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AXA ranks as one of the leading insurance companies for its sustainability performance(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 22 September 2014 Release date- 19092014 - AXA ranks as one of the leading insurance companies for its sustainability performance. AXA remains a leading industry member of SRI indices DJSI World & DJSI Europe AXA's Corporate Responsibility Department has joined the Group Strategy, Sustainability and Public Affairs teams AXA remains in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) 'World' and 'Europe' in 2014, as announced by S&P Dow Jones Indices1 and RobecoSAM2 in the results of the 2014 DJSI review3 . Strong performance is noted across many areas including customer relationship management, business risks and opportunities, responsible procurement, environmental management, microinsurance, corporate governance and risk detection. These results follow on from AXA's designation earlier this year as the 1st sustainability performer in the insurance sector both by the ratings agency Vigeo4 and by Interbrand, for its 'Best Global Green Brands' ranking5 . This external recognition is a reflection of the increasing integration of corporate responsibility and sustainability issues into AXA's core business strategy. To promote this integration even further, AXA's Corporate Responsibility Department has joined the Group Strategy, Sustainability and Public Affairs teams in reporting directly to Christian Thimann, Member of the AXA Group Executive Committee, effective since the 1st of September 2014. 'This change in governance will reinforce AXA's ability to play its part in building a stronger and safer society, continuing to use its risk expertise to protect people over the long term', said Christian Thimann, Group Head of Strategy, Sustainability & Public Affairs and a member of AXA's Executive Committee. '2014 has been a year in which AXA's progress on corporate responsibility and sustainability has been highlighted both internally, through reinforced governance, and externally in various ratings and rankings. Notably, we are delighted to see again AXA's inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices', commented Alice Steenland, Corporate Responsibility Director of the AXA Group. For more information about: AXA Group's Corporate Responsibility strategy: http://www.axa.com/en/responsibility/ AXA Group's SRI ratings: http://www.axa.com/en/responsibility/strategy-commitments/sri/ 1 S&P Dow Jones Indices is a financial market indices provider. 2 RobecoSAM, a SRI rating agency and investor, conducts each year an in-depth analysis of these long term performance drivers across a wide investment universe. 3 See: http://www.sustainability-indices.com/review/annual-review-2014.jsp 4 See: http://www.axa.com/lib/en/library/pr/group/2014/axa-corporate-responsibility-performance-ranked-1.aspx 5 See: http://www.axa.com/en/news/2014/AXA-ranked-1-global-green-insurance-brand-in-2014.aspx IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements that are predictions of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Please refer to the section 'Cautionary statements' in page 2 of AXA's Document de Reference for the year ended December 31, 2013, for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertainties that may affect AXA's business. AXA undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise. ABOUT THE AXA GROUP The AXA Group is a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 157,000 employees serving 102 million clients in 56 countries. In 2013, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 91.2 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 4.7 billion. AXA had Euro 1,113 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013. The AXA ordinary share is listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol CS (ISN FR 0000120628 - Bloomberg: CS FP - Reuters: AXAF.PA). AXA's American Depository Share is also quoted on the OTC QX platform under the ticker symbol AXAHY. The AXA Group is included in the main international SRI indexes, such as Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and FTSE4GOOD. It is a founding member of the UN Environment Programme's Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Sustainable Insurance and a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. 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