TORONTO and CHICAGO, Dec. 20,
2018 /CNW/ - BMO Financial Group has published its 2018 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The report can
be downloaded at https://corporate-responsibility.bmo.com/reports/.
The 2018 ESG Report provides BMO's environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, focused on issues identified by our
stakeholders as most affecting our sustainability. The report also includes the Public Accountability Statements for Bank of
Montreal and its applicable subsidiaries: Bank of Montreal Mortgage Corporation, BMO Life
Assurance Company and BMO Life Insurance Company.
"Sustainability is a driver of innovation and opportunity for BMO," said Simon Fish, General
Counsel for BMO Financial Group and Chair of BMO's Sustainability Council. "Through ongoing engagement with our investors and
other stakeholders, our approach to sustainability has allowed us to identify shared interests and to build trust."
Highlights of our 2018 ESG Report include:
- Assisting our clients in navigating the global transition to a lower carbon economy, including the underwriting of more
than US$6.3 billion in green or sustainable bonds
- Participating in $6.8 billion of renewable energy equity and debt financing and providing
$3.9 billion of loan commitments to renewable energy entities and projects
- Enhancing our disclosures on climate change risks and opportunities, including a new Appendix on climate change and an
index aligning our disclosure with the recommendations of Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-Related Financial
Disclosure (TCFD)
- Donating $63.5 million to registered charities and non-profit organizations in Canada and the United States
In 2018, BMO's ESG disclosure contributed to the company's standing on numerous rankings, including:
- Ethisphere Institute's list of the 2018 World's Most Ethical Companies
- Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (2018/19) for the 14th year in a row
- Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index (2018) for the third year in a row
- Thomson Reuters Global Diversity & Inclusion Index (2018) for the second consecutive year (and the only Canadian Bank
in the top 25 companies)
About BMO Financial Group
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank,
by assets, in North America. With total assets of $774 billion as
of October 31, 2018, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range
of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million
customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO
Capital Markets.
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