Category: Environmental stewardship
Carbon neutral since 2010, BMO is dedicated to finding creative and data-driven ways to minimize the environmental impact of our operational activities.
BMO Reaches Goal to Match 100 Per Cent of Electricity Usage with Renewables
Corporate social responsibility, Environmental stewardship
BMO has announced it has reached an important milestone in its commitment to a sustainable future: it has met its 2020 goal, announced last April, to match 100 per cent of its electricity usage with electricity produced from renewable sources across global operations. This achievement includes investment in Renewal Energy Certificates from wind, solar and […]
Executing our Milwaukee BMO Tower move with the environment in mind
Environmental stewardship
Our 170-year history in, and commitment to, the Milwaukee community is represented in the 336-foot BMO Tower, as is our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment. While the future of work may look a little different, the tower will provide employees with a transformational, safe and collaborative office environment in a critical market […]
BMO named to the top ten of Corporate Knights’ 2020 Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens list
Corporate social responsibility, Environmental stewardship
BMO has been named to the top ten of Corporate Knights’ 2020 Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens list. Ranked first among the major banks and ninth overall, BMO was recognized for its sizable portfolio of sustainable loans, as well as its enterprise-wide commitment to creating a sustainable future throughout its operations. Learn more by visiting […]
BMO announces bold renewable energy goal
Environmental stewardship
At BMO, we’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment. That’s why we recently announced a 2020 goal to match 100 per cent of our electricity usage with electricity produced from renewable sources across global operations. The initiative includes investment in Renewal Energy Certificates, and will enable the generation of nearly 400,000 MWh of […]
Sustainability in our spaces
Environmental stewardship
At BMO, we recognize that climate change is one of the major global challenges of our time, and we strive to be a leader in environmental sustainability. Today, many of us are not going to work in our office buildings, and we’re adjusting to new ways of working remotely. We’ve powered down many of our […]
Repurposing office materials to drive positive change
Environmental stewardship
With more than 1,800 facilities around the world, BMO is continually looking for opportunities to drive positive change through our focus on sustainable real estate practices. That’s why we’ve partnered with our furniture supplier, Teknion, a Canadian company that has an industry leading program that helps customers divert unused furniture with a goal of achieving […]