The TD Shield appears on screen and quickly cuts to a medium close-up shot of Bharat Masrani, Group President and CEO of TD Bank Group, who is standing in an office environment. Bharat is facing the camera, and begins speaking.
VO: I've often said that at TD we have a higher calling.
VO: Today we are taking the next step in bringing the promise of tomorrow to millions of our neighbours across North America.
VO: The Ready Commitment is not just a title for an initiative – it is a call to action.
A series of video images appear in succession across the screen. A street level view of a TD Bank Branch, which pedestrians and cars passing by the branch, a low angled, time-lapsed view of cars on the street, w ide angle shot of the TD Securities Trading floor where people are working at desks with multiple monitors in front of them. The transitions continue, showing a street crowded with pedestrians and vehicles and finally the TD Towers.
The TD Shield with the words 'The Ready Commitment' appears onscreen.
An off-camera female voice begins speaking.
VO: The world is changing quickly.
A series of video images continue on-screen showing the Toronto skyline in cloud-cover, a lighthouse in a small seaside town, the New York city skyline and Hudson River at sunset, an individual walking in their office and looking at their smartwatch, graphs on a computer screen, a group of young children getting ready for an event, people working together at a desk, a female nurse with her patient, and a group of people planting a tree.
VO: We are experiencing shifts in how people live and work driven by new technologies and new economic realities.
VO: At TD, we are committed to building an inclusive future
VO: The Ready Commitment is focused on four areas that together support change, progress and contribute to making the world a better and more inclusive place
The images continue to build, showing a group of people working together in an office setting, an energy- generating wind turbine, a field of solar panels, people handing out food and stacking boxes, a doctor wearing a respiratory mask.
VO: Creating opportunities for people to improve their financial security.
An overlay with the words Financial Security appears.
VO: Contributing to a more vibrant planet.
An overlay with the words Vibrant Planet appears.
VO: Connecting communities in big and small ways.
An overlay with the words Connect Communities appears.
VO: And investing in innovation to help create more equitable health outcomes
An overlay with the words Better Health appears.
We see more video of people receiving donation cheques from TD representatives, smiling, laughing and wiping away tears.
VO: As part of our commitment, TD is targeting one billion dollars by 2030 towards community giving in these four areas because we believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and succeed in a changing world.
The images come together in a series of collages, and end by showing the TD logo on the building of TD Centre.
VO: We're ready for an inclusive future.
An overlay appears on the screen, showing the TD Shield and The Ready Commitment
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