44 SASB Index 48 Public Accountability Statement 55 Additional Data Tables 2021 Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report and Public Accountability Statement Laurentian Bank of Canada | 37 2021 Highlights Environment Social Governance Appendices TCFD Report The Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) were first released in 2017 to provide a consistent framework for assessing climate impacts and action, and since then have become widely used across industries and sectors.