As a major financial institution serving customers around the world, we recognize that our daily activities have an impact on the environment. For example: we consume paper in the production of communications and marketing materials, we use energy and produce waste through our operations, branches and offices, and we make purchasing decisions with environmental implications when we select suppliers.

To help minimize our impact, Scotiabank is involved in a number of initiatives to operate efficiently, reduce our consumption and seek eco-friendly alternatives, including programs in the following areas.

• Paper
  View Scotiabank's Environmental Paper Policy and programs to reduce paper use in Canada and abroad.
• Recycling
  Check out Scotiabank's recycling programs in Canada and around the world.
• Energy
  See our programs to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions and the results.
• Sustainable real estate
  Discover how Scotiabank's real estate operations are conserving resources.
• Supply chain
  Learn about how Scotiabank takes into account sustainability when buying goods and services.