We are pleased to continue to be the only UK insurer included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability World and STOXX indexes. We also continue to be a member of the FTSE4Good Index Series.
Following its launch in 2005, in 2006 we were listed for the second year in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The ranking was based on analytical data provided by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, an internationally recognised ratings agency.
Other rankings include:
- 1st in the global insurance sector by Société Générale;
- 2nd among financial services companies and 23rd over all in the new Fortune Global 100™ global ranking of companies for CSR management, as measured by the Accountability Rating™;
- Joint 2nd highest performing company in our sector by RepuTex, an Australian ratings agency, in its appraisal of 400 entities globally, including 34 companies within the insurance sector.
Triodos Bank in the Netherlands acknowledged us as the top CSR performer in our sector out of 18 global insurance companies.
The feedback and assessments we received during the year have consistently placed us either at the top of or among the top CSR performers in the financial services sector. We value these assessments because of the research that underpins them. We are also convinced that they are gaining importance with investors, staff, customers and other stakeholders.
There is increasing evidence that investors are using CSR criteria as a factor in making their investment decision.
Charles Barrows, Investor Relations Director, Aviva