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Recognition
2004 Awards
Corporate Responsibility
- Canada's Most Respected Corporation 2004 for "Corporate
Social Responsibility" (KPMG/Ipsos Reid poll);
- Number one in Corporate Social Responsibility "Banking"
category (Report on Business Magazine);
- Canada's Best 50 Corporate Citizens (Corporate Knights).
Arts
- 2004 National Post Award for Business in the Arts (Most
Innovative Marketing Sponsorship) for RBC's partnership
with the National Ballet of Canada in its tour of Western
Canada.
Community involvement
- Best Community Support award (Manitoba Customer Contact
Association) to the RBC Royal Direct team in Winnipeg;
- Leaders in Business (Chevron Canada Resources) Bronze
Award to RBC in Calgary, honouring exemplary employee volunteerism
and partnerships with non-profit groups.
Diversity
- Eid-ul-Adha Award for Commitment to Diversity and Support
of South Asian Communities (Association of Progressive Muslims
of Ontario);
- 2004 Best Practices Award (Greater Vancouver Business
Leadership Network/BC Centre for Ability), for leadership
and commitment to hiring people with disabilities;
- 2004 Canada's Gender Intelligent Companies (Thomas Yaccato
Group's poll of women).
Economic development
- 2004 Housing North Carolina Award for Affordable Housing
(NC Housing FinanceAgency), given to RBC Centura for our
construction financing solution to LIFE House, a residential
project that provides affordable housing for people with
disabilities;
- 2004 North Carolina International Community and Economic
Development Award (NC Department of Commerce), given to
RBC Centura, this is for foreign-owned companies that embrace
the North Carolina communities in which they do business.
Environment
- Climate Leadership Index (Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)/Innovest).
RBC was among 50 large companies worldwide recognized as
leaders in understanding and addressing a breadth of climate
change issues based on our responses to CDP's second information
request to the FT500 Global Index of companies.
Employer/Labour Practices
- Canada's Most Respected Corporation 2004 for "Human
Resources Management" (KPMG/Ipsos Reid poll);
- Best Employer for 50-Plus Canadians (Canadian Association
for Retired Persons), awarded to RBC Royal Bank's Global
Banking Service Centre, for treatment of olderworkers, in
the areas of recruitment and retention, skill development,
compensation and benefits, retirement planning and education;
- 2004 Award of Recognition (Vanier Institute of the Family)
for RBC's leadership and commitment to families through
our comprehensive work/life programs;
- 2004 Career Edge Spirit Award for providing the best
experience to interns working in Career Edge, Ability Edge
and Career Bridge programs, based on nominations from interns;
- 2004 Ability Edge Host Award (Career Edge) for RBC having
the most people working inthis internship program for graduates
with disabilities;
- 2004 Alberta's Top 50 Employers (Alberta Venture Magazine),
recognizing RBC as one of Alberta's largest employers;
- T.E.A.M. Award (Twin Cities RISE! Responsible, Independent,
Skilled, Employed). RBC Dain Rauscher was the first recipient
of this award recognizing companies that offer career opportunities
to under-employed adults living in poverty.
Governance, Compliance and Ethics
- Canada's Most Respected Corporation 2004 for "Corporate
Governance" (KPMG/Ipsos Reid poll);
- Board Games (Report on Business Magazine), RBC ranked
fifth in corporate governance rankings in Canada;
- Best Corporate Governance (IR Magazine 2004 Awards);
- Overall Award of Excellence in Corporate Reporting (Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants);
- Ranked fourth in annual survey of corporate governance
(Canadian Business magazine).
Privacy
- Top 5 Most Trusted Companies for Privacy in Canada (Ponemon
Institute survey in which Canadian consumers were asked
to name the companies they most trusted for protecting and
safeguarding sensitive personal information).
Sustainability Awards and Indices
RBC is listed on the following sustainability indices for
investors:
Dow Jones Sustainability Index, recognizing financial, social
and environmental leaders (fifth consecutive year);
FTSE4Good Index (fourth consecutive year);
 Jantzi
Social Index, recognizing environmental and social leadership
- ACCA-CERES North American Sustainability Reporting Awards
(shortlist), for RBC's 2003 suite of financial and non-financial
reports, published in 2004.
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