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RBC provides representation and input to a number of industry, community and professional organizations with environmental mandates including:
Canadian Bankers Association Environmental Issues Specialist Group
Canadian Brownfield Network
Canadian Business for Social Responsibility
Canadian Standards Association
Conference Board of Canada
Environmental Bankers Association
United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative
We are committed to working with all material stakeholders to help manage our environmental risks, pursue business opportunities and minimize the impact of our operations.
Canadian Bankers Association Environmental Issues Specialist Group (EISG)
The Canadian Bankers AssociationEnvironmental Issues Specialist Group, comprised of representatives from Canadian banks, examines and comments on environmental legislation as it relates to lending practices, bankruptcy and realization, and liability issues.
Canadian Brownfield Network
The Canadian Brownfield Network, established in 2004, is a national advocacy network for brownfield practitioners and stakeholders who want to effect change regarding brownfields redevelopment in Canada. A brownfield is a property that is, or is perceived to be, environmentally impacted by a contaminant or pollutant.
Canadian Business for Social Responsibility
Canadian Business for Social Responsibility is a business-led, non-profit corporate social responsibility consultancy and peer-to-peer learning organization that provides its members with counsel and customized advisory services and aims to improve performance, while contributing to a better world.
Canadian Standards Association
The Canadian Standards Association(CSA) is a not for profit private sector organization responsible for the development of a variety of standards.
Conference Board of Canada
The Conference Board of Canada is a not-for-profit Canadian organization that takes a business-like approach to its operations, while acting as specialists in economic trends, as well as organizational performance and public policy issues. Among other groups within the Conference Board of Canada, RBC is a member of the Business Council for Sustainability, a cross-industry network, which assists organizations in exchanging insights and experiences, while discovering practices in environmental management and corporate sustainability.
Environmental Bankers Association (EBA)
The Environmental Bankers Associationis a non-profit trade association, established in 1994 in response to heightened sensitivity to environmental risk management issues. The EBA represents the financial services industry, including bank and non-bank financial institutions, insurers, and those who provide services to them.
United Nations Environmental Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
The UNEP FI is a unique global partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the private financial sector. Through regional activities, comprehensive work programmes, training programmes and research, UNEP FI carries out its mission to identify, promote, and realize the adoption of best environmental and sustainability practice at all levels of financial institution operations.
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