Aviva corporate social responsibility report 2008

Communities

Notes

Aviva employee with a child

Aviva Canada volunteers ran a Careful Teddy Tent at an event in aid of a children's hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to convey the importance of wearing correctly fitted helmets when cycling.

 
One Aviva. Communities in 27 countries.

We are a responsible corporate citizen and take account of the impacts our activities have on the local communities in the 27 countries where our operations are based.

We are committed to good corporate citizenship, and invest in a programme of charity and community initiatives that support a range of stakeholders. Our employees around the world demonstrate immense commitment and enthusiasm for the support of their communities, as is shown in the pages of this section.

Looking ahead

In 2008, our challenge is to align all our efforts to our new global community investment strategy, helping us to channel financial and organisational support to areas where we have real expertise to offer. We will focus on financial education and literacy, and coping with life trauma (i.e., people going through a distressing life event) which are in line with our ‘prosperity and peace of mind’ vision.

Video interview

Michelle Wolfe, senior CSR manager, reports on our work within the communities in which we operateDownload transcript PDF (41KB)

Highlights

  • £6.75 million donated to charitable and community activities
  • Hibernian has committed to providing 10,000 hours of staff volunteering annually