COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the
leader in voluntary insurance sales at U.S. worksites, celebrated
its 2017 corporate social responsibility (CSR) accomplishments by
unveiling its 2017 CSR Report: More Than a Promise. The
comprehensive report highlights the actions and initiatives led by
the company's leaders, employees and independent sales agents,
bringing to life and going beyond Aflac's 63-year promise to be
there when you need us most.
The report reflects Aflac's dedication to bringing value to the
community through ethics, diversity and inclusion, philanthropy and
sustainability – elements deemed of the highest importance by
Reputation Institute, the gold standard in reputation tracking.
"Aflac stands firmly behind the promise that we have kept since
the founding of the company in 1955: to operate our business in a
way that is both profitable and responsible," said Aflac Chief
Brand and Communications Officer Catherine
Hernandez-Blades. "From the inception of our One Day
PaySM model to the invention of My Special Aflac Duck™,
a robotic duck designed to help children and families engage and
connect as they go through cancer treatments, our company raises
expectations year after year, striving to deliver on a commitment
to our community, shareholders, policyholders, employees and
independent sales agents."
This year, Aflac honors policyholders and several employees and
independent sales agents who have embodied this year's theme, "More
than a Promise." Through shared stories about courage and
demonstrating Aflac's ethical business practices, productive and
inclusive workplaces, philanthropic efforts, environmental
sustainability initiatives, and global perspective and reach, the
annual CSR Report sheds light on Aflac's programmatic efforts to
live by and operate under the notion that being a good corporate
citizen is not only the right thing to do, but it is also good for
business.
These "CSR Heroes" delivered more than a promise:
- Billy Cable and his son,
Chase: An Aflac policyholder who, along with his son, risked
their own safety during Hurricane Harvey in Houston to save 10-month-old baby Sophia and
her mother, an Aflac independent sales agent;
- Angela Vitellaro: An
Aflac independent sales agent who encourages goal setting,
community interaction and healthy living by coaching young women
through Girls on the Run in New
Jersey;
- Diane Hintz: An Aflac
independent sales agent who raised more than $83,000 through various fundraising events in
Michigan to support American
Cancer Society;
- Ken Dowless: An Aflac
employee who honors the company's ethics program through relentless
fraud monitoring, security assurance and privacy protection for
each facet of Aflac, from independent agents and employees to
policyholders, ensuring that customers and investors are
protected;
- Sherricka Day: An Aflac
employee who serves the community through philanthropy, leadership
and community involvement, particularly with teenagers seeking to
become entrepreneurs;
- Amanda Gordy: An Aflac
employee who responded to her daughter's cancer diagnosis and cure
by giving and supporting the community that supported her during
difficult times;
- Tarisha Fields: An Aflac
employee and self-proclaimed lifelong environmental
conservationist, she looks to the future, encouraging
sustainability by promoting green living, gardening, composting,
recycling and more;
- Aflac Japan CSR Team: These Aflac Japan employees
champion community involvement in Chofu City, Japan, by hosting communitywide events to
support national Health Sports Day, reaching more than 20,000
residents.
In the fall, Aflac will launch an online interactive web quiz
for elementary-aged children personifying several elements of
corporate social responsibility. The quiz will arm educators with
an interactive resource that encourages citizenship through
example, investing in tomorrow's leaders today.
"We are very excited about this new resource, as we know it can
help create a new generation of leaders who will prioritize the
importance of giving back. It will encourage teachers, parents and
counselors to focus a part of their lessons to the very important
idea that being a strong leader starts with caring about others,"
Hernandez-Blades said.
The 2017 Aflac Corporate Social Responsibility Report marks the
company's third year of dedicated work toward adherence of the
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) criteria, the world's most widely
used sustainability reporting framework. The report also includes
the first year of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(UN-SDG) reporting, contributing to Aflac's global shared value.
Disclosures that fulfill GRI G4 Core and UN-SDGs, the latest
guidelines, are noted throughout.
Visit Aflac.com/csrreport to see the full 2017 Aflac Corporate
Social Responsibility Report, "More Than a Promise."
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits
fast. For more than six decades, Aflac insurance policies have
given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not
financial stress. In the United
States, Aflac is the leader in voluntary insurance sales at
the worksite. Through its trailblazing One Day PaySM
initiative, for eligible claims, Aflac U.S. can process, approve
and electronically send funds to claimants for quick access to cash
in just one business day. In Japan, Aflac is the leading provider of
medical and cancer insurance and insures 1 in 4 households. Aflac
insurance products help provide protection to more than 50 million
people worldwide. For 12 consecutive years, Aflac has been
recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical
Companies. In 2018, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the
100 Best Companies to Work for in America for the 20th consecutive
year and included Aflac on its list of World's Most Admired
Companies for the 17th time. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500
company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL.
To find out more about Aflac and One Day PaySM,
visit aflac.com or aflac.com/espanol.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of
Columbus and American Family Life
Assurance Company of New York.
Media contact – Darcy Brito,
706.320.2358 or dbrito@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact – David A.
Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667, FAX 706.324.6330, or
dyoung@aflac.com
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