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Indexes and benchmarks

Aviva is rated in the top 10% of sustainable companies globally, according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

As part of our commitment to transparent reporting, we have our CR performance assessed by leading indexes, and as a result are included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), FTSE4Good, Ethibel and other leading benchmarks of sustainability. This gives us the opportunity to benchmark our performance against other organisations and insight into areas for improvement.

This provides shareholders, investors and other stakeholders with an objective measure of our environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk management and business practice.

Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2010

For the 10th consecutive year, Aviva met strict criteria in a range of sustainability indicators, qualifying us for inclusion in the DJSI – one of the major global corporate sustainability indexes. The achievement was especially significant because 2010 saw a number of large financial service and insurance companies omitted from the DJSI.

In 2010, we were listed in the DJSI World Index, which captures only the top 10% of sustainable companies out of the 2,500 largest companies worldwide – and the DJSI Europe Index, which features the top 20% out of 600 European-based companies.

  • Aviva scored 71% overall (2009: 74%) – the highest-scoring company in our sector scored 79%.
  • For our environmental policy and management system, we achieved the top score across the whole listing of 98%.
  • We were highly commended for our environmental reporting, achieving the highest possible score of 100%.
  • We were highly commended for community investment, reporting of business risk and stakeholder engagement.

FTSE4Good

For the 10th year running we have been included in the FTSE4Good Index, another internationally recognised benchmark of responsible and sustainable business. This followed an independent, in-depth study of Aviva, including our HR processes, supply chain management and attitude to risk.

In 2010, eight major companies from a number of sectors were omitted from the FTSE4Good Index, following annual reassessment.

We are very proud to remain a member of both FTSE4Good and DJSI.

Ethibel

For the first time this year we have been listed as having ‘Pioneer’ status in Ethibel’s Sustainability Index. This lists companies that show a better-than-average performance in terms of sustainability and corporate responsibility in their sector. Around the world, 204 companies have been included, having demonstrated leadership in CR. As well as achieving ‘Pioneer’ status in 2010, we have been included in Ethibel’s Excellence Register since 2003, which lists 438 companies.

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Aviva in sustainability indexes: a summary

Dow Jones Sustainability Europe and World Indexes

DJSI
Dow Jones Sustainability Europe and World Indexes.

SAM Sustainability Year Book 2011

SAM
SAM Sustainability Year Book 2011 – Bronze.

FTSE4Good

FTSE4GOOD
FTSE4Good Index Series.

FTSE KLD
FTSE KLD Europe, Asia Pacific and Global Sustainability Indexes (excluding the US Index).

Ethibel Sustainability Index

Ethibel Sustainability Index
Ethibel Sustainability Index ‘Excellence’ and ‘Pioneer’ status.

ECPI
ECPI Ethical Index – Euro and Global.

Sustainalytics
Aviva is ranked first out of 87 insurance companies.

BITC
Gold status in Business in the Community’s (BITC) Corporate Responsibility Index (2009).

Stonewall Workplace Equality Index
Aviva is ranked 42 in the top 100 employers in the UK, up 12 places from 2009. Aviva is 10th in the Top Companies listing and third in the financial and retail sector.