Sustainability 

 

Environmental

Learn more about how and why environmental responsibility matters to us.

Social

Learn more about our customers, employees, products and charity work.  

Governance

Learn more about our commitment to inclusive recruitment and how we are governed. 

Sustainability

E

Environmental interaction with the physical environment
Climate change
Biodiversity
Natural resources
Carbon emission
Air & water pollution

S

Social
impact on society, communities
Health and safety
Human rights
Employment rights
Product liability
Privacy and data security

G

Governance
how the company is governed
Diversity and inclusion
Transparency
Board independence
Ownership
Ethics
Executive compensation

Our industry-leading approach integrates sustainability concerns by applying Allianz Group-wide corporate rules and ESG instruments across all our underwriting, investment, and asset management activities.

Examples of sustainability risks include human rights violations, illegal logging activities, or severe corruption allegations.

However, sustainability factors can also present opportunities to induce positive change, such as increased requirements for renewable energy investments or offering solutions for emerging markets. We aim to lead our industry in integrating sustainability factors into our insurance and investment decisions.

Environmental responsibility

We are proud to be a founding member of the UN convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance, committing to achieve net zero across our investments and underwriting portfolios by 2050.

We’re committed to reducing our carbon emissions from our offices across the UK and we’ve been carbon neutral since 2012. We will continue to set ourselves targets including transitioning to an electric corporate car fleet by 2030. 

2022 environmental stats infographic
Our Sustainability Report summarises our global commitments, strategies, targets and achievements focused on ensuring a sustainable future for our employees, partners and customers. The report gives you an overview of a wide array of topics from how we manage environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities in our business, offer sustainable solutions, protect our customers, develop our people and engage in the community.

2012

Carbon neutral since 2012

131.5bn

In 2022, we increased our proprietary sustainable investments to EUR 131.5 bn from EUR 123bn in 2021.

57.2m

We insured 57.2 million emerging consumers in 12 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America in 2022.

-57%

-57% GHG emissions per employee in 2022 vs. 2019.

66%

66% of employees (by headcount) across our operating entities were covered by a Green Commuting Plan in 2022.

-48%

Achieved a reduction of 48% of waste in 2022 (2021: 41%) compared to 2019 within Allianz Group.
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For us securing your future also means being committed to improving our environmental performance. Our strategy, actions and results show how much we care.
We are part of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, which brings together large pension funds and insurers towards a common goal, limiting global warming to 1.5 °C compared to pre-industrial times. 
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As a large investor, we understand that environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios.

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