LÉVIS, QC, April 2, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Desjardins Group, one of the country's top corporate citizens and one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, is filing its Social and Cooperative Responsibility Report for 2012.
This report highlights, among other things, the key role the cooperative institution plays in the community, in accordance with its mission. Its most significant achievements include:
- $831.2 million in socially responsible investment fund assets
- $62.7 million earmarked for training and personal development activities
- $6 million allocated to disease prevention and health promotion
- $18.2 million dedicated to financial education and cooperation
- $804 million in development capital investments
- $85 million paid out in sponsorships and donations
Desjardins also generates significant economic benefits in all the regions in which it operates.
"At Desjardins we feel strongly about social responsibility and sustainable development," said Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board, President and CEO of Desjardins Group. "We believe that a responsible organization must strike a balance between economic, social and environmental imperatives to become artisans of sustainable development. We are satisfied with what we have accomplished and, as a cooperative financial group, we promise to do even better."
The report is based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) performance indicators. It also presents Desjardins Group's governance, sustainable development and social responsibility initiatives, garnering recognition for the social and environmental performance of the leading cooperative financial group in Canada.
About Desjardins Group
Desjardins Group is the leading cooperative financial group in Canada with assets of nearly $200 billion. Drawing on the strength of its caisse network in Québec and Ontario and its subsidiaries across Canada, it offers a full range of financial products and services to its members and clients. Desjardins specializes in Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance, in Property and Casualty Insurance, in Personal Services, in Business and Institutional Services. Best Corporate Citizen in Canada for 2012 and among Canada's Top 100 Employers, Desjardins is supported by the skills of its 44,942 employees and the commitment of 5,268 elected officers. Desjardins members and the general public are invited to visit Desjardins Group's education and cooperation program website at www.desjardins.com/co-opme.
SOURCE: DESJARDINS GROUP
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