Sustainability
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Changing our world for the better takes action
What we do today decides what’s possible tomorrow. It takes all of us. It takes Aviva.
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(It takes Aviva)
Creating a more sustainable world takes social and climate action.
“Building a sustainable future for our customers, for ourselves, is going to take bold actions and decisive leadership. I’m determined that Aviva plays our part to the full.” Amanda Blanc, Group Chief Executive Officer of Aviva.
(Where are we taking action?)
We’ve focussed on our key ambitions:
Reaching Net Zero by 2040.
Taking social action to help regenerate our communities,
And embed sustainability right across our business.
(Taking Social Action)
We’re taking social action.
We have donated £9m to our partners Citizens Advice and Money Advice Trust to help our communities with their financial resilience.
Contributed over £12million to over 8000 UK local change makers through the Aviva Community Fund since 2015.
Spent 87,599 hours volunteering in 2023.
Invested billions in UK infrastructure including:
- Urban regeneration
- Social housing
- Renewable energy
- and electronic vehicle charging networks
(Taking Climate Action)
We’re taking climate action.
Using 100% renewable electricity
Making progress towards our 2040 Net Zero ambition and trying to help the UK to be the most climate-ready large economy.
On the ground we worked with WWF on the Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund.
Partnering with leading conservation charities to protect and restore biodiversity, and remove carbon from the atmosphere through a range of nature-based solutions, including reintroducing some of the UK’s lost rainforests.
Provided approximately £1.7 billion of financing for renewable energy infrastructure projects.“
(Embedding Sustainability)
We’re embedding sustainability into our business.
Innovating to offer sustainable choices in our products, services and investments, and support our customers with cost-of-living challenges.
Doing more to build a supportive, diverse and inclusive organisation. 88% employees would recommend Aviva as a great place to work. 10.8% of senior leaders are from ethnically diverse communities, and we achieved our goal of having 40% of senior management positions held by women.
It takes social and climate action. It takes everyone playing their part. It takes Aviva.
Find out more in the Sustainability section of Aviva 2023 Annual Report and Accounts at www.aviva.com/sustainabilty/reporting
Our sustainability ambition
Acting on climate change, taking social action, embedding sustainability... find out more about how we're aiming to create a better tomorrow.
Supporting our people to be their best
Our people
Our people are Aviva. They are focused on delivering our purpose and making things better for our customers and colleagues. They make this a great place to work.
Diversity and inclusion
From Norwich to Toronto, we aim to ensure our people are a reflection of the customers and communities we serve.
The sustainability team and who we work with
Our sustainability news
Read our latest news about how we're working towards a better tomorrow.
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Over 65s continue to set standard for climate-conscious behaviours...
...as two thirds witness climate change in their lifetime.
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Aviva teams up with environmental charity to install Floating Ecosystem in the River Ouse
Aviva have teamed up with local charities St Nicks and York Cares to help fund a floating ecosystem in the river Ouse, alongside North Street Gardens.
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Aviva Foundation provides funding boost for UK Youth Sector
Aviva has announced multiple funding partnerships via the Future Chances Fund.
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Over £1.5M raised to establish education and community centre
More than £1.5 million has so far been raised to establish and run a new education and community space, offering children and young people of Westfield fair access to new opportunities.
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Aviva and Howden partner to insure innovative solar subscription service start-up
Aviva and Howden have teamed up to provide bespoke insurance to an innovative start-up, offering homeowners solar panels on a subscription service.
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UK businesses at climate change crossroads
Almost half of UK businesses now have a climate plan in place.
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Over-65s top poll of climate-conscious behaviours
... even though people aged 18-24 feel more pressure to act.
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Aviva and WWF launch innovative saltmarsh research in Lancashire
Aviva and WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) today announce a new research project on the role UK saltmarsh habitats can play in fighting climate change and removing carbon emissions from the atmosphere.
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Aviva launches Sustainable Business Coach tool
...to help brokers on their sustainability journey.
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Aviva expands underwriting appetite to include engineered timber for commercial buildings
Aviva aims to help the construction and real estate sectors reduce their carbon footprint.
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Aviva to support restoration of shrinking saltmarsh habitat to combat climate change
Aviva announces a new partnership with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) to support saltmarsh research and restoration in the UK.
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Subsidence and trees - how to avoid that sinking feeling
Aviva is urging green-fingered residents to take care when planting trees and shrubs near their homes.
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Householders are yet to take climate-ready action on their homes
This is despite flooding being named as the number one concern for buyers.
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Aviva becomes a Carbon Partner of the Woodland Trust with a £10m donation
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.
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Carbon footprint of restoring a flooded home can be equivalent to six and a half return transatlantic flights
Aviva calls for urgent action in creating climate-ready homes
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Aviva helps restore rare native British rainforests
Aviva announces £38 million of funding to restore Britain’s lost temperate rainforests in the UK.
Our stories
Read more about how we're acting on climate change, taking social action and embedding sustainability into our business.
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Aviva and WWF
It takes acting on climate change to build a better tomorrow. It takes a partnership.
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Aviva Foundation
Using unclaimed shareholder assets for public benefit.
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Extra support to Red Cross for COVID-19
We’ve worked with the British Red Cross since 2016 to help communities become safer and stronger in times of uncertainty and crisis.
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Perth Solar Project
Powering our future with renewable energy
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Dormant assets scheme
A force for good at a time of crisis
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Fighting floods
Supporting our customers when they need us most
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Sustainable claims
Minimising the environmental impact of the claims we process
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Making inclusion integral
Making inclusion integral to how we treat our customers, clients, partners and people
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Human rights and our Modern Slavery Act statement
Supporting the human rights and anti-modern slavery agenda
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Funding the future
Investing in UK infrastructure
Becoming Climate Ready
We want the countries we operate in to become more climate ready.
We’ve measured influential countries on how they are progressing on vital climate mitigation, resilience and adaptation factors.
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