Sustainability

Sustainability at Achmea

Achmea stands for Sustainable Living. Together. We aim for a world that becomes a little healthier, safer, greener and more social every day.

Sustainable insurance and services

Sustainable investment and financing

Sustainable working together

Sustainable business operations

Ratings and Benchmarks

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Our sustainability strategy

We strive for an inclusive society in which everyone can participate fully and live together in good health and harmony. For this purpose, we want to contribute to promoting health, creating social well-being, and strengthening financial resilience. At the same time, we realize that a healthy society cannot exist without a healthy planet. Therefore, we are also committed to protecting nature and the climate.
Sustainability is part of Achmea's strategy. In doing so, we focus on three areas that contribute to a sustainable economy and society:

Each of these themes is important for a future in which people can live with confidence and move forward together.

Good governance forms the foundation (link). Transparency, accountability and ethical conduct will help us to grow sustainably and maintain trust. Together with our customers and partners, we will build stability, health and resilience. For today and tomorrow.

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Climate and nature

Accelerating towards net zero carbon emissions and enhancing the resilience of nature.

We are fostering the transition to a climate-neutral and nature-positive future with investments and insurance that help to counter climate change (mitigation), promote climate adaptation and restore nature.

Our ambitions:

Climate-neutral business operations in 2030.
A climate-neutral investment portfolio: equity and corporate bonds in 2040; other relevant asset classes, including real estate and mortgages in 2050.
A climate-neutral insurance portfolio by no later than 2050.
Nature-inclusive business operations in 2050

Climate neutrality means we reduce our CO2 emissions and offset any remaining emissions.
Nature-inclusive means we actively contribute to the protection and restoration of nature.

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Promoting health and social well-being

We will bring health care closer by means of accessible health care and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. We will also integrate health, social well-being and inclusion into the way we work, invest and interact with employees, customers and society at large.

We attach great importance to respecting human rights and adhering to labor standards. Our Human Rights and Labor Standards Declaration outlines how we implement this.

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Enhancing financial resilience

We will enhance financial resilience by helping people to make responsible financial decisions and providing solutions to financial challenges. By doing so, we aim to contribute to protecting the present and future income of our employees, customers and society.

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Our governance

We embed sustainability in our organisation and decision-making. The Executive Board strives to ensure that sustainability is incorporated into strategy and implementation throughout the organisation. They are supported by our Sustainability Programme Board and ESG officers at group level and in our business units. Remuneration is partly linked to sustainability goals, prioritising corporate responsibility and risk management.

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Achmea supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The United Nations established these 17 goals in 2015 in order to tackle global poverty, inequality and climate change. Based on our purpose Sustainable Living. Together., there are five SDGs upon which our contribution can have the greatest impact.

Read which five SDGs these are, and specifically how we contribute to them.