Mission
The AXA Group provides financial protection to individuals as well as small, mid-size and large businesses. Present in 57 countries, AXA has more than 160 000 employees who are committed to helping its 102 million clients maintain peace of mind day after day. AXA's expertise is reflected in a range of products and services adapted to each one of its three core business areas: property-casualty insurance, life & savings and asset management. The fit between its core business areas and its geographically balanced operations make AXA one of the world most global and diversified insurers.
As a Group, we are committed to leverage AXA's risk expertise to empower society to better face risk through a transversal commitment in Risk Research and Education, and since June 2012, through the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance (Founding member) and through global and local initiatives embedded into our businesses practices, as well.
AXA has two major programs that are proof of this commitment and demonstrate our natural vocation for risk research and education: (i) the AXA Research Fund* which core mission is to finance (€99 million committed) basic research contributing to understand and prevent life, environmental and socio-economic risks, (ii) AXA partnership with CARE**, the international NGO, in a three year program "Where the Rain Falls", to help vulnerable populations better prepare for climate-related risks.
Besides, leveraging the expertise of the risk management teams at Group and local levels, several risk reduction programs have been put in place, notably in support of SMEs (AXA Prevention charters) or local communities. As well, AXA Matrix Risk Consultants, a dedicated team, provides its expertise to commercial clients and AXA subsidiaries.
.UN PSI Founding Board member
.Chief Risk Officer Forum member
.UN Principles for Responsible Investment signatory
.Geneva Association Board member (The International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics)
.Chief Financial Officers Forum chairmanship
.Member of the Disaster Risk Reduction - Private Sector Partnership (DRR-PSP) and committed to the 5 Essentials for Business in Disaster Risk Reduction.
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http://www.axa.com/en/responsibility/
*http://www.axa-research.org/
**http://www.axa.com/en/responsibility/risk-research-and-education/
***http://www.wheretherainfalls.org
CRO Forum, PSI
AXA Research Fund Reports, Risk Research Observatory tool
AXA Research Fund
AXA Group Emerging Risks Committee
PERILS ( European shared data base of natural catastrophes)
AXA France Natural catastrophes urgency and volunteering platform: Plateforme Climat d'Entraide
Where the Rain Falls*** Programs aimed at raising awareness on natural disaster prevention, targeting communities that are particularly exposed to this type of risks in emerging countries. These projects, whose objective is to reduce the human and economic impacts of such disasters, are implemented in Benin, Madagascar, Mali, the Philippines and Vietnam.
AXA Research Fund Reports (Book of Knowledge, Talent Days) and Risk Research Observatory tool
Where the Rain Falls***, an international research project, which has been conducted with the United Nations University in India, Thailand, Peru, Tanzania, Ghana, Guatemala, Vietnam and Bangladesh. It aims first at better understanding the impacts that changes in rainfall patterns have on vulnerable people regarding food insecurity and migration, and then helping them address these challenges through adaptation projects.
AXA Research Find endowments (€99M) between 2008 and 2013
AXA France Prevention Charters
Where the Rain Falls***, an international research project, which has been conducted with the United Nations University in India, Thailand, Peru, Tanzania, Ghana, Guatemala, Vietnam and Bangladesh. It aims first at better understanding the impacts that changes in rainfall patterns have on vulnerable people regarding food insecurity and migration, and then helping them address these challenges through adaptation projects.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.