TD Bank Celebrates 10 Years of Recognition as a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion"
TD Bank has been recognized as a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion' for the 10th consecutive year, earning a top score of 100 on the 2024 Disability Equality Index®. This achievement reflects TD's long-standing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Key highlights include:
- TD ranked No. 9 on Forbes' 2024 list of America's Best Employers for Diversity
- Recognized by Fair360 as a Top 50 Company for workplace fairness
- Hosts Project SEARCH, helping students with disabilities transition into the workplace
- Collaborates with Specialisterne to increase representation of neurodivergent individuals
- Launched the TD Accessibility Adapter, a free browser plug-in for personalized online experiences
- Raised over $12 million for Special Olympics since 2009
These initiatives underscore TD's dedication to fostering an inclusive environment for colleagues, customers, and communities.
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TD Bank earns top score of 100 on 2024 Disability Equality Index®, reflecting its commitment to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion for over a decade.
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TD Bank earns top score of 100 on 2024 Disability Equality Index®, reflecting its commitment to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion for over a decade. (Photo: Business Wire)
The Disability Equality Index is an objective, reflective, forward-thinking, and confidential disability rating tool designed to assist business in advancing inclusion practices. It is a comprehensive benchmark that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions across five scored categories: Culture & Leadership, Enterprise-Wide Access, Employment Practices, Community Engagement, and Supplier Diversity. Participating companies receive a score, on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those scoring 80 or higher earning the distinction of “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the benchmark year.
"Achieving this milestone for 10 consecutive years is a testament to our continuous efforts to support and empower the diverse experiences of our colleagues and customers," said Chris Giamo, EVP, TD Bank Group, Head of Commercial Banking and Executive Sponsor for the People with Disabilities Area of Focus at TD Bank. "We believe that an inclusive workplace not only benefits our colleagues but also helps strengthen our organization and the communities that we serve."
With the expansion of the DEI globally to include seven new countries, TD also earned a top score of 100 in
"I'm incredibly proud of the work TD has done in
"On the 10th anniversary of the Disability Equality Index, we’re extremely proud of the 542 national and international companies that are taking a proactive role in leading progress towards disability inclusion, setting a benchmark for others to follow. Their dedication to fostering inclusive workplaces not only attracts top talent but also drives innovation and creates sustainable performance in today's global market. Together, we are creating a future where everyone can contribute and thrive,” said Jill Houghton, President and CEO of Disability:IN.
A Commitment to Disability Inclusion
For more than a decade, TD Bank has been a driving force to advance inclusion and equity for its colleagues, customers, and communities through a wide range of initiatives. Most recently:
- TD was ranked No. 9 on Forbes' 2024 list of America's Best Employers for Diversity. This is the sixth consecutive year TD Bank has received this prestigious recognition.
- TD was also recognized by Fair360 as a Top 50 Company for workplace fairness in 2024, ranking No. 20. This is the 12th consecutive year TD Bank has been recognized as one of the nation's top companies for diversity inclusion.
- TD Bank is a proud host employer for Project SEARCH. Earlier this year, TD celebrated the achievements of its seventh graduating class. Project SEARCH is a national program that helps adult students with intellectual and developmental disabilities transition into the workplace. The one-year program provides classroom instruction, career exploration and job skills training through three 10-week internship rotations.
- TD continues to work with Specialisterne, a hiring program designed to increase representation of people with autism or similar neurodiversities in the workforce. Specialisterne aims to harness their unique talents and position them as competitive advantages to secure meaningful employment.
- In 2023, TD launched the fourth Enabling Leaders cohort, created for colleagues who identify as having a disability. This comprehensive leadership communications program empowers participants to hone their leadership capability to achieve their full potential.
- In October 2023, TD co-formed a global cross-industry CMO & CCO Coalition with Accenture, one powered by Disability:IN to accelerate disability inclusion across the marketing and communications industries. Tyrrell Schmidt, Chief Marketing Officer of TD Bank Group, recently joined the Coalition to drive positive impact in the advancement of disability inclusion across industries. Tyrrell has been a long-time champion of disability inclusion, currently sits on the Board of Directors for Achilles International and is committed to helping drive progress forward by joining the Coalition.
- In September 2023, TD launched its accessibility browser plug-in, TD Accessibility Adapter, to the public at no cost. The tool, which enables users to personalize their online experience tied to individual accessibility preferences, includes accessibility features such as reading guides, adjustable font size, dark mode, a dyslexia-friendly font and monochrome mode.
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TD proudly supports local and national organizations to promote inclusion, and 2024 marked the 15th anniversary of TD Bank's annual Special Olympics fundraising campaign. Since the campaign's inception in 2009, over
have been raised in support of vital community programming to empower athletes with disabilities.$12 million - TD is also the presenting sponsor of the annual Achilles Hope and Possibility® 4M Road Race, proudly supporting Achilles International and their mission to empower people to achieve their full potential, based solely on their strengths and abilities. Achilles Hope & Possibility® 4M is among the world’s largest road races supporting people living with disabilities, with a record number of participants this year.
- TD continues to amplify the voices and lived experiences of people with disabilities by sharing the stories of TD colleagues and customers who bring their unique talents and whole selves to work each day to further bolster disability inclusion.
About the Disability Equality Index®
The Disability Equality Index has become the leading independent, third-party resource for the annual benchmarking of corporate disability inclusion policies and programs, and is now trusted by more than
Findings from a two-year Global Disability Equality Index pilot informed the launch of a scored benchmark that opened in 2024 to seven new countries in addition to
About TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®
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TD Bank is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, a top 10 North American bank. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the
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