Anthony Sampson

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Michelle Wolfe
CSR Reporting Manager 23rd April 2007
Aviva and the Global Compact
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Aviva at a glance

• Aviva is the worlds fifth largest insurance
  company and the largest in the UK.
• Main activities are long-term savings, fund
  management and general insurance.
• We are the leading provider of life and pensions
  products in Europe and have substantial
  businesses elsewhere around the world.
• We have premium income and investment sales of
  41.5 billion and 364 billion of assets under
  management.
• We have 59,000 employees serving 40 million
  customers worldwide.

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How Aviva defines CSR
Managing and steering performance in respect of

• Environment
• Diversity and Human rights
• Standards of business conduct (ethics)

• Customers
• Our people
• Community
• Suppliers

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Aviva and the Global Compact

• Became a signatory in August 2001.
• 10 Principles under four key themes of
  environment, labour, human rights and
  anti-corruption reflected in our existing
  policies on
• Standards of business conduct
• Human rights and Diversity
• Environment
• Our people policies
• Annually publish details of how were supporting
  the GC and its 10 principles in our CSR report.

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Avivas ongoing support for the GC

• Established UK Network in June 2003.
• Two primary objectives
• opportunity for national discussion on how best
  to integrate Global Compact principles into both
  business strategy and practice.
• one main UK focus for interaction with the Global
  Compact and one feedback channel for opinion of
  UK signatories.
• Aviva chaired network until December 2006.
• Aviva subsidiaries in Lithuania and Turkey have
  participated locally. Possibilities in Spain
  France.
• In 2006, Morley signed Principles of Responsible
  Investment

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Benefits of the Global Compact

• UN provides international platform without side,
  national agenda.
• Seeks to engage the corporate world in tackling
  some of gravest social and environmental
  challenges.
• Harmonised effort brining together governments,
  trades union, academics, NGOs and businesses.
• Business-led initiative.

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Benefits of the GC UK Network

• Opportunity to share best practice and to be
  reviewed/assessed by your peers.
• Cross-sectoral networking.
• Representative businesses, trades union, NGOs
  and government.
• Engaging with other networks and their member
  organisations.