At Aviva, corporate responsibility (CR) is about embracing our responsibilities and addressing the issues that matter to our business.
At Aviva, corporate responsibility (CR) is about embracing our responsibilities and addressing the issues that matter to our business. Our 2010 report focuses on our material issues, which we have identified as having trust in the financial services sector, attracting and retaining talent to Aviva, taking responsibility and reducing our role in climate change and the environment, and developing the communities in which we operate.
The report demonstrates some of our key highlights, how we have achieved them and the challenges to continually improving our CR performance. In 2010 we have:
- Increased our community investment by 43% to £11.4 million
- Developed commercial products to support a low carbon economy
- Achieved a 4% reduction in gross CO2 emissions and 8% water use reduction
- Focused on balanced leadership for an effective gender mix
- Improved employee perception that our commitment to CR is genuine up 8%, to 74%.
Operating in 28 countries with 53.4 million customers we consider the impact and reach of influence we have, understanding the differences of our customers across our regions. Our report also covers each our five regions Aviva Investors, Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and UK. Read our 2010 CR report here to find out more about how we manage our impact.