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Scotiabank Wins Best Corporate Sustainability Strategy at ESG Investing Awards 2022


TORONTO, Feb. 2, 2022 /CNW/ - Scotiabank is proud to announce that it has won Best Corporate Sustainability Strategy at the ESG Investing Awards 2022, the world's leading awards celebrating excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research, ratings, funds and products. The ESG Investing Awards are the only awards devoted to assessing and evaluating the best companies involved in all areas of ESG investing across the globe. 

Scotiabank's approach to ESG focuses on four pillars ? Environmental Action, Economic Resilience, Inclusive Society and Leadership & Governance ? to maximize the Bank's impact in addressing important sustainability challenges.

"We are so proud to win Best Corporate Sustainability Strategy at this year's ESG Investing Awards and to be recognized for our leadership in investing in our communities, addressing climate risk and promoting racial and gender equality," says Meigan Terry, Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact, Sustainability and Communications Officer at Scotiabank. "As a leading bank in Canada and across the Americas, Scotiabank recognizes the important role we play in building a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable world."

Scotiabank's corporate sustainability strategy includes the Bank's Climate Commitments and additional key initiatives such as:

The ESG Investing Awards, now in their third year, are judged by an independent panel of experts from industry and academia. The Awards celebrate the most impactful products, funds and initiatives that are making a positive contribution towards the integrity, uptake, and success of ESG investing.

To read more about Scotiabank's sustainability strategy and climate commitments visit www.scotiabank.com/sustainability.

About Scotiabank

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future," we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of approximately 90,000 employees and assets of approximately $1.2 trillion (as at October 31, 2021), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit http://www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.

SOURCE Scotiabank


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