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- RBC was named to the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index 2008
under the Carbon Disclosure Project, an honour roll recognizing
world leaders in governance and disclosure of the financial risks
and opportunities resulting from climate change. Among financial
institutions, RBC was ranked number one in Canada, and tied for
second place globally.
- RBC was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an
annual review that recognizes the world’s financial, social and
environmental corporate leaders. RBC was also named to the DJSI
North America Index.
- In September 2008, RBC’s operations in Guernsey, British Isles,
were awarded the Keep Guernsey Green Award, which recognizes
companies that are making a significant effort to divert their waste
from the island’s limited landfill sites and into recycling schemes
instead.
- RBC was recognized as an environmentally aware business through
EcoActive for Jersey, a government run program on the British Isle
of Jersey.
- An affordable housing development in Martha’s Vineyard,
Massachusetts, financed by the RBC Tax Credit Equity Group, was
awarded with the 2008 Urban Land Institute’s J. Ronald Terwilliger
Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Award. Entries are
judged on criteria including extent of affordability, involvement
of public/private partnership, energy cost savings and innovative
building technologies that reduce cost and improve environmental
efficiency.
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