TECHNOLOGY @ RBC
ESG performance highlights: Putting our Purpose into practice
Royal Bank of Canada is a purpose-driven, principles-led organization
How we deliver value
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Building & attracting talent
and driving a diverse &
inclusive culture
46% women executives (1) and
47% women (1) on RBC's Board
of Directors
21% of executives (1)(2) are
Black, Indigenous and People
of Colour (BIPOC)
#4 globally in the Refinitiv
Diversity & Inclusion Index,
ranking over 9,000 listed
companies
Increasing our staffing goals for
BIPOC executives from 20% to
30% with a focus on increasing
Black and Indigenous
representation (4)
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Sustainable finance and
responsible investment
$8.8 billion in financing for
sustainable bonds and loans,
representing 64% growth over
2019
Published policy restrictions on
lending to sensitive sectors,
including coal and the Arctic
Focused strategy to integrate ESG
across all businesses in Capital
Markets led by a dedicated
Sustainable Finance Group
Total value of socially responsible
investments and impact assets
under management grew to $7.7
billion (5)
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Climate change: accelerating
clean economic growth
Enterprise climate change strategy,
RBC Climate Blueprint, aims to support
clients in the low-carbon transition
Joined pilot project on climate risk
scenarios led by the Bank of Canada
and OSFI
Annual TCFD (3) aligned disclosures
Carbon neutral in our global operations
since 2017
124 organizations supported with over
$9 million in funding through RBC Tech
for Nature - a multi-year commitment
by the RBC Foundation to accelerate
tech-based sustainability solutions
Preparing youth for the
future of work
Through RBC Future Launch,
we are dedicating $500 million
over 10 years to help young
people gain meaningful
employment through work
experience, skills development
and networking; we have
reached over 2.5 million
Canadian youth through 500+
partner programs since 2017
Committing to invest $50 million
from 2020 to 2025 to create
meaningful and transformative
pathways to prosperity for
25,000 BIPOC youth (4)
Governance & Integrity
Responsible governance, a strong risk-aware culture and effective risk management underpin our business and are integral to our Environment, Social and
Governance (ESG) performance. ESG performance improvement is also factored into CEO and Group Executive compensation.
(1) Represents data as at October 31, 2020 for our businesses in Canada governed by the Employment Equity Act (Canada); Board composition is reflective as of October 31, 2020. (2) Based on employee self-identification and aligned
to the definitions of the Employment Equity Act in Canada; (3) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD); (4) RBC's Actions Against Systemic Racism. (5) As of F2019
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