CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Unum employees from across the U.S., U.K. and Ireland share their
commitments to social causes, education and the arts and the communities
they call home in the company’s annual Corporate Responsibility Report
that was released today. Their stories illustrate Unum’s focus on social
responsibility through a culture that strives to make a positive
difference.
“When I joined Unum, the thing that struck me most was the dedication
everyone shares for our work – and our passion for the social value of
the benefits we provide,” said Dr. Chris Schenk, Unum UK chief medical
officer, one of several employees featured in the report.
The same passion Unum employees have for helping others and improving
access to financial protection benefits extends into the communities in
which the company operates.
Unum and its employees directed $12.7 million in contributions and
resources to help organizations and initiatives focused on one or more
of the company’s pillars of giving: education, health and wellness, and
arts and culture.
This includes Unum employees volunteering more than 88,000 hours and
holding more than 350 nonprofit board seats.
More than half of the company’s contributions go to support public
education and employees are encouraged to get involved with programs
that offer opportunities for students to learn and improve their chances
of success in life.
For Legal Operations Manager Michelle Latino, that meant getting
involved in South High Community School’s Teen Care, a program in
Worcester, Mass., where she mentors teen mothers and works with them on
life skills, career planning, interviewing and communication skills.
The opportunity to support teen mothers, and to do so as part of her
job, is very meaningful to Latino, as she had her son while still a
teenager.
“It’s a testament to our company that when we recognize a way to
contribute to something greater than ourselves, we’re part of a culture
that encourages us to act on that opportunity,” Latino said.
Drew Newhart, a sales representative in the company’s Charlotte, N.C.
office, said he’d worked for a few different organizations before he
joined Unum, but hadn’t experienced anything like its commitment to
being a socially responsible organization.
“Now I’m part of a company that shares my core belief in a lifestyle of
generosity and service,” he said.
View Unum’s complete 2015
Corporate Responsibility Report or go online
to learn more about the company’s strong commitment to the communities
in which it operates.
About Unum
Unum Group (www.unum.com)
is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United
States and the United Kingdom. Its primary businesses are Unum US,
Colonial Life and Unum UK. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life,
accident and critical illness coverage, which help protect millions of
working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury.
The company reported revenues of $10.7 billion in 2015, and provided
$6.8 billion in benefits last year.
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