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.