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TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2021
TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2021 /CNW/ - Scotiabank has once again been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), a reference index which recognizes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and gender equality in the workforce. This is the fourth year in a row that the Bank has been included in the index, which has recently expanded to include 380 companies across 11 sectors.
"Inclusion is central to our values at Scotiabank because we know that it only makes our winning team stronger," said Barb Mason, Scotiabank's Group Head and Chief Human Resources Officer. "We're proud to once again be recognized for our commitment to gender equality along with our peers, and we recognize how important gender equality is to our financial performance as a global financial institution."
Using a standardized reporting framework, the GEI tracks the financial performance of public companies committed to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency, and measures gender equality across five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline, equal pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, sexual harassment policies, and pro-women brand.
Scotiabank's commitment to prioritize equality and the inclusion of women include:
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of over 90,000 employees and assets of approximately $1.1 trillion (as at October 31, 2020), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit http://www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.
SOURCE The Bank of Nova Scotia
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