| 1891 |
Our first donation on record, $250 to the Springhill
Mine accident relief fund. |
| 1902 |
We hire our first woman: Jennie Moore from Vancouver. |
| 1929 |
We start our corporate art collection. |
| 1943 |
We publish the first issue of Royal Bank Monthly Letter,
devoted to topics of citizenship. |
| 1947 |
We are the first sponsor of the Canadian Olympic Association. |
| 1979 |
We establish an Equal Employment Opportunity program. |
| 1987 |
We produce our first report outlining our contribution
to society and the economy. |
| 1991 |
We are the first chartered bank in Canada to publish
a privacy code. |
| 1992 |
We are the first North American signatory to the United
Nations policy on the environment. |
| 1992 |
We are the first bank in Canada to provide Braille
statements. |
| 2000 |
We are the first Canadian bank to be named to the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index. |
| 2003 |
We are the first Canadian bank to adopt the Equator
Principles, to assess the social and environmental impacts
of large-scale project finance deals, and we also sign
the revised version in 2006. |
| 2006 |
We are a founding member of the Canadian Aboriginal
and Minority Supplier Council. |
| 2007 |
We are the only Canadian bank to be named one of the
"Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the
World." |
