Our Impact

RBC, RBC Foundation ® and RBC Foundation USA, are proud to be making a commitment of C$2 billion in community investments 1 by 2035.

Today’s societal challenges have the potential to undermine the ability of our clients, employees, shareholders, and communities where we operate to thrive and prosper. We want to do our part to help address these challenges and aim to engage others to contribute to addressing them.

The emissions generated to support our lives and livelihoods are placing the planet on an unsustainable path. 2

Advanced technologies are helping create meaningful careers, but livelihoods are also being displaced and industries dislocated by the shift in in-demand skills. 3

Disparities in prosperity are widening and many people lack the support or opportunity to move up the economic ladder, which contributes to exacerbate growing inequalities. 4 , 5 , 6

Our goal is to be the bank of choice for the transition to a low-carbon and resilient economy.

Our goal is to help our employees and communities where we operate keep pace with the changing world of work to drive mobility, innovation and resilience.

Our goal is to be known by our clients, communities and employees for providing fair and inclusive opportunities for prosperity.

How we will progress towards achieving our Ambitions is guided by our Blueprints. The RBC Blueprints are key to RBC’s long-term success as a business, community investment partner and employer.

Providing support to our clients across sectors in the transition, while focusing first on the areas that we believe present the greatest opportunities and risks 7 . We will continue to measure and track our progress and evolve our strategy to be responsive to the needs of our clients and communities.

To be the bank of choice for the transition to a low-carbon and resilient economy.

Providing our employees and communities where we operate with support to develop in-demand skills and pursue meaningful careers 17 is important to sustain our culture of high performance and to help improve lives in our communities.

To help our employees and communities where we operate keep pace with the changing world of work to drive mobility, innovation and resilience.

Providing fair and inclusive opportunities is important for the wellbeing of society and for the long-term success of our business. We look for ways to turn ideas into action and help our clients become more financially stable, improve the strength and resilience of our communities, and develop our employees’ career potential. While we recognize that we cannot do this alone, we are dedicated to doing our part.

To be known by our clients, communities, and employees for providing fair and inclusive opportunities for prosperity.

Learn how we’re helping to build stronger communities, together.

In 2025, we mobilized C$6 million in humanitarian and relief efforts globally, including disaster response efforts in Canada.

We offer employees with opportunities to support communities in ways that align with their individual interests, together raising over C$30 million 26 in donations to charities and volunteering 340,000 hours globally.

Since inception in 2009, RBC Race for the Kids TM has raised over C$118 million in fundraising, helping to set up youth for a thriving future in our communities.

Healthy, active people contribute to great communities. We support athletes from the playground to the podium, unlocking the potential of Team Canada’s Next Generation of Olympians since 2016 through RBC Training Ground.

RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant provided nearly C$10 million in 2025 to fund the retrofits, repairs or upgrades of existing community spaces and the construction of new spaces.

We are proud to embody a culture of belonging. We do this by creating, enhancing and supporting opportunities that help employees, clients and communities thrive as outlined in the RBC Accessibility Plan.

We’ve committed C$10 million globally in single and multi-year community investment grants, as well as employee donation matching, to support food-focused organizations that help meet food security needs of today and tomorrow.

In 2025, we donated over C$14 million in single and multi-year grants to programs that help healthcare providers upskill, reskill and build resilience in Canada.

We’ve committed C$8 million in leadership, talent resilience, and digital skills development in the sector so nonprofit organizations in Canada can continue to focus on supporting community needs.

We’ve committing C$8 million in leadership, talent resilience, and digital skills development in the sector so non-profit organizations in Canada can continue to focus on supporting community needs.

Through RBC, RBC Foundation and RBC Foundation USA, we help communities in Canada and around the world by funding initiatives through donations and sponsorships. Discover how to apply for funding for your cause.

Learn about our approach to sustainability-related matters and overarching strategies, performance and highlights.

Climate solutions – technology, products, services or actions that help mitigate or adapt to the impacts of climate change. Solutions include those that support greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions and/or the low-carbon transition, but also those that support outcomes linked to society’s resilience to the physical impacts of climate change (e.g., adaptation of infrastructure, nature and/or biodiversity gains).

Decarbonization finance – we define decarbonization finance as including two elements: 1) the decarbonization activity and 2) the client having a sufficiently robust transition plan. Decarbonization activities are those that help reduce emissions from high-emitting, hard-to abate sectors. Refer to our sustainability reporting for a more detailed definition.

Green finance – refers to financing towards activities aligned to the categories listed in the International Capital Market Association Green Bond Principles and the Loan Market Association / Loan Syndications and Trading Association / Asia Pacific Loan Market Association Green Loan Principles . Examples of categories listed in the Principles include renewable energy, energy efficiency, environmentally sustainable management of living natural resources and land use, clean transportation and green buildings. We are currently reviewing our detailed eligibility criteria for specific activities within each category and may update our definition at the conclusion of this review.

Low-carbon – an economy with minimal output of GHG emissions.

Resilient or resilience – the capacity to anticipate, cope with, recover from, or adapt to shock, disruption, stress or changing factors in the external environment. In the context of climate, this refers to the resilience of the economy to the effects of climate change. In the context of skills, this refers to the capacity of an individual to adapt to industry shifts, technological advancements in the workplace, organizational changes, and career pivots. In the context of communities, this refers to communities being resilient to a wide range of risks while maintaining an acceptable level of functioning without compromising long-term prospects of sustainability development, peace and security, human rights, and wellbeing for all.

Transition – refers to the economic, energy, technological, and societal transformation that is required to achieve the significant GHG emissions reductions necessary for a low-carbon or net-zero world. This will impact all sectors, and is highly dependent on substantial GHG emissions reductions in high-emitting sectors.

For further details, please refer to our sustainability reporting .

Mobility – refers to flexibility, agility, and adaptability in talent deployment and development opportunities.

Innovation – refers to practices that enable employees at every level to use and develop their skills, knowledge, experience and creativity to the fullest possible extent.

Resilient or resilience – the capacity to anticipate, cope with, recover from, or adapt to shock, disruption, stress or changing factors in the external environment. In the context of climate, this refers to the resilience of the economy to the effects of climate change. In the context of skills, this refers to the capacity of an individual to adapt to industry shifts, technological advancements in the workplace, organizational changes and career pivots. In the context of communities, this refers to communities being resilient to a wide range of risks while maintaining an acceptable level of functioning without compromising long-term prospects of sustainability development, peace and security, human rights, and wellbeing for all.

In-demand skills – refers to relevant technical capabilities or knowledge that enable individuals access to quality jobs and diverse career pathways (e.g., trades, artificial intelligence, technology and agriculture).

Recredentialing – refers to the process of verifying or reverifying education, licenses and certificates, including for the purposes of ensuring that the training, education and/or experience obtained in another country meets the federal, provincial or territorial standards.

Fair and inclusive opportunities – an opportunity that allows for those with the same level of talent and ability, and the same willingness to use them, to participate in ways where they have the same prospects of success. It involves removing barriers and biases that hinder one’s ability to participate and contribute.

Prosperity – consists of opportunities for wellbeing and advancement:

Under-served populations – groups who have been denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social and civic life. These groups may include, but are not limited to, people who are socio-economically disadvantaged, geographically isolated, educationally disenfranchised, or those who have been historically excluded due to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability status or other identity-based factors.

Resilient or resilience – the capacity to anticipate, cope with, recover from, or adapt to shock, disruption, stress or changing factors in the external environment. In the context of climate, this refers to the resilience of the economy to the effects of climate change. In the context of skills, this refers to the capacity of an individual to adapt to industry shifts, technological advancements in the workplace, organizational changes and career pivots. In the context of communities, this refers to communities being resilient to a wide range of risks while maintaining an acceptable level of functioning without compromising long-term prospects of sustainability development, peace and security, human rights, and wellbeing for all.

Meaningful career – describes a pathway composed of roles and experiences that make an individual feel fulfilled and valuable – where their job and day-to-day efforts are both appreciated and connected to something that transcends their personal interests.