The Monash Environment Institute and Aviva Australia today announced a joint initiative to strengthen Aviva’s environmental initiatives.
The Monash Environment Institute and Aviva Australia today announced a joint initiative to strengthen Aviva’s environmental initiatives.
Will Symons from the Monash Environment Institute said the initiative will be run under the umbrella of the institute’s ‘Green Steps’ program, a training and consultancy service provided in partnership with the Australian Greenhouse Office.
"Green Steps is an innovative program which links Monash students to environmental projects in the community, business and government sectors," Mr Symons said.
"It takes 10 undergraduate and postgraduate students through a course in environmental change management, and places them in a company where they are required to assist, initiate and facilitate improved environmental practice," he said.
Rob Gill, project manager for Aviva’s Group Environment Program, said he was looking forward to working with the student on paid placement, in this case Environmental Studies Graduate Diploma student Matt Wicking.
"Matt will be helping us to strengthen our established Green Office Program, particularly the mechanisms used to collect and analyse environmental data," Mr Gill said.
"Verification of this data by the Monash Environmental Institute will help to ensure our annual environmental Corporate Social Responsibility report is an accurate reflection of the environmental and social performance of Aviva Australia," he said.
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For further information, please contact:
Aviva
Simon Morgan, Group General Manager Public Affairs
Tel (03) 9829 8892
Monash Environment Institute
Will Symons, Green Steps Program Manager
Tel (03) 9905 9260
Notes to editors:
- Aviva Australia is a group of two specialist financial services companies: Navigator and Norwich Union Life Australia Ltd. Portfolio Partners, the Australian funds management arm of Aviva plc, is a sister company. Through these companies we provide products and services in the areas of wealth creation, wealth management and wealth protection for more than 300,000 customers throughout Australia.
- Globally, Aviva Australia is part of Aviva plc, the world’s seventh largest insurance group, the largest insurer in the UK and one of the top five life companies in Europe. Aviva was formed in May 2000 through the global merger of CGU plc and Norwich Union plc.
- Aviva is the world’s seventh-largest insurance group and the biggest in the UK. It is a leading provider of life and pensions products to Europe and has substantial businesses elsewhere around the world. Its main activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance. It has premium income and investment sales from continuing operations of A$68.32 billion, and more than A$488 billion of assets under management (as at 1 July 2003). The group has more than 59,000 employees and 25 million customers