How others see us
For the sixth year running, we were voted General
Insurer of the Year in the UK’s Insurance Times awards.
We voluntarily submit our strategy and programmes for external assessment by leading indexes. This helps us measure how we’re doing against others in our sector and beyond, and assists shareholders and others to evaluate our responsible business practice.
These indexes typically evaluate economic, environmental and social performance, sustainability strategies and responsible business standards and are conducted on a regular basis through independent assessment of information submitted by Aviva.
ECPI Ethical Index Euro and ECPI Ethical Index Global
The E-Capital Partners Indices (ECPI) are Italian ethical indexes. We have continued to be included in the ECPI Ethical Index Euro and the ECPI Ethical Index Global. The Ethical Index Euro is composed of 150 large cap socially responsible companies in Europe. The Ethical Index Global is composed of 300 large cap socially responsible companies, including companies that are listed in 24 different countries around the world.
Covalence
Covalence is a Geneva-based group that tracks the ethical reputation of global companies. We were ranked 3rd out of 30 companies in the insurance sector, and 151st out of 541 multinational companies overall.
Good Companies Guide
We were ranked 9th in the top 350 FTSE UK companies in the Observer Good Companies Guide 2008 for our work in seeking to shape policy and promote consistency in climate change matters.
Building Public Trust award
In winning this award, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, our directors’ remuneration report was recognised for its clarity and transparency.
AccountAbility
This international think tank and advisory group, which promotes accountability for sustainable development, ranked us 45th out of 100 of the world’s largest companies (2007: 35th).
Workplace Equality Index (Stonewall)
We were ranked among the top 100 employers in the UK for our diversity policies. This indicates our continuing engagement with issues affecting the lesbian and gay community, which includes employees, customers and service users.
Insurance Times awards
For the sixth year running, we were voted General Insurer of the Year in the UK’s Insurance Times awards.
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Aviva continued to be included in this important index, which tracks the top 10% of leading sustainability companies worldwide.
Sustainable Asset Management
Our 2008 performance in corporate responsibility was included in the SAM Sustainability Yearbook 2009 and we achieved a Bronze class SAM rating in 2008 for our 2007 performance. The world’s 2,500 largest companies are invited to participate and only the top 15% performers of each of 57 sectors are included in the yearbook.
FTSE4Good Index Series
Aviva has been included in this key corporate responsibility index since it began in 2001. As the criteria continually evolve, inclusion demands ongoing improvement.
Carbon Disclosure Project
We achieved a score of 83 out of 100 in the Carbon Disclosure Project (2007 score: 85). The CDP assesses companies’ carbon management performance and disclosure.
Business in the Community
We were awarded gold status in BITC’s Corporate Responsibility Index (2007: silver). BITC is a leading association of UK companies monitoring and reporting on sustainable business practices.