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Responsibility

Responsibility in other languages

n. Being accountable for one's actions and decisions

In any language – and in any Aviva business around the world – responsibility means taking positive action.

This report provides an overview of Aviva Group corporate responsibility performance in our worldwide operations for the year ended 31 December 2008.

Customers

50 million
Aviva is the world’s fifth-largest insurance group and the largest insurance services provider in the UK. Despite the tough economic climate in 2008 our overall customer base has grown.

The environment

Carbon neutral
We were the first insurance company to be carbon neutral across our worldwide operations. 77% of our people think we act responsibly towards the environment.

At Aviva, we believe that by acting responsibly for the long term in how we do business we will help meet our ambition to provide prosperity and peace of mind to our customers.

 

Our people

54,000
We have employees in 27 countries. 72% of our people say that Aviva is a great place to work.

Communities

£9.6 million
We have increased our investment in initiatives that can make a difference. Employee volunteering has almost doubled in the last two years.

Suppliers

£6 billion
Our global, annual procurement contributes to local economies.

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