Desjardins

As a cooperative financial group contributing to community development, we support our members and clients in achieving financial independence.

As a member of the International Cooperative Alliance, Desjardins shares the same ideals as thousands of cooperatives around the world. These ideals are expressed in particular through values ​​that have formed the core identity of cooperatives since their inception.

Personal and mutual responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity. Faithful to the spirit of the founders, cooperative members adhere to an ethic based on honesty, transparency, social responsibility, and altruism.

Desjardins’ values ​​are linked to our cooperative nature. They guide employees, managers, and board members in their decisions. They are a source of motivation and serve as a framework to inspire actions and ensure meaning and coherence within the organization.

• Money in the Service of Human Development At Desjardins, we see money as a tool that fosters the autonomy and development of individuals and communities. The interests of our members and clients are at the heart of everything we do.
• Personal Commitment By choosing Desjardins, members, employees, and board members contribute to and invest themselves personally in the development and growth of Desjardins. A cooperative exists because of the personal commitment of each member to work together to meet common needs.
• Democratic Action At Desjardins, power is exercised democratically, meaning that all our members have the opportunity, according to the one-member-one-vote rule, to participate in the decisions and directions of their cooperative. Participation is essential to maintaining the cooperative nature of Desjardins.
• Integrity and Rigor At Desjardins, with a focus on the common good, we do everything we can to earn and maintain the trust of our members, clients, and partners. This responsibility requires honesty, objectivity, competence, and transparency, as well as adherence to frameworks and sound business, management, and governance practices.
• Community Solidarity: At Desjardins, we actively participate in socioeconomic development with the goal of contributing to wealth sharing and sustainable development. Desjardins’ commitment to individuals and communities is based on mutual support and care.
• Inter-cooperation
  At Desjardins, we pool our resources because it is essential to best meet the needs of our members and clients and to contribute to the development of the cooperative model.