Why are we holding this competition?
We want to support what's important to you by helping you make a positive change in your community.
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Why a competition? |
Our Corporate Responsibility |
United Way |
Employee Programs |
Preserving the Environment
Why a competition?
In the insurance world Aviva knows how to provide the best protection for your car, home, or business. But, we recognize that you know better than anyone what's needed to improve your community.
That's why we created the Aviva Community Fund competition to help make a positive impact in Canadian communities - whether that's through providing new opportunities for at-risk youth, education, helping the environment, or cultural activities - by funding local and national initiatives for change. We care about our communities, and we know you do too.
Our Corporate Responsibility
At Aviva, we believe that by acting responsibly for the long term in how we do business, we will help meet our ambition to provide peace of mind to our customers. While Aviva is active with many charities through event participation, local fundraising initiatives and resource donations, our major corporate support is directed to two organizations, United Way and an organization aligned with our global charity program "Street to School", which recognizes that every child living or working on the street has the right to fulfill their true potential.
United Way
Aviva supports the United Way of Canada through corporate donations and endorsement of the employee payroll deduction program. In 2010 we contributed over $450,000 to United Way chapters across Canada.
Employee Programs
We also feel it's important to support our employees in their own charitable activities. Aviva employees benefit from three programs designed to assist employee directed efforts.
- Volunteering on Company Time, a program that covers employees' salaries for two full workdays of volunteering for a cause that contributes to the greater good of the community.
- Matching Dollars, a program which matches a portion of our employees' personal giving annually.
- Dollars for Doers, a program that makes a donation to registered charities where our employees volunteer at least 40 hours each year.
Preserving the Environment
Managing our impact on the environment is another key component of our corporate responsibility program. Aviva became the first carbon neutral insurer covering worldwide operations and meets this commitment through company-wide initiatives to reduce our carbon emissions by offsetting our remaining emissions through gaining carbon credits from projects in several countries around the world.
