Sustainability

Ethias is clearly not starting from scratch when it comes to sustainability: Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR) has always been part of its DNA.

The adventure really began in 2003, with the creation of a joint ethics committee. Over the years, many initiatives and actions have been successfully carried out. They helped Ethias becoming recognized and appreciated for its social commitment.

2003

• Creation of the joint ethics committee
• Ethias supports fair trade through Fairtrade@work!

2005

• Ethical investment code, reviewed each year

2006

• Diversity Charter
• 1^st societal report

2007

• Equality-Diversity certification

2008

• First measuring of our carbon footprint and implementation of an action plan

2009

• Anysurfer certification for Ethias.be (for visually impaired people)
• Creation of a CSR task force

2013

• Top skills: training sessions for women on assertiveness and self-confidence

2014

• Entry into the United Nations Global Compact
• ISAE 3000 Certification for ethical financial management (Asset Management)

2015

• Certification ISAE 3,000 in terms of environmental performances (CO2 emissions management)

2016

• 1^st Vélo Actif certification, renewed each year! 
• Launch of Green Movement campaign

2017

• 1^st non-financial report

2019

• Planting of 3,000 mangrove seedlings in Benin
• Women in Finance charter signed by CEO Philippe Lallemand
• CEASE charter signature
• CEO Philippe Lallemand took part in the "Sign for my future" campaign
• Insurance trophy for our non-financial report

2020

• Insurance Award for all our citizenship initiatives during the pandemic and our structured assistance plan
• Ongoing collaboration with DigitalForYouth against digital exclusion
• Subscription to the "Green Deal Circular Procurement”
• Launch of our Change Over plan
• Participation in the Zambia CO2 offset scheme
• Signature of the UN PRI Charter

2021

• Update of the ethical investment code and adoption of the sustainable and responsible investment policy
• Financial and psychological assistance to the self-employed and VSEs (Covid)
• Support plan for vaccination centers and volunteers (Covid)
• Free psychological help for young people (Covid)
• Investment in economic recovery plans (Covid)
• Solidarity actions after the July floods (mobile crisis centers, cash advances, App4You mental support...)
• Call for projects in Public Centres for Social Action (CPAS) for the Ethias Youth Solidarity Awards
• Signing the PBAF / BACA / Climate Action +

2022

• Creation of the Ethias Impact Fund (King Baudouin Foundation)
• DECAVI Life Insurance Award for our social commitment
• Red Touch Challenge
• Ecovadis Silver Medal
• Top Employer Certification
• ReGeneration Movement
• Signing of UN PSI
• Signing of SBTi
• Partnership with Natuurpunt
• First participation in De Warmste Week
• Permanent support to the Pelicano association

2023

• Top Employer certification for the second year in a row
• Ecovadis Silver Medal
• Launch of Ethias Lease
• First green bond issued
• New Well-being strategy
• 150 employees trained for the Climate Fresco
• Forest in One Day - Collective reforestation action
• Corporate challenge Ma Petite Planète
• Second edition of the Ethias Youth Solidarity Awards
• Char’Ethi Hours
• Ethias' first double materiality assessment
• Ethias Sustainability Framework
• Group Ethics Charter