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About Desjardins Group

The Desjardins Group, founded in 1900, is the largest financial cooperative in Canada. The Group operates a total of 271 caisses: cooperatives that are owned by its members. The Group provides financial services such as consumer banking, asset-based lending and investment banking. Desjardins has its largest presence in Quebec, but is also well established in Ontario.

Website https://www.desjardins.com
Headquarters
100 Des Commandeurs Street
QC G6V 7N5 Lévis
Canada
CEO/chair Guy Cormier
CEO
Supervisor
Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)
Annual reports CSR Report 2020
Annual report 2020
Ownership

The Desjardins Group is a cooperative bank, comprised of a network of caisses. Every caisse is a cooperative owned by its members. As such, it is not publicly listed on a stock exchange.

Complaints and grievances

Desjardins Group operates a Comments, dissatisfactions and complaints channel, which can be accessed here.

Related Dodgy Deals

Desjardins Group has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

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As extreme weather rages, RBC extends "sustainability" loan to Enbridge, actively expanding gas and tar sands pipelines

Consortium of banks finance pipeline builder in the lead up to COP 26 climate summit
2021-09-24 | Toronto, Canada | Giniw Collective, Stand.earth
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Groundbreaking research reveals the financiers of the coal industry

Today, Urgewald & partners published an analysis of the financiers & investors behind the entire coal industry for the 1st time. One of the shocking results was that banks provide more money to coal than in 2016.
2021-02-25 | urgewald, Reclaim Finance
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Desjardins adopts a robust coal exit policy

2020-12-18 | Reclaim Finance
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Desjardins becomes the first Canadian financial institution to sign the Principles for Responsible Banking

2019-09-16 | Montréal | Desjardins
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Desjardins adopts policy to combat climate change

2018-01-15 | Coop News
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Indigenous Groups Lead Movement to Call on Banks to Drop Enbridge’s Controversial Line 3 Pipeline

Tribal Nations based in Minnesota oppose the project and the Minnesota Department of Commerce has condemned it
2017-09-21 | Minneapolis, MN | Honor the Earth, Rainforest Action Network
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Desjardins considering withdrawal from Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

2017-09-12 | The Globe and Mail
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Desjardins suspends oil pipes lending

2017-09-11 | Co-operative Press
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Trans Mountain backer Desjardins suspends lending for pipelines over concerns for environment

2017-07-10 | Calgary | Financial Post
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Who's bankrolling TransCanada?

Banking on TransCanada means banking on Keystone XL
2017-03-24 | Alison Kirsch - Rainforest Action Network
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Rainforest Action Network study ranks financed emissions of Canadian banks

Website lets customers compare carbon footprint of personal accounts
2008-11-19 | San fransisco | Rainforest Action Network

Documents

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Carbon Footprint Report 2020

2021-11-16 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
annual reports

CSR Report 2020

2021-06-08 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
annual reports

Annual report 2020

2021-05-03 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Responsible investment policy

2021-04-13 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Sustainable development policy

2021-03-24 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Position on coal

2020-12-17 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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2020 Report: Desjardins Group maintains its commitments to sustainable development

2020-12-16 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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CSR report 2019

2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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Annual report 2019

2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
other documents

Financial institutions leading the coal-to-clean energy transition

The Powering Past Coal Alliance celebrates reaching over 100 members
2020-06-02 00:00:00 | Powering Past Coal Alliance
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Social and cooperative responsibility report 2018

2019-06-24 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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Annual report 2018

2019-04-16 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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Policy on climate change

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2019-02-11 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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Annual report 2017

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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Social and cooperative responsibility report 2017

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Supplier code of conduct

2017-12-31 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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Annual report 2016

2017-03-31 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
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Social and cooperative responsibility report 2016

2017-03-31 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Anti-money laundering questionnaire

2016-03-10 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group

Links

Social responsibility and cooperation page

https://www.desjardins.com/ca/about-us/social-responsibility-cooperation/index.jsp

Policies

Voluntary standards

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Investment policies

Desjardins Group's web page on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

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Responsible investment policy

2021-04-13 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Sustainable development policy

2021-03-24 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Position on coal

2020-12-17 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Policy on climate change

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2019-02-11 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Supplier code of conduct

2017-12-31 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group
csr policies

Anti-money laundering questionnaire

2016-03-10 00:00:00 | Desjardins Group

Good moves

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2020

Desjardins adopts a robust coal exit policy

The Quebec financial group Desjardins has just published the details of its thermal coal policy. This policy covers all the essential exclusion criteria that will allow it to completely phase out coal by 2030 in the OECD and 2040 in the rest of the world. Desjardins becomes the 17th financial institution…