COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the
leader in supplemental insurance sales at U.S. worksites,
celebrated its 2018 corporate social responsibility, also known as
CSR, accomplishments by unveiling its 2018 CSR Report: "Purpose …
with feathers." The comprehensive report highlights the actions and
initiatives led by the company's leaders, employees and independent
sales agents, who demonstrate Aflac's purpose through their
actions.
The report reflects Aflac's commitment to bring value to the
community through ethics, diversity, equity, inclusion,
philanthropy and the environment. The report recounts the 2018
activities in both the United
States and Japan, where the
company's products protect more than 50 million people.
"The Aflac 2018 CSR Report celebrates the ways we put our values
into action," said Catherine
Hernandez-Blades, Aflac's senior vice president and chief
environmental, social, governance and communications officer.
"Finding the good at Aflac is easy; it's demonstrated at every
level of leadership, through our employees, and in our rich history
of being fair, ethical, and influential with the people and
communities around us. It is the recognition that being a
responsible company is our overall business goal, as research
clearly shows that companies that do good in the community do
better in business. It is also simply the right thing to do."
The 2018 report highlights Aflac's CSR efforts, reflecting on
2018 initiatives, including the inspirational impact of My Special
Aflac Duck® and the company's ongoing, innovative One
Day PaySM* initiative that enables the payment of
eligible claims in a single day.
Also represented in the report is Aflac's strong governance
program; our commitment to a diverse, equitable and inclusive
workforce; awards for environmental conservation; and contributions
to the treatment and research of childhood cancer. Specific
accomplishments include:
- A 29% increase in volunteer hours logged by Aflac employees in
2018, compared with 2017.
- In 2018, Aflac received ISO 14001:2015 certification in
environmental management at its headquarters in Columbus, Georgia.
- In 2018, Aflac invested more than $3
million toward the My Special Aflac Duck project. As
of August 2019, the company has
provided more than 5,000 of these comforting companions to children
at more than 220 hospitals in 48 states, free of charge.
With a culture that prioritizes its employees, the 2018 CSR
Report also describes the contributions of employees, independent
sales agents and a partner, whose efforts represent the Aflac Way
of doing business. Special sections of the report include profiles
of honored employees, including:
- The Aflac Japan All Ribbons Team, who helps fellow employees
dealing with cancer access available support resources.
- Sharon Baker, operations
supervisor, who leads by example through daily actions that
everyone can make a difference for our planet.
- Carmen Buckner, senior
operations analyst, who helps create a culture of respect and
inclusion through employee appreciation and camaraderie.
- Lindsay Carrick, who
advocates for patients as a child life specialist at the Aflac
Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of
Atlanta.
- Matt Loudermilk, vice
president and corporate secretary, who champions and protects what
Aflac stands for and knows that integrity is the key to Aflac's
success.
- Brian Penn, vulnerability
management consultant, who helped raise more than $75,000 for a child's family during the child's
cancer journey.
- Nanette Stark, an independent
agent licensed to sell Aflac products, who organizes teambuilding
sessions with fellow agents to make and deliver lunches for the
homeless.
- Tim Wakeman, an independent
agent licensed to sell Aflac products, who volunteers to help
children impacted by the national opioid crisis at a community
center in New Hampshire by cooking
meals and helping with homework.
"Now more than ever before, people are turning their attention
to the heart and conscience of the corporate world. It's important
and it's time," Hernandez-Blades said.
The 2018 Aflac Corporate Social Responsibility Report marks the
company's fourth year of dedicated work toward adherence to the
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, the world's most
widely used sustainability reporting framework.** The
report also includes the second year of United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (UN-SDG) reporting. Disclosures that fulfill GRI
Standards and UN-SDGs, the latest guidelines, are noted throughout
the report.
Visit Aflac.com/csrreport to see the full 2018 Aflac Corporate
Social Responsibility Report, "Purpose … with feathers."
*About One Day PaySM
One Day
PaySM is available for certain individual claims
submitted online through the Aflac SmartClaim® process.
Claims may be eligible for One Day Pay processing if submitted
online through Aflac SmartClaim®, including all required
documentation, by 3 p.m. ET.
Documentation requirements vary by type of claim; please review
requirements for your claim(s) carefully. Aflac
SmartClaim® is available for claims on most individual
Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Specified Health, and Intensive Care
policies. Processing time is based on business days after all
required documentation needed to render a decision is received and
no further validation and/or research is required. Individual
Company Statistic, 2019.
**Miller, Debbie. "How GRI targets common language for ESG
reporting," IR Magazine, June 19,
2019.
About Aflac Incorporated
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:
AFL) is a Fortune 500 company helping provide protection to more
than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., where it is a leading
supplemental insurer, by paying cash fast when policyholders get
sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of
Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the
opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. Aflac Life
Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer
insurance in Japan, where it
insures 1 in 4 households. Through its trailblazing One Day PaySM
initiative in the United States,
for eligible claims, Aflac can process, approve and electronically
send funds to claimants for quick access to cash in just one
business day. For 13 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
in 2019, Fortune included Aflac on its list of World's Most Admired
Companies for the 18th time. To find out more about One Day
PaySM and learn how to get help with expenses health
insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of
Columbus and American Family Life
Assurance Company of New York.
WWHQ | 1932 Wynnton Road | Columbus,
GA 31999.
Media contact — Darcy Brito,
706.320.2358 or dbrito@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact — David A. Young,
706.596.3264, 800.235.2667 or dyoung@aflac.com
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