Memberships and Associations

Through our ongoing affiliation with a number of business, public policy, and community organizations, we continue to contribute to the discussion and use the knowledge we gain to enhance our own corporate responsibility practices. These organizations include:

Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada (AFOA) AFOA was founded as a not-for-profit association in 1999 to help Aboriginal people better manage and govern their communities and organizations through a focus on enhancing finance and management practices and skills. BMO is a corporate member and sponsor of major AFOA events.

Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) is a professional industry association that provides the chartered banks of Canada with information, research and operational support, and contributes to the development of public policy on financial services.

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) is a business-led, non-profit corporate social responsibility (CSR) consultancy and peer-to-peer learning organization. CBSR members have made a commitment to operate in a socially, environmentally and financially responsible manner.

Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) represents Canadian institutional shareholders in the promotion of corporate governance practices that best align the interests of boards and management with those of the shareholder.

Catalyst is the leading non-profit corporate membership research and advisory organization working globally with businesses and professional groups to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business.

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Equator Principles is a financial industry benchmark for determining, assessing and managing social and environmental risk in project financing. BMO adopted the Equator Principles in 2005.

Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) is comprised of more than 220 international companies working to maximize their impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to advancing opportunities for employees to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. The ILO promotes rights at work, encourages decent employment opportunities, enhances social protection and strengthens dialogue in handling work-related issues.

BMO Financial Group is a signatory to the United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), a global partnership between UNEP and the financial sector. As a signatory, we acknowledge globally recognized principles of environmental protection and sustainable development.

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