Coming together across borders to help those in need, Scotiabank employees from Toronto joined their colleagues in El Salvador to construct homes for victims of recent natural disasters. The international team came together to support the "A Roof for My Country" program, sponsored by Scotiabank El Salvador.


2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Report >
Public Accountability Statement

Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report covers the Bank’s economic, social and environmental impacts and performance in 2006. For the first time, the report includes overview sections explaining the Bank’s business lines and financial performance, as well as key performance indicators, major achievements over the past year and future goals. The report is organized by stakeholder group – customers, employees and the community – and also covers corporate governance and environmental impacts.

2006 is a transition year.We will be moving much of the information traditionally incorporated into our CSR Report onto our website in 2007. In the meantime, we have created a longer, interactive version of the 2006 report, available on our website. Although the report is designed to satisfy Canadian Public Accountability Statement regulatory requirements*, we have included more information on corresponding global activities wherever possible. A Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reference table is incorporated into the interactive version.

*Scotiabank’s 2006 Public Accountability Statement (PAS) / Corporate Social Responsibility Report is published in accordance with section 3 of Public Accountability Statements (Banks, Insurance Companies, Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations for the fiscal year November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2006.