ESG Video Archive

Kids face significant declines in their reading skills if they do not read over the summer. TD, since 1999 has been the title sponsor of the TD Summer Reading Club – a bilingual summer reading program delivered by over 2,000 public libraries in Canada for kids of all ages and abilities.

Collie Thomas left prison and got a fresh start in a new apartment. Joanne Hinton went from struggling with addiction on the streets to managing apartments for those in need. Watch how these women are rebuilding their lives, just like the Baltimore neighborhood around them.

What started as a regular day in a remote community, north of Edmonton, ended with dramatic images of cars and trucks evacuating a town engulfed in flames. These images made headline news around the world, as the 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray packed a few items and left, some with just a few minutes warning.

For TD, it was a call to action, to help and support the community, our customers and the 30 TD employees who call Fort McMurray home.

Fort McMurray resident Zack Bennett lost his home to the fire on that fateful day in May. Zack reflects on his experience while moving furniture into his new home.

What started as a regular day in a remote community, north of Edmonton, ended with dramatic images of cars and trucks evacuating a town engulfed in flames. These images made headline news around the world, as the 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray packed a few items and left, some with just a few minutes warning.

For TD, it was a call to action, to help and support the community, our customers and the 30 TD employees who call Fort McMurray home.

Fort McMurray resident and business owner, Claude Bureau lost his home to the fire on that fateful day in May. Claude reflects on his experience and the support TD provided.

For the past decade, TD has worked with Frontier College, a national literacy organization, to create early literacy opportunities in Aboriginal communities. Last year, TD made a landmark $2.5 million donation – the largest made to a single organization in TD’s history – to help support and grow Frontier College’s successful Aboriginal Literacy Summer Camps.

Established to help address the education gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, the national camps provide fun, high-quality literacy programming for Aboriginal children and aim to offset summer reading loss. As a result of this partnership, thousands of Aboriginal children across the country have benefitted to date.

Lotus House was my beginning.” Those are the words of one woman, but they reflect the life-changing opportunity given to all who seek refuge at Lotus House, a shelter for homeless women in the heart of Miami, Florida.

TD Bank is a proud supporter of Lotus House and its ‘holistic’ approach, hailed as a model for facilities nationwide. Offering more than a bed and a meal, the shelter helps women rebuild their lives – giving them a sanctuary to heal, along with gender-specific support to achieve greater self-sufficiency.

We sat down with Karen Clarke-Whistler, TD’s Chief Environment Officer, to have a conversation about environmental challenges, opportunities and advances, as well as the role a bank plays in the environment.

Karen Clarke-Whistler, TD’s Chief Environment Officer, discusses natural capital and breaks down its meaning to help us understand its value and the links between the environment and the economy.

Ken’s Story - ABC Life Literacy teamed up with TD to create Money Matters – a free financial literacy program that helps adult learners across Canada. More than 300 TD Employees have volunteered over 2,500 hours with the program which has helped many people like Ken learn how to better manage their finances and lead a life with fewer financial challenges.

In 2011 a class 3 tornado hit Springfield, Massachusetts, causing environmental damage and widespread power outages. In this video, Annie Johnson recounts her personal experience of the storm and the rebuilding effort that helped the community get back on its feet. As part of their broader support for the city of Springfield, TD Bank volunteers replanted many of the trees that were destroyed during the storm.

When rough economic times hit the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, many businesses packed-up and left the area. In 2010, TD saw an opportunity to come back and support the local community by opening a branch in the heritage Woodwards building. Through the storytelling of Spencer, a TD Branch Manager, this video shows how the Woodwards branch has become an important community hub. Not only providing essential financial services, but also working with organizations to support local food banks, mental health programs and Aboriginal youth groups.

TD aims to be the bank of choice for Aboriginal communities by supporting their economic development efforts. We are a proud supporter of the McLean’s Mountain wind farm, which is a project jointly owned by Mnidoo Mnising Power and Northland Power Inc. on Ontario’s Manitoulin Island. The project provides job creation in the community and promotes responsible development of the area’s natural resources.

In June 2013, severe weather in southern Alberta caused significant damage to homes and other property and displaced over 100,000 people. TD’s immediate response to this disaster was to ensure the continuity of financial services in the area and support relief efforts through its employees and branches.

A growing body of research shows that playing outdoors and engaging with nature is important to a child’s development, physical and mental health, and environmental awareness. Since 2010, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation has been providing grants to schools across Canada to build “outdoor classrooms” so that children can learn in and about the environment. There is no one better to talk about the benefits of outdoor classrooms than the students themselves. Listen to what they have to say!

In an age of smartphones, tablets and YouTube, modern kids have fewer interactions with the natural world. At TD, we believe in the value of green experiences for children. Since 2000, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation has been providing grants to schools across Canada to build “outdoor classrooms” – spaces within school grounds that allow teachers and students to integrate nature into learning.

TD Forests was launched in 2012 in response to customer feedback that the amount of paper used by the bank was the largest detractor from our environmental performance. Through TD Forests we are reducing the amount of paper we use, we are growing the areas of protected natural forest ecosystems and we are enhancing and growing urban forests and green spaces. Watch the video to find out more!

We sat down with Ed Clark, President and CEO of TD Bank Group to ask questions about corporate responsibility and the role of a bank.

We sat down with Ed Clark, President and CEO of TD Bank Group to ask questions about corporate responsibility and the role of a bank.

Shot on location in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2011) – this video explores the impact of trees on a community. TD Tree Days is the main volunteer event for TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. TD Tree Days provides TD employees, their families and friends, and members of the community, the opportunity to volunteer in the communities where they live and work and to demonstrate their commitment to forest stewardship. Since TD Tree Days debuted in 2010, over 80,000 trees have been added to the landscape, with planting sites now in Canada, the U.S., the U.K and Luxembourg.

TD is committed to removing barriers in the workplace so that all employees feel included, no matter their race, gender, religion, cultural background, abilities or sexual orientation. This video explores TD’s journey to be more inclusive for employees who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender. Employees share their experiences of what it took to feel comfortable at work and we also hear from the TD’s President and CEO on why inclusion is an important issue for business.

Organizations like The Neighborhood Developers understand that a great neighborhood is the sum of its parts. Broad community development strategies are needed to achieve meaningful revitalization; building affordable homes as the starting point.

As proud partner, the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, has contributed nearly $200,000 to The Neighborhood Developments since 2006, demonstrating our long-term relationship and sustained investment in their work.

We sat down with Ed Clark, President and CEO of TD Bank Group to ask questions about corporate responsibility and the role of a bank.

We sat down with Ed Clark, President and CEO of TD Bank Group to ask questions about corporate responsibility and the role of a bank.

We sat down with Ed Clark, President and CEO of TD Bank Group to ask questions about corporate responsibility and the role of a bank.