Investor Presentation
Our history of climate action
2007
First purchase
of renewable
energy
2009
Became lead investor
in the Greening
Canada Fund for
carbon offset projects
Named to the
CDP Global 500
Carbon Disclosure
Leadership Index for
the first time
2018
Began reporting in
line with TCFD
Delivered Board of
Directors climate
change risk and
disclosure training
2020
Achieved 100% renewable
electricity across global
operations
Included climate change in our
Enterprise Risk Appetite
Statement and introduced
climate-related key risk metric
Developed digital climate risk
analytics platform
2022
Rolled out enterprise-wide "Climate Change Essentials"
training for all BMO employees and Board of Directors
Introduced our Environmental and Social Risk Corporate
Policy
Established and chaired the Government of Canada's
Sustainable Finance Action Council (SFAC), and Net-Zero
Capital Allocation Working Group
2008
Established
operational GHG
footprint and first
emissions reduction
target
Became the first
Canadian financial
institution to achieve
ISO 14001:2004
certification for a
large office building
2010
Achieved carbon
neutrality in
operations
Named to the
CDP Global 500
Carbon
Performance
Leadership Index
for the first time
2019
Established
Sustainable Finance
team and our first
sustainable finance
target
Issued first
sustainability bond
Incorporated climate
change into our
enterprise-wide risk
taxonomy
2021
Joined the Partnership for
Carbon Accounting Financials
(PCAF) and began quantifying
our financed emissions
Signed United Nations (UN)
Principles for Responsible
Banking
Launched BMO's Climate
Ambition
Established the BMO Climate
Institute
Established the Energy
Transition Group within BMO
Capital Markets
Joined the UN-convened Net-
Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)
2023
Advanced our climate commercialization strategy, focused on
integrating BMO Radicle's capabilities, mobilizing the
Commercial Bank strategy and implementing cross-bank
enablers
Established dedicated E&S Risk Management team within
Enterprise Risk and Portfolio Management
Completed climate scenario analyses covering physical and
transition risk on climate-sensitive wholesale lending
portfolios, transition risk on the trading book, physical risk on
real estate lending, and physical risk on BMO's own operations
Chaired the Canadian Bankers Association's Environmental
Specialists Group and Climate Scenario Analysis Working Group
Launched an internal Climate Products and Services page to
support lines of business
Launched our Greener Future Financing program
Joined the UN Principles for Responsible Banking Nature
Target Setting Working Group to innovate nature target-
setting for banks
Joined the Net Zero Engagement Initiative to expand BMO
GAM's Paris-aligned engagements to European-domiciled
companies
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Investor Presentation ⚫ February 2024
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