Aviva remains committed to building sustainable relationships with suppliers and promoting environmental and ethical best practice. Where possible, we select suppliers that comply with ethical and environmental best practice, taking into account both cost and quality, with priority given to those with ISO 9001 or similar quality certification standards.

Examples include:

• Morley’s vending machine supplier, which buys coffee directly from the growers in Colombia; and Delta Lloyd, which now sources Good Origin coffee produced in a sustainable manner
• Hibernian’s storage provider, which started a scanning service to reduce the amount of paper documentation kept on-site
• Aviva France’s head office contractor for recycling used ink cartridges, which helped head office to recycle 92% of its waste last year
• Knight Frank, the property manager at our Melbourne office, which made alterations to heating and cooling systems to improve energy efficiency.

Case study

Fairtrade Fortnight

Aviva kicked off the Fairtrade Fortnight in February with a breakfast at Aviva global headquarters for City professionals, suppliers and representatives from the City of London Corporation, the Fairtrade Foundation and the Fairtrade steering group,established to promote fair trade within the Square Mile and across London.

Guests heard from Erica Kyere, a farmer from a cooperative in Ghana, who highlighted the impact that the price guarantees from Fairtrade partnerships can make. During the same two weeks, Caron Services, a family-run vending machine business, supported Aviva France by running a promotion at its head office, as well as providing a coffee machine, Fairtrade coffee and snacks for a Telethon event.