TORONTO and CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - TD Bank
Group (TD) is proud to be included in the Bloomberg
Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the sixth consecutive year. TD was
one of 418 companies from across 45 countries and regions included
in the 2022 Bloomberg GEI, which recognizes companies committed to
transparency in gender-data reporting.
Bloomberg's standardized reporting framework offers public
companies the opportunity to disclose information on how they
promote gender equality, measured across five areas: female
leadership and talent pipeline, equal pay and gender pay
parity, inclusive culture, anti-sexual harassment policies, and
pro-women brand.
"We're committed to supporting women and their career
aspirations through various talent initiatives, mentoring programs
and leadership development opportunities across TD and feel
honoured to once again see our efforts recognized in the Bloomberg
GEI," says Christine (Chris) Morris,
Senior Executive Vice President, Transformation, Enablement &
Customer Experience and Executive Chair of the TD Women in
Leadership Committee. "As we continue to focus on evolving our
strategic approach and enhancing the ways we help support women at
all stages of their careers, we'll continue to benchmark our
efforts through the Bloomberg global reference index."
The TD Women in Leadership committee actively focuses on the
development of current and future women leaders across the Bank,
across a network of more than 14,000 women and allies. In addition,
TD invests significant resources in its inclusive leadership
strategy and provides extensive learning and development programs
to help managers at every level develop actionable strategies to
help build diverse teams to leverage their full potential.
TD adopts UN's Women's
Empowerment Principles
TD furthered its commitment to gender equity last month by
becoming a signatory to the United Nations' Women's Empowerment
Principles (WEPs).
Established by UN Global
Compact and UN Women, the WEPs are
a set of principles that offer guidance on how to promote gender
equality and women's empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and
community. The WEPs are informed by international labour and human
rights standards and grounded in the recognition that businesses
have a stake in, and a responsibility for, gender equality and
women's empowerment.
TD proudly adheres to the 7 WEPs:
- Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender
equity.
- Treat all women and men fairly at work - respect and
support human rights and nondiscrimination.
- Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all women
and men workers.
- Promote education, training, and professional development
for women.
- Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing
practices that empower women.
- Promote equality through community initiatives and
advocacy.
- Measure and publicly report on progress to achieve
gender equality.
"Becoming a signatory to the United Nations Women's Empowerment
Principles helps demonstrate the Bank's commitment in action and
illustrates our efforts to help enable and empower women from all
backgrounds," says Morris.
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively
known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the "Bank"). TD is the fifth
largest bank in North America by
assets and serves more than 26 million customers in three key
businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres
around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD
Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD
Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America's Most
Convenient Bank®, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth
(U.S.), and an investment in The Charles Schwab Corporation; and
Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the
world's leading online financial services firms, with more than 15
million active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$1.7 trillion in assets on October 31, 2021. The Toronto-Dominion Bank
trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.
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About the Women's Empowerment Principles
The Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) guide businesses on
how to promote gender equality and empower women in the workplace,
marketplace and community. Jointly established by the UN Global Compact and UN Women, the WEPs and underpinned by
international labour standards and human rights and by the
recognition that businesses have an important role in promoting
gender equality and women's empowerment. Adopting the seven
principles is the best way that businesses can deliver on the
ambitions for gender equality and women's empowerment as outlined
in the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and in the 17
SDGs.
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