Corporate Responsibility

Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement (JA) is the world’s largest not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating young people about business. AGF partners with Junior Achievement of Central Ontario, supporting financial literacy programs and bringing AGF employees into the classroom. A group of AGF employees presented Junior Achievement’s “Economics for Success” program to approximately 100 grade 7 and 8 students this year. The program emphasizes the advantages of staying in school and how this choice today can positively impact their future dreams and career choices.

Bay Street Deconstructed

Bay Street Deconstructed (BSD) is an educational program for Grade 10 students interested in the financial industry. With a differentiated approach of fun and interactive experiential learning, BSD focuses on the areas of personal and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, sales and trading, equity research, economics, insurance, investment management and operations.

Canada Company

As champions for our soldiers, Canada Company strives to protect the legacy of our soldiers and leverage their unique skillset and experiences to improve our nation. By educating, empowering, and connecting military members with business leaders, Canada Company is making a positive impact on the future of Canada.

University of Toronto - Rotman Commerce Women in Business (RCWIB)

RCWIB's mission is to aid in the personal and professional development of young women and to empower them with confidence to succeed in the business world. As a Platinum sponsor of the 2019/2020 academic year, AGF will host workshops and participate in various networking events with the goal of inspiring our future female leaders to reach their full potential as well as encouraging the incoming generation of business professionals to promote a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

Women in ETFs

Women in ETFs is the first women’s group for the ETF industry. Founded in January 2014, WE is a non-profit organization that brings together over 4,400 members, including women and men, in chapters in major financial centres across the United States, Canada, EMEA and Asia Pacific to further the careers of women by leveraging our collective skill and ambition.

30% Club Canada

The 30% Club promotes gender balance on boards and senior management to encourage better leadership and corporate governance. As a member of the 30% Club Canada, AGF achieved near gender parity – with six men and four women – in the Boardroom. The 30% Club encourages and supports companies to appoint more women at board level as well as senior management levels.

University of Toronto - Rotman Commerce Women in Business (RCWIB)

RCWIB's mission is to aid in the personal and professional development of young women and to empower them with confidence to succeed in the business world. As a Platinum sponsor of the 2019/2020 academic year, AGF will host workshops and participate in various networking events with the goal of inspiring our future female leaders to reach their full potential as well as encouraging the incoming generation of business professionals to promote a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

AGF Corporate Head Office

Our corporate office, Toronto-Dominion Centre, has a long list of sustainability achievements including first in Canada to become certified LEED® Gold, first WELL Certified™ existing building globally, first Wired Platinum certification in Canada and one of the largest LEED Platinum-certified complexes in North America.

As we continue to focus on the overall health of our employees and reducing our environmental impact, AGF will be relocating its head office in 2021 to CIBC SQUARE, a building designed not just for resource efficiency, but with its occupants’ health wellness and quality of life at centre focus.

Ceres INCR

Ceres is a sustainability non-profit organization working with the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. As a member of The Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability, AGF engages and collaborates on environmental, social and governance issues to advance leading investment practices, corporate engagement strategies and policy solutions.

CDP

CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. As a signatory of CDP, AGF can access critical environmental data infrastructure to integrate sustainability within our investment process.