TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2015 /CNW/ - Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) launched its 2015 Online Annual Report today, providing its shareholders, employees, clients, and the broader community with an interactive, online overview of its progress in 2015 and focus looking forward.

View RBC's 2015 Online Annual Report: rbc.com/ar2015.

The online report highlights the efforts undertaken and progress underway to deliver on RBC's purpose - To help clients thrive and communities prosper. In 2015, RBC applied its strengths to execute on its strategy, achieve record performance, bring the best to clients, enable employees, and contribute time, funds and expertise to support the community.

The mobile-friendly website is designed to provide an interactive, multi-media experience. Users can quickly look up the information they need, watch video messages from RBC executives, create a customized report and easily share content via LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

ABOUT RBC

Royal Bank of Canada is Canada's largest bank, and one of the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. We employ approximately 81,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 37 other countries. For more information, please visit rbc.com.‎ 

RBC helps communities prosper, supporting a broad range of community initiatives through donations, sponsorships and employee volunteer activities. In 2014, we contributed more than $111 million to causes worldwide, including donations and community investments of more than $76 million and $35 million in sponsorships.

SOURCE RBC