Highlights
AXA's commitment to the community is in line with the managerial model developed by Claude Bébéar, driven by the firm belief that a business can only develop sustainably if it is involved in the community within which it operates. The key events and stages in this development are outlined below, in all their diversity.
1986
Corporate philanthropy
- Institut du mécénat social-Entreprendre pour la Cité created by Claude Bébéar, AXA's founder.
Training
- Creation of AXA University: sharing AXA's culture.
1992
Environment
- Founding member of Entreprise pour l'Environnement.
Staff satisfaction
- First staff satisfaction survey conducted with TNS / SOFRES.
1993
Executive pay
- In a pioneering move in France, Group executive pay information published.
Staff compensation
- First employee shareholding program launched in France.
1994
Professional ethics
- First Group Compliance Guide published.
Staff compensation
- First Group-level employee shareholding program launched.
1998
Responsible Investment
- First socially responsible investment mandate offered by AXA IM in France.
2001
Organization
Asset management
- Dedicated in-house team created for socially responsible investment within AXA IM.
2002
Risk Prevention
- AXA Corporate Solutions launches the subscription guide integrating the customer's sustainable development policy.
International commitments
- AXA signs up to UNEP Finance Initiative section, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP FI).
Environmental reporting
- Environmental reporting process launched in France.
2003
Commitments to stakeholders
- Group's commitments formalized in relation to its main partners.
International commitments
- AXA signs up to the Global Compact.
Equal opportunities
- Diversity Advisory Council created by AXA Equitable.
Sustainable development reporting
- Group's first activity and sustainable development report published.
Climate Change
- AXA signs up to support the first edition of the Carbon Disclosure Project; active participation ramped up over 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Environment
- AXA Corporate Solutions launches the "XS Depoll" offer.
2004
Sustainable development strategy
- Group-level social and environmental audit conducted by Vigeo.
Labor-management dialogue
- First employee shareholder representative elected on the Group's Supervisory Board.
Asset management
Environmental reporting
- Group's first environmental report published .
Environment
- AXA REIM France launches its environmental charter.
Equal Opportunities
- AXA France is the first signatory of the Diversity Charter which lead the entity amongst other things to set up the "anonymous CV" policy in 2005.
Professional Ethics
- Formalization of Group Policy concerning money laundering integrated in the Professional ethics guide.
Financial education
- Retirement coaching services launched.
2005
Sustainable development strategy
- Sustainable development strategy adopted by the Management Board .
Risk prevention
- Dedicated services launched for serious road accident victims by AXA Seguros (Spain).
- Healthcare coaching services launched by AXA France [lien vers Dommages / santé sécurité]
- AXA Corporate Solutions launches a watch cell for « legionnaire's disease ».
Suppliers
- Sustainable development procurement policy formalized.
Financial education
- First AXA retirement survey conducted.
- Variable Annuities Knowledge Center site launched in the US.
Micro-finance
- AXA World Fund Development Debt fund launched by AXA IM in connection with the international microcredit year organized by the UN.
- AXA IM involved in launching the Global Microfinance Consortium.
2006
Governance
Environment
- AXA France Corporate launches the "GREEN" offer on the insurance on environment market.
Risk prevention
- AXA Ireland wins the National Safety Council Award.
- First humanitarian insurance policy launched in Ethiopia with the United Nations.
- Major flooding risk prevention study published by AXA Insurance UK for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.
- Creation of the AXA Award for Corporate Sustainability amongst the European Business Awards, for promotion of risk prevention.
Sustainable Development strategy
- Integration of the sustainable development policy to the triennial strategic plan of the Group
Property and casualty insurance
- Climatesure CO2 emission offsetting portal launched.
- Preferential rates launched by AXA Canada for hybrid vehicles.
- Preferential rates launched by AXA Ireland for biofuel vehicles.
- Preferential rates launched by AXA Thailand for LPG vehicles.
- "Clean" vehicle rates (group fleets) launched by AXA France.
Equal opportunities
- Equal opportunities policy adopted by the Management Board.
- AXA France awarded the Equality Label.
Financial education
- AXA Avenue launched in the UK.
Environmental management
- Environmental management objectives defined and reporting system rolled out worldwide.
Asset management
- Group's specific investment policy in relation to companies producing antipersonnel mines defined and published.
- Socially responsible investment strategy launched (AXA IM).
2007
Environment
- AXA Corporate Solutions launches the "Ecosphere" offer.
Asset management
- AXA IM joins the Enhanced Analytics Initiative.
Risk prevention
- Risk foundation created.