Cigna Releases Fourth Annual Cigna Connects Corporate Responsibility Report
June 20 2017 - 10:08AM
Business Wire
- Report provides snapshot of key
milestones, CR impact metrics
- Scored 100 percent on Corporate
Equality Index from Human Rights campaign
- Advanced efforts in building a
sustainable health care system
- Offered Cigna Foundation grants to
support health equity
- Aligned initiatives towards UN
Sustainable Development Goals
With the release today of its 2016 Cigna Connects Corporate
Responsibility Report, global health service leader Cigna (NYSE:CI)
shares the specific initiatives through which the company applies
its global health service expertise, resources and innovative
thinking to help solve complex societal challenges. Cigna's fourth
annual Corporate Responsibility Report, available online, describes
Cigna’s strategically aligned approach to corporate responsibility,
called Cigna Connects. The report communicates Cigna’s leadership
in creating a more sustainable health care system and shares facts,
figures and stories that demonstrate how Cigna works to create
shared value for business and society by applying its unique
resources.
Among accomplishments this past year, Cigna led a national
effort to reduce America’s dependence on opioids, brought free
health screenings to communities nationwide, reached 250
Collaborative Care Arrangements in 31 states, and announced 15 new
grants through the Cigna Foundation to improve health equity around
the country.
“By connecting our mission and actions to our social purpose, we
are able to leverage our unique expertise and resources to add
differentiated value to society and our stakeholders,” said Cigna
President and CEO David M. Cordani. “Our strategically aligned
Cigna Connects journey began several years ago, and during this
time, we’ve advanced many initiatives designed to positively affect
the health of people, communities and the environment. For example,
we are taking a leadership role in the effort to reduce America’s
dependence on opioids, starting with a commitment to cut the use of
those drugs among our customers by 25 percent. In 2016, we also
launched our multi-city cross-country Health Improvement Tour to
bring free health screenings to communities nationwide.”
The report offers an up-close look at the company’s Corporate
Responsibility initiatives and describes the key issues of health
and well-being, the environment and inclusive business around which
the Cigna Connects platform revolves:
Health & Well-Being
- Contributed $13.5 million in
combined Cigna Giving through the Cigna Foundation, Civic Affairs
and employee volunteering
- Funded 15 new Cigna Foundation
World of Difference Grants to address health disparities, advance
community health navigation among low-income, African American,
Asian, Latino and Native American communities
- Committed to help reduce opioid usage
among our customers by 25 percent over the next three
years
- Launched the Health Improvement Tour at
32 events in 18 cities, offering free biometric
screenings and health coaching to communities
- Expanded to 250 Cigna
Collaborative Care arrangements with large physician groups in
31 states
Environment
- Reached 16 LEED certified
buildings and 45 sites are currently enrolled in the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® program
- Received third-party verification for
Cigna's greenhouse gas emissions data
- Encouraged more than 2 million
Cigna customers to opt out of paper statements resulting in
eliminating millions of pieces of paper and envelopes
Inclusive Business
- Supported its commitment to the United
Nations Global Compact to back the Compact’s 10 principles
on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption across the
enterprise
- Logged 53,496 hours of Cigna employee
volunteer service
- Supported 9 Cigna Colleague
Resource Groups (including more than 3,500 employees) to
activate actionable insights and innovate products and services
that are culturally relevant and appropriate in meeting the needs
of emerging, influential consumers of health services
- Scored 100 percent on the
Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign for the
first time
- Increased annual spend in goods and
services with diverse suppliers by 8% with more than
600 certified minority-and women-owned business enterprises
and other diverse suppliers across the United States
- Communicated company’s Supplier Code of
Conduct to support responsible sourcing practices
Cigna’s Corporate Responsibility Report was prepared in
accordance with the new Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Sustainability Reporting Standards. The GRI is the most widely used
framework for voluntary, non-financial reporting.
As a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the report
also shares Cigna's Communication on Progress towards living out
the Compact's ten principles on human rights, labor standards,
environment and anti-corruption in our everyday business
operations.
Drawing on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines published by
the World Wide Web Consortium, which is the main international
standards organization for the internet, the Cigna Connects
Corporate Responsibility Report has been designed to be more easily
accessible to people with disabilities.
Cigna’s Corporate Responsibility Report also includes a snapshot
for readers on 2016 progress, and a description of how the Cigna
Foundation grants align with the UN Sustainable Development
Goals
Please connect with Cigna to share thoughts or questions at
cignaconnects@cigna.com.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company
dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and
sense of security. All products and services are provided
exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna
Corporation, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company,
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of
North America and Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York. Such
products and services include an integrated suite of health
services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy,
vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products including
group life, accident and disability insurance. Cigna maintains
sales capability in 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has more
than 95 million customer relationships throughout the world. To
learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook
or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
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