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2008

BMO Financial Group Makes Greater Toronto’s Top 75 Employers List

BMO Financial Group was recently named one of Greater Toronto’s Top 75 Employers in 2008 for the fourth year in a row. Greater Toronto's Top Employers is an annual competition organized by Mediacorp Canada Inc.’s, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes the Greater Toronto employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

Progressive Aboriginal Relations Award – Gold Level Standing

The Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business (CCAB) honoured BMO in 2008 with a gold level standing in the Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) award for initiating Aboriginal community economic development. PAR provides a framework for business to examine their approach to the emerging Aboriginal marketplace and gives them tools to help improve their performance. The PAR Award included a rigorous evaluation of BMO’s employment practices for Aboriginal people including recruitment, retention and promotion.

BMO Financial Group Wins Prestigious International Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards

October 30, 2008 - BMO Financial Group collected three Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards at a gala presentation in Orlando, Florida on October 15th, including the Platinum Award for Most Outstanding Organizational Achievement, the top award from amongst all companies nominated in all categories.

BMO Selected for Inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

September 24, 2008 – BMO Financial Group has been selected for the fourth consecutive year for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) North America Index. This recognition places BMO in the leading 20% in terms of sustainability of the 600 biggest North American companies in the Dow Jones World Index.

BMO Recognized as a Leader in Climate Disclosure

September 23, 2008 – BMO Financial Group has been named as one of two Canadian banks in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for 2008.

FTSE4Good Series Index recognize BMO's environmental efforts

September 12, 2008 - BMO Financial Group has been selected for the fourth consecutive year for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Series Index.

The FTSE4Good inclusion criteria are enhanced regularly and demand continued improvement in CR practices in order for companies to gain or maintain inclusion in the index

BMO Financial Group Distinguished as an Energy-Efficiency Trailblazer

May 2, 2008 - BMO was awarded the Uptime Institute 2008 Green Enterprise IT Award for IT Hardware Asset Utilization. The award recognizes the success of a cross-business team from the bank’s Technology and Operations division in reducing power consumption and improving energy efficiency in the data centre. Specifically, the team managed to save a total of 526 kilowatts of power through the elimination of 409 servers, 40 peripheral devices and two storage subsystems.

Corporate Knights Best 50 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking 2008

Corporate Knights For the sixth consecutive year, BMO Financial Group was recognized for its leadership in corporate social responsibility ranked by Corporate Knights as one of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens.

BMO Mutual Funds wins DALBAR Service Award

January 2008 - For the second year in a row, BMO Mutual Funds has proved that its service is second to none. The team earned the 2007 Mutual Funds Service Award presented by DALBAR, a leading financial services firm. The award recognizes the BMO Investment Centre for providing the best overall service to investors last year in both English and French.

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