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion (for financial service access points), and product simplicity (for financial products), are not applicable to its core business model. While the company mentions internal employee inclusion initiatives and general community investment programs, these do not align with the specific definitions of the KPIs for financial services. No evidence was found regarding profit reinvestment in community finance or financial literacy initiatives for external customers.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

No specific, quantitative data points were found across the provided articles for any of the KPIs under the 'Fair Pay & Worker Respect' ethical value. While some articles mention general commitments to fair pay, safety, or employee well-being, they explicitly state the absence of specific metrics such as living wage coverage, CEO-median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, worker engagement score, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage.

Therefore, no KPIs can be scored.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess CBL International Limited against any of the KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. While the company has obtained ISCC EU and ISCC Plus certificates for biofuel compliance,

the articles do not specify the percentage of tier-1 spend or inputs covered by these certifications. Similarly, mentions of internal controls, supplier management, and due diligence on counterparties lack the quantitative data required to score KPIs such as audit frequency, traceability coverage, or ethical clause coverage. There is no information regarding forced or child labor incidents, remediation speed, share of spend on high-risk materials, or supplier diversity spend.

Honest & Fair Business

The company has a formal Whistleblowing Policy with a channel for reporting suspected misconduct, malpractice, or unethical behavior, and explicitly states that reports are treated confidentially and that there will be no retaliation for good faith reports.

However, there is no evidence of independent investigation processes, with investigations handled by the Board or Audit Committee. The company's Articles of Association allow common or interested directors to be counted in a quorum and vote on contracts where they have an interest, provided material facts are disclosed and the transaction is fair. The company has an anti-corruption policy that complies with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act, prohibiting fraud, bribery, and money laundering, with monetary limits and pre-approval for gifts and hospitality over US$200. However, the policy does not provide information on training frequency or effectiveness metrics. The company conducts a rigorous vetting and due diligence program for business partners and states it will not deal with partners known to be paying bribes, but the extent of independent verification of ethical claims is not specified beyond internal audits and due diligence.

Planet-Friendly Business

The provided articles indicate that CBL International Limited (BANL.US) is actively involved in sustainable marine logistics, particularly through its biofuel offerings. In 2024, the company achieved a 15% reduction in Scope 3 emissions.

Its B24 biofuel, a blend of 24% used cooking oil methyl ester and 76% fossil fuel, is certified by ISCC EU and ISCC Plus and is reported to achieve a 20% GHG reduction. In 2024, 40% of BANL.US's bunker sales involved ISCC-certified products, representing a 200% increase from 2023. The company states its GHG emission reduction targets are aligned with IMO targets and it has implemented in-house GHG management. However, the articles do not provide specific quantitative data for the majority of the Planet-Friendly Business KPIs, such as total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, renewable energy use, water consumption, waste diversion rates, or details on climate-positive investments or supply chain transparency.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

No specific, quantitative data was found in the provided articles regarding BANL.US's performance on waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education.

The articles primarily focus on the company's biofuel bunkering services, GHG emission reduction commitments, and ISCC certifications related to biofuel trading requirements.