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BMO’s Purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life, informs our strategy, drives our ambition, and reinforces our commitment to double the good. It’s how we are driving progress for our colleagues, customers and communities.

Double the Good

For a thriving economy

doubling our support to address key barriers faced by women-, minority- and small business owners

Goal surpassed to address key barriers faced by minority businesses, communities and families in the United States

Progress towards our target to double the size of our Indigenous Banking business to $8 billion

For a sustainable future

an industry-leading approach to drive climate change solutions and sustainable outcomes

in capital to clients pursuing sustainable outcomes through green, social and sustainable lending, underwriting, advisory services, and investment

Net zero financed emissions in our lending by 2050

For an inclusive society

zero barriers to inclusion for our colleagues, customers and communities, for a more equitable future for all

More than 40% of senior leaders are women—and that’s been true for the last six years

More than 25% of senior managers in Canada and the U.S. are people of colour

2022

in community giving

donated by employees through
our annual Giving Campaign

A message from our CEO

Our commitment to sustainability is guided by our Purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life, for our clients, colleagues and the communities we serve. Our Purpose informs our strategy, drives our ambition, and inspires our commitment to progress. Our business performance enables us to put our Purpose into action and supports our efforts to make progress for a thriving economy, a sustainable future and an inclusive society – underpinned by a foundation of trust.

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For a thriving economy

We are doubling our support for women- and minority-owned businesses to address key barriers faced by those business owners and their communities through lending, investing, giving and engagement. We continue to focus on small business lending overall as the engine of growth in communities across our footprint.

Our practice areas include:

  • BMO EMpower 2.0
  • BMO Community Benefits Plan – A Plan Informed by
  • Community Engagement
  • BMO for Women
  • Community reinvestment

For a sustainable future

We are committed to be our clients’ lead partner in the transition to a net zero future. We are mobilizing $300 billion in support of sustainable finance and driving solutions to sustainability challenges through our $250 million Impact Fund and the BMO Climate Institute.

Our practice areas include:

  • BMO Climate Institute
  • Sustainable finance
  • Environment and social risk management
  • Climate change
  • Operational sustainability
  • Sustainable procurement

For an inclusive society

We are focused on providing access to opportunities and enabling growth for our colleagues, our customers and the communities we serve through our Zero Barriers to Inclusion 2025 strategy. We are committed to supporting equity, equality and inclusion and to building a more just society – especially for groups facing systemic barriers.

Our practice areas include:

  • Diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Employee giving
  • Community giving

Building a foundation of trust

Earning the trust of our stakeholders is a foundation of our business success, and it enables us to deliver on our Purpose. It starts with living up to our values of integrity, empathy, diversity and responsibility in every decision and every action.

Our practice areas include:

  • Business conduct
  • Code of conduct

2022 Sustainability Report and Public Accountability Statement

BMO’s latest Sustainability report outlines key environmental, social and governance areas of interest to our stakeholders and discloses our performance in these areas.

  • Download BMO's 2022 Sustainability Report and Public Accountability
  • Statement

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