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TORONTO, May 8, 2026

TORONTO, May 8, 2026 /CNW/ - Scotiabank announced today it secured the top S&P Global ESG Score amongst banks in North America, based on S&P's 2025 Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). The Bank also maintained its eight-year track record of inclusion in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index North America.

The Index(EQNX::nobreakspace)is a global suite of sustainability best-in-class benchmarks, based on S&P Global's evaluation of a company's performance on and management of sustainability considerations expected to have an impact on growth, profitability, capital efficiency and risk exposure.(EQNX::nobreakspace)The Bank scored(EQNX::nobreakspace)67/100, placing in the top 11 per cent of banks worldwide (as assessed in the(EQNX::nobreakspace)2025 CSA as of(EQNX::nobreakspace)March 17, 2026) and is the only Canadian bank selected to S&P Global's 2026(EQNX::nobreakspace)Sustainability Yearbook.

"As we strive to be our clients' most trusted financial partner, we're proud to be named to the Dow Jones Bestâ?(EQNX::leftsinglequotation)inâ?(EQNX::leftsinglequotation)Class North America Index and to be the top North American bank by ESG Score for the third year in a row," said(EQNX::nobreakspace)Meigan Terry, Executive Vice President and Chief Global Corporate and Public Affairs Officer at Scotiabank. "This achievement is a testament to efforts across the Bank to embed sustainability into the way we do business and create value for the long-term, which guides not only our actions but our relationships with clients, fostering a more resilient and sustainable future together."

Scotiabank ranked highly in multiple dimensions, with top decile(EQNX::nobreakspace)scores in the categories of Corporate Governance, Climate Strategy, Business Ethics, and Privacy Protection.

Visit Scotiabank's(EQNX::nobreakspace)Responsibility & Impact reporting page(EQNX::nobreakspace)to access these reports and other sustainability-related publications.

Access details of the methodologies, scores, and rankings through the Dow Jones Best-In-Class and S&P Global's ESG Score sites. S&P Global produces ESG Scores for around 13,000 companies (as of March 2026), and the participation of approximately 3,600 companies in the CSA. The Dow Jones Best-In-Class Indices are a family of benchmarks for investors seeking to track equity markets while applying a sustainability best-in-class selection process.

About Scotiabank

Scotiabank's vision is to be our clients' most trusted financial partner and deliver sustainable, profitable growth. Guided by our purpose: "for every future," we help our clients, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With assets of approximately(EQNX::nobreakspace)$1.5 trillion(EQNX::nobreakspace)(as at(EQNX::nobreakspace)January 31, 2026), Scotiabank is one of the largest banks in(EQNX::nobreakspace)North America(EQNX::nobreakspace)by assets, and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit(EQNX::nobreakspace)http://www.scotiabank.com(EQNX::nobreakspace)and follow us on X @Scotiabank.

SOURCE Scotiabank

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