AEGON’s carbon footprint

Every year, AEGON reports its emissions of carbon dioxide to the Carbon Disclosure Project[1]. The last year for which figures were submitted was 2008. AEGON expects to submit its 2009 figures during the course of 2010.  

Some of AEGON's carbon footprint in the United States is offset through the purchase of 'carbon credits'. This is managed on a business or operating unit basis. Last year, Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group, based in Los Angeles, bought nearly 3,400 metric tons in offsets, making the company 'carbon neutral'. 

AEGON will consider extending its use of carbon offsets in the future, but only as part of a coordinated, company-wide resource management program. AEGON's emissions of carbon dioxide are in line with peer companies in Europe and the United States, according to publicly disclosed figures and the company's own research.

[1] Please see table above. For a precise definition of these figures, please refer to the Carbon Disclosure Project at www.cdproject.net