Demonstrates ongoing commitment to CSR practices that benefit all stakeholders
HAMILTON, Bermuda β August 10, 2022 β ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Holding Ltd. ("ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½"), a leading financial services company specializing in retirement services, today released its
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ remains focused on ensuring the companyβs initiatives reflect responsible business practices that create a lasting positive impact for all stakeholders. During an extraordinary year, the report showcases the many ways in which ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ added value for customers and the broader community in 2021.
βAs our company has grown, so has our commitment to our stakeholders. We acknowledge and accept our ongoing responsibility and opportunity to create a positive impact for our customers and employees, as well as the communities and industries where we operate,β said Jim Belardi, CEO and Chairman of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½.
Highlights of the companyβs CSR progress in 2021 include:
- Donated meaningful contributions of time and resources in its communities, which included more than 5,000 hours of cumulative employee volunteering and providing over 12,000 books to childcare centers and education programs.
- Donated over $4 million to worthy causes, including over $1.5 million to United Way through employee contributions, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Holding Ltd., its subsidiaries and the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ USA Charitable Foundation.
- Committed $1 million to the Great Outdoors Foundationβs ICON project to improve water quality and trails in central Iowa.
- For the second year in a row, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ was named to the Human Rights Campaign Foundationβs Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to LGBTQ+ employees.
- ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ hosted the two-day Black and Brown Business summit powered by the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce to elevate BIPOC businesses.
- Published and updated socially-driven policies that help govern its business to ensure ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ maintains the companyβs high standards of integrity and excellence.
βI have never been more proud of the more than 1,400 employees that make ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ the strong team it is today, and I am honored to lead our company as it continues to broaden its lasting, positive impact,β said Belardi.
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½βs CSR Report can be found at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½.com/CSR.
###
About ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½, through its subsidiaries, is a leading retirement services company with total assets of $232.3 billion as of June 30, 2022, and operations in the United States, Bermuda, and Canada. ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ specializes in helping its customers achieve financial security and is a solutions provider to institutions. Founded in 2009, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ is Driven to Do More for our policyholders, business partners, shareholders, and the communities in which we work and live. For more information, please visit www.athene.com.
