Corporate UK Customers Global Menu Log in Search About Us Diversity and inclusion From Norwich to Toronto, we are committed to ensuring our people are a reflection of the customers and communities we serve. Stronger together Women in leadership Supporting ethnic minorities Diversity data gathering Stronger together We believe everyone at Aviva should be able to be themselves. Our commitments Creating a diverse, inclusive organisation is a fundamental part of living up to our purpose of being with you today, for a better tomorrow. It means being there for all our people, serving all our customers well, and helping to contribute to fairer, more equal communities. We are determined to keep challenging ourselves to do more to build a workplace – and society – that works for all. Aviva Communities Aviva Communities are our employee groups. They help ensure all our people have an equal voice and provide a global support network to strengthen our inclusion efforts across the business. MORE ABOUT AVIVA COMMUNITIES Women in leadership We are signatories of both the Women in Finance Charter and the 30% club and have set ourselves the target of increasing the number of women in leadership roles* to 40% by 2024. To date we have: Increased female leadership to 32%, up from 28% in 2015 – and remain on track to meet our 2024 targets Ranked in the Sunday Times top 50 Employers for women Listed in the LinkedIn Top 25 Employers, “where people want to work” *Defined as Head of and above. Gender Pay Report We recognise that accountability and transparency are key to progression. Our latest Gender Pay Report highlights our current performance and sets out the steps we are taking to improve the recruitment, retention and progression of our female employees. Developing the next generations of female leaders Find out more about our gender pay gap and what we’re doing to address it. We continue to strengthen our focus on improving gender balance to accelerate the change we need to see. WOMEN IN FINANCE CHARTER UK GENDER PAY REPORT Supporting ethnic minorities We are focused on attracting, promoting and retaining more ethnic minority employees – across all levels of the business. We are signatories of the Race at Work charter and have introduced a number of initiatives to support its five focus areas – from enabling career progression to capturing ethnicity data. Leadership and development programmes Working with the Diversity Practice, we have developed a bespoke ethnic minority leadership programme in the UK. Launched in January 2020, 18 employees completed the first programme. In addition, line managers have received guidance on how to help these employees continue to develop their leadership skills. Across our London, Norwich and Sheffield offices, we have also set up our Origins intern programme, supporting younger generations from minority backgrounds kick-start their career in financial services. Since 2018, over 90 interns have completed the programme, many returning to our graduate programmes. Black Lives Matter We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation but we recognise that we haven’t done enough, and we are still on a journey to reach that goal. GO TO OUR ACTION PLAN Diversity data gathering Gathering diversity insights from our employees helps us to provide support to those from minority backgrounds and learn how, where and when we need to intervene. As at October 2021, 70% of our people opted to complete diversity data. Progressive partnerships In addition to our charter signatories, we are working in partnership with a number of different organisations to drive positive change and help raise awareness around diversity and inclusion: Business Disability Forum The Business Disability Forum exists to remove barriers in business structures and Government that prevent disabled people from thriving and contributing in this way and to transform the life chances of disabled people, working through and with business to create a disability-smart world. FIND OUT MORE Business in the Community We have a long-standing relationship with BitC, using their research and knowledge about inclusion to improve our own understanding of these issues. FIND OUT MORE Career Ready A national charity at the heart of a network of employers and educators helping young people kickstart their futures. FIND OUT MORE CBI CBI are a not-for-profit membership organisation that speaks on behalf of 190,000 businesses. As a voice for UK business, they campaign for the changes that deliver prosperity for all. FIND OUT MORE Dive In Aviva is one of the global sponsors for the ‘Dive in Festival’, a global diversity & inclusion insurance festival, covering all diversity characteristics. Since it was first founded in 2015, the festival has grown from London to 33 countries worldwide. FIND OUT MORE iCAN iCAN is a multicultural insurance network driving change across the industry. FIND OUT MORE Involve+++ We work with Involve+++, as experts on inclusion, on a number of mentoring and leadership initiatives at all levels. FIND OUT MORE Pensions Management Institute The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) is the UK's largest and most recognisable professional body for pensions professionals. FIND OUT MORE Social Mobility Foundation The Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) is a charity which aims to make a practical improvement in social mobility for young people. FIND OUT MORE Stonewall We work closely with Stonewall to ensure our policies, practices and culture support our LGBT community. Our progress to date has seen us recognised inside the top 50 of the Stonewall Employer Index. FIND OUT MORE The Diversity Practice The Diversity Practice is an international award-winning diversity-led management consultancy that specialises in delivering inclusion through leadership, organisational development and executive coaching. FIND OUT MORE The Valuable 500 The Valuable 500 is the global CEO community revolutionising disability inclusion through business leadership and opportunity. FIND OUT MORE The Women of the Future Awards The Women of the Future Awards are the platform for successful young women in Britain. The awards continue to unearth and recognise the inspirational stars of tomorrow across diverse sectors. FIND OUT MORE upReach Boosting social mobility by supporting students from less-advantaged backgrounds to secure top jobs. FIND OUT MORE Women in Finance Charter Women in Finance Charter is a pledge for gender balance across financial services. This is a commitment by HM Treasury and signatory firms to work together to build a more balanced and fair industry. FIND OUT MORE Tracking our progress Our Global Inclusion Council monitors progress on our commitments. Our CEO is chair and all other members of the Executive Committee are involved in our inclusion Communities. OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Search MyAviva About us About us Find out about our purpose, priorities and products. Who we are and what we do How we're organised Innovation at Aviva Our products Customers and people More about our customers, people and history. Diversity and inclusion Our customers Our people Our heritage Our leaders Learn about our leaders and committees. Our Board Our Group Executive Committee Our Board Committees Roles and responsibilities About us overview Investors Investors Explore our strategy and performance. 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