Sustainability

Aviva announces a £10 million donation to the Woodland Trust to support their Woodland Carbon Scheme which will deliver carbon removal and biodiversity improvements through woodland creation and peat restoration.

Aviva calls for urgent action in creating climate-ready homes

Aviva announces £38 million of funding to restore Britain’s lost temperate rainforests in the UK. This is part of a £100 million commitment to help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using nature-based solutions that will improve habitats, biodiversity and enhance resilience to flooding and extreme heat.

The Women in Finance Climate Action Group has developed a framework to help financial institutions support women in the net zero transition and limit the negative impact of climate change on women.

Aviva has received validation of its science-based targets following approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Aviva calls for clarity on the financial sector’s role in the goals and targets set by the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), due to be agreed at COP15 in Montreal.

Running out of charge and being left stranded at the roadside is the main concern of drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) and those thinking of buying or leasing one, new research from Aviva shows.

Aviva today launches a campaign for the UK to be the most climate-ready large economy by 2030 as it releases its first Climate-Ready Index – a framework to measure how influential countries (G7*nations +Ireland) are progressing on climate mitigation, resilience and adaptation.

Aviva Ireland has announced that it has provided €5 million in funding to the Nature Trust, a not-for-profit company backed by Coillte and Forestry Partners, to help accelerate its native afforestation project.

Aviva has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by launching one of the UK’s first standalone insurance products covering electric vehicle (EV) charging points.

In an effort to help tackle the financial pressures being brought on by the cost of living crisis, the Aviva Community Fund has announced an additional £2m funding to causes supporting financial wellbeing in their communities.

Aviva’s Working Lives Report 2022: The Big Squeeze has found 80% of employers compared to 65% of employees think it is important that a workplace pension fund is invested responsibly.

25% of homeowners in the UK with outside space have turned all or part of their garden into a driveway and a further 17% are planning to make this change.

Aviva’s renewable energy insurance business has grown to more than 150% of the size of the fossil fuel power generation book it exited in 2019.

Aviva today announces a commitment to invest £50m into venture capital funds focused on emerging technology which supports a more sustainable future.

Aviva has introduced an Electric Vehicle (EV) Salary Sacrifice Scheme, giving UK colleagues the opportunity to drive a fully electric EV for a two or three year period.