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Aviva plc Corporate Responsibility committee report
Annual Report and Accounts 2009
This report provides details of the role of the Corporate
Responsibility Committee and the work it has undertaken
during the year.
The purpose of the Committee is to provide guidance and
direction to the Group’s corporate responsibility (CR)
programme, review the key CR risks and opportunities and to
monitor progress. The Committee also reviews the Group’s
strategy for CR together with the Group’s CR targets. The full
terms of reference for the Committee can be found on the
Company’s website, www.aviva.com, and are also available
from the Group Company Secretary.
The following directors served on the Committee during
the year:
Period
Member From To
Members of the Committee are interviewed as part of the
external assurance process of the CR programme and the
subsequent management report, including Aviva’s action plan,
is reviewed by the Committee to assist the strengthening and
future direction of the programme.
In line with the Combined Code requirement, the Board
undertook a review of the effectiveness of all its committees
during the year, including the Corporate Responsibility
Committee.
This report was reviewed and approved by the Board on
3 March 2010.
Carole Piwnica
Chairman, Corporate Responsibility Committee
Carole Piwnica (Chairman) 14 January 2006 To date
Euleen Goh
Andrew Moss
1 January 2009
12 July 2007
To date
To date
Lord Sharman 14 January 2006 To date
Scott Wheway 5 December 2007 To date
The Committee met on four occasions in 2009 and the
members’ attendance record is set out in the Corporate
Governance report on page 88. The Group Company Secretary
acts as the secretary to the Committee.
During the year, the Committee reviewed and approved
the content and scope of the Company’s 2009 CR Report,
monitored the management of the CR risks affecting the Group
and helped establish a process by which regions could report
performance and progress to the Committee. In November
2009 the Company announced its intention to put its CR Report
to an advisory vote of shareholders at the 2010 AGM as a
means of obtaining feedback on the report and the Company’s
performance in this area. The report is set out on pages 67 to
78 and further details of the resolution are set out in the Notice
of Annual General Meeting.
The Committee reviewed each region’s performance and
progress during the year against the Group key performance
indicators and, for the first time, began to review performance
of Group functions which contribute to our CR programme
activities, beginning with Group procurement. In addition, it
reviewed Aviva Investor’s approach and progress in Sustainable
and Responsible Investment. The Committee also received
updates on the Group’s key CR programme activities, including
climate change, community investment, diversity and external
benchmarking. The Committee reviewed the Group’s carbon
offset projects as part of management’s commitment to be
carbon neutral on a global basis.