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Last update: 2018-04-18 11:43:24
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About Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Royal Bank Building in Toronto, Canada. Photo: Siqbal via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)The Royal Bank of Canada (in French, Banque Royale du Canada, and commonly RBC in either language) was founded in 1864 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is the largest financial institution in Canada by measured deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves sixteen million clients and has more than 81,000 employees worldwide.
| Website | http://www.rbc.com |
| Headquarters |
200 Bay Street
ON M5J 2J5 Toronto
Canada
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| CEO/chair |
David I. McKay CEO |
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| Annual reports |
Corporate Citizenship report 2017 Annual Report 2017 |
| Ownership |
listed on NYSE Euronext, SIX Swiss Exchange & Toronto Stock Exchange
Royal Bank of Canada's share holder structure can be accessed here. |
Related Dodgy Deals
Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC) 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.
Projects - active profiles
Annova LNG Terminal United States profile
Atlantic Coast Pipeline United States profile
Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines Canada profile
Israeli illegal settlements - international - profile
Keystone XL pipeline United States profile
Line 3 Pipeline Replacement Project (L3RP) United States profile
Mountain Valley Pipeline United States profile
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada profile
There are no active projects for Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) now.
Projects - on record profiles
Canadian tar sands Canada profile
Grasberg gold and copper mine Indonesia profile
Great Barrier Reef Coal & Gas Exports Australia profile
Mountain top removal coal mining United States profile
Offshore Detention Centres Australia profile
Toka Tindung gold mine Indonesia profile
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Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:Investment policies
Royal Bank of Canada's Corporate Social Responsibility webpage can be viewed here.
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Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and the Equator Principles
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) adopted the Equator Principles in 2003.
Reporting on the Equator Principles
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
- Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is in compliance with its reporting obligations. The 2017 report can be found here.
Dodgy Deals
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
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BankTrack has assessed Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) on its implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in June 2016. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is assessed as a Laggard, with a total score of 0.5/12.
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Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is reporting on the implementation here.
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