12:01 PM EST - Bank of Nova Scotia : announced it has signed the UN Global Compact, a commitment to uphold and protect human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption standards through business practices. With its signing, Scotiabank becomes the first Canadian-based financial institution to adopt the UN standards in its international day-to-day operations, and organizational culture. Bank of Nova Scotia
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