Our purpose
There is no great company without a great purpose: ours is to empower our 105 million customers to live a better life.
Right across the world, we share a common purpose; to empower people to live better lives. We rely on the talent, courage and resilience of our people to succeed.
We respect and value the individual differences of our people, because it’s these differences that make us stronger. We encourage our people to learn and grow their career in the direction that’s right for them.
Customers are the starting point for all our work. We strive to give our customers more choice, more innovation and more power to decide how, when and where they access our products and services, while making sure we provide excellence, quality and a strong financial foundation for everything we deliver, at the right cost.
Our values
Our values shape what we do and how we do it. They inspire us, guide us and empower us to work together, push the boundaries, challenge things for the better and believe in ourselves. No matter how big or small our achievements, our values sit at the heart of everything we do.
Customer First
All our thinking starts with the customer
Courage
We are guided by strong moral principles
Integrity
We speak our mind and act to make things happen
One AXA
Being together and being different makes us better
Diversity and inclusion
At AXA, diversity and inclusion means empowering people to be 100% themselves at work. Everyone has something different to bring to the table and by appreciating those differences we can attract the best people, develop and use their talents and create a great place to work.
We all have a role to play in ensuring a working environment in which everyone, regardless of who they are, can reach their true potential.
Diversity and Inclusion to us means acknowledging, respecting and valuing these differences. Knowing that employees are recognised and appreciated regardless of the background, cultures and perspectives builds on a strong feeling of belonging.
People grow and develop best when they are trusted and empowered to believe in themselves. We focus on inspiring our people so that they can inspire each other.
Hear from Tracy Garrad, CEO AXA Health and Executive Sponsor for Diversity and Inclusion;
Supporting diversity & inclusion
We are committed to supporting diversity and inclusion. Hear from one of our Culture Crew members, John and how he represented Ireland at the Gay Games in France.
John Ward
John works for AXA Ireland in the finance department and is a keen sportsman with a passion for squash. He’s part of the AXA Ireland squash team and attended the Gay Games in Paris in 2018. John describes the whole experience as an amazing one; both he and the team thoroughly enjoyed themselves. John came 8th out of 88 in the squash competitions – a fantastic achievement.
His involvement started when he joined his local gay tennis group in Dublin, after a while he was looking for a new challenge and so decided to try squash. Being a tennis player, he took to it well and has only been playing for four years.
The team kit was sponsored by AXA: a result of John approaching Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge, Chief Finance Officer and diversity and inclusion sponsor, when he visited the office in Dublin. Bertrand emphasised the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace during his talk, and John persuaded him to sponsor the Dublin Pride event. This subsequently led AXA Ireland CFO, Richard Whelan, to sign off on sponsorship for the AXA Ireland squash team. The team received star treatment at receptions by the President of Ireland, The Office of the Taoiseach and while in Paris a visit to the Irish Embassy.
People at AXA have been very supportive of John’s participation in the Gay Games. He feels that from an AXA Ireland – and, in particular, from a Dublin – perspective ideas about diversity and inclusion are getting going and that attitudes are changing. He is on the D&I committee and one of his goals is to encourage more conversations about the importance of diversity in the workplace.
John’s ethos is to bring 100% of you to work – make sure you’re comfortable in your own skin and this will make you more approachable. John believes that every individual at AXA has something to offer and that includes the things that make us different.