CIBC Award for Women in Finance (#102574)

Awards totalling $20,000 have been made available annually through a gift from CIBC, in collaboration with CIBC Capital Markets, for Bachelor of Commerce students who are participating in the Sauder Women+ in Finance Training (SWIFT) program, and who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement as well as an interest in pursuing a career in capital markets.

Through the partnership between CIBC Capital Markets and Women in Capital Markets, and through CIBC’s signing of the UN Women-established Women’s Empowerment Principles which give guidance on the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, the organization has a track record of promoting gender equality within the organization and the sector. This track record has been consistently recognized by Bloomberg, who have named CIBC as one of the best organizations globally for gender equality, and by Equileap, who have named CIBC as the leading company in Canada for gender equality through their Gender Equality Global Report and Ranking. CIBC and their CIBC Capital Markets division are proud to support UBC students through this award and to celebrate how their values of supporting women in finance are aligned with the values of the UBC Sauder School of Business.