Ideas for people and planetTM
RBC’s purpose is to help clients thrive and communities prosper, and we’re committed to making a positive and measurable impact on the communities in which we live and work. RBC and the RBC Foundation in Canada and the U.S. are proud to be making a commitment of $2 billion in community investments by 2035.
Today’s societal challenges have the potential to undermine the ability of our clients, employees, shareholders, and communities 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.
Urgent Environmental Crisis
The emissions generated to support our lives and livelihoods are placing the planet on an unsustainable path.
Rapidly Changing Workforce
Advanced technologies are creating millions of rewarding careers, but livelihoods are also being displaced and industries dislocated by the rapid shift in skills required.
Growing Inequalities
Disparities in financial well-being are widening and many people lack the support or opportunity to move up the economic ladder, exacerbating growing inequalities.
net-zero economy
We are helping our clients preserve and protect the environment by working with them to identify, finance and scale innovative climate technologies.
We are helping to prepare our workforce for a quickly changing world, improving access to skills, training and resources that will help evolve and strengthen our economy.
opportunities for prosperity
We are helping to foster inclusivity by supporting access to inclusive opportunities through products, services, and personalized advice.
Global impact stories
Regional impact and community sponsorships
We are an investment bank with a clear purpose - helping clients thrive and communities prosper. We are proud to sponsor and help bring to life marquee events and initiatives that support youth, the arts, the environment, and athletics – all of which offer unique and thoughtful opportunities to engage with our communities and clients.
Environmental Protection
Supporting the transition to a net-zero economy
“The biggest impact we have is not just introducing students to future careers in STEM, but it really is opening their eyes to this natural world that exists right outside.”
Learn how the Billion Oyster Project is helping restore the New York Harbor and giving young people a chance to build skills and explore meaningful careers.
Empowering Youth
Equipping people with the skills for a thriving future
“It’s not only how can we prevent homelessness, but how can we make young people’s experience of homelessness as brief as possible and set them up on a path to success.”
Listen to the legacy of Mrs. Eva Smith, her selfless passion to address youth homelessness, and how her vision has led Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth to transform the lives of thousands of young people in Toronto.
Ambitions
Creating inclusive opportunities for prosperity
“It's those game-changing ideas born from people on the front lines that inspire us to lean in with funding, volunteering, and innovative ways to scale solutions.”
Hear about the life-changing ideas that inspired the teams from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to make a difference in the lives of young people and their families.
Supporting the transition to a net-zero economy
Forests Canada leads reforestation and sustainable forest management projects across Canada, and educates communities on the importance of conserving our forest ecosystems.
Equipping people with the skills for a thriving future
Right To Play uses the power of play to help youth from 75+ Indigenous communities across Canada to build confidence, leadership skills, resilience and a strong send of identity rooted in culture and community.
Creating inclusive opportunities for prosperity
As one of Canada’s – and the world’s – leading pediatric hospitals, SickKids is breaking new ground in precision child health, driving research and increasing access to care to pioneer a future where every child can thrive.
Supporting the transition to a net-zero economy
"The Community Schoolyards program works to increase climate resilience, bolster health, and strengthen communities. The RBC Foundation USA’s donation supports high school students’ stipends, training, and internships across five locations."
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.
Equipping people with the skills for a thriving future
"DreamYard is Building Career Pathways for Bronx Youth by harnessing the inspirational power of art and creativity."
DreamYard was founded to provide young people with pathways to economic and educational opportunities.
Creating inclusive opportunities for prosperity
"The RBC Foundation USA is proud to support RMH-NY’s Digital Acceleration of its Health Equity Program, an initiative focused on enhancing mental wellbeing and restoring a sense of normalcy for families with children in treatment for a medically complex illness in New York City."
Ronald McDonald House Charities is renowned for being a “home-away-from-home” for the families of sick children while undergoing medical treatment, and often the most difficult journey of their lives.
Supporting the transition to a net-zero economy
Blue Marine is a charity dedicated to restoring the ocean to health by addressing overfishing, one of the world’s biggest environmental problems, and protecting the ocean as the world’s largest carbon sink. RBC supports their work creating marine natural capital markets in the UK, their work to support the Marine Spatial Plan and school engagement programme in Jersey, and their research into carbon absorption and associated biodiversity within Maerl beds.
RBC is working with The Nature Conservancy in the UK to support their Resilient Watershed’s Programme, which aims to improve watershed health and water security. We are funding Nature Based Solution (NBS) projects, feasibility studies, associated monitoring and research, and are supporting TNC as they shape emerging nature and water markets in the UK.
Equipping people with the skills for a thriving future
The King’s Trust supports thousands of vulnerable young people as they strive to get their lives on track and RBC partners with the charity in the UK and Canada. Locally, we have supported The Trust’s Enterprise programme since 2019, giving hundreds of young entrepreneurs the guidance and mentoring they need to make their business ventures a success. Colleagues provide further support through a variety of volunteering opportunities. In 2025 RBC became Headline Partner of The King’s Trust’s Future Steps Challenge.
We have been helping bring young athletes’ dreams to life since 2014 and have supported over 520 athlete awards. Each year we sponsor 50 up-and-coming British athletes from disabled and non-disabled disciplines. RBC colleagues assume the role of ‘buddies’, offering personal support for these sporting stars of the future.
Creating inclusive opportunities for prosperity
"The LLHM is not just a race; it's a celebration of the community, history, and the vibrant culture of London."
Since its launch in 2018, the LLHM has raised £70 million for vital causes, benefiting pregnancy and baby charity Tommy’s, as well as over 700 additional charity partners.
Equipping people with the skills for a thriving future
"ASPIRE aims to empower Aboriginal students to reach their full potential by providing them with practical support to navigate high school and an opportunity to connect with their cultural identity."
ASPIRE (Aboriginal Students Participating in Real Education), connects Aboriginal young people with the culture and traditions of their ancestors.
Creating inclusive opportunities for prosperity
"I'm so proud we're able to give these families who are going through such a tough time, the opportunity to step away and create some very special memories"
Bear Cottage is a children’s hospice that provides respite, symptom management, end of life care and after death care to children from birth to 18 years with life limiting and terminal conditions
Discover our global impact
The RBC Foundation USA is helping the next generation achieve their full potential
RBC is making a positive and measurable impact on the communities we serve in Europe
A positive global social impact is integral to how RBC does business
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Our values in action
Every year, our colleagues raise millions of dollars and volunteer thousands of hours to support our global nonprofit partners.