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In the June 22nd issue, Maclean's named TD to its inaugural "Jantzi-Maclean's 50 Most Socially Responsible Corporations" list.

The Maclean's assessment reviewed companies with demonstrated strong performance across a broad range of environmental, social, and governance indicators as tracked by Jantzi Research. On its website, Maclean’s notes that TD was recognized for its efforts in the following:

• Adopting a sustainable investing policy for its Canadian and U.S. operations, pledging to incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance factors into its investment analysis.
• Through the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, the company has given $46.7 million to more than 17,000 environmental projects in Canada since 1990. It also gives approximately one per cent of pre-tax profits in cash donations annually.
• TD is the only bank in Canada to employ a chief environment officer.