CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY INDICATORS OF AEGON’S CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY PROGRESS AEGON was again included in the two leading external Corporate Social Responsibility indices, the FTSE4Good and the Dow Jones Global Sustainability Index. Active support of ‘Habitat for Humanity’ by AEGON USA, AEGON The Netherlands and AEGON UK. Ongoing financial support by AEGON to the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, School of Medicine in Baltimore, United States, and the University Hospital of Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In the United States, Transamerica Reinsurance won two 2003 ‘Best Places to Work’ awards in the categories ‘Creative perks, incentives and rewards’ and ‘Employee education and development’ from the Charlotte Business Journal. AEGON The Netherlands successfully maintained its ISO 14001 environmental accreditation. The continued sponsorship of the Royal Dutch Skating Association by AEGON The Netherlands. 2004 is the European year of the handicapped and AEGON The Netherlands is working with the Royal Dutch Skating Association and the A specific corporate responsibility section was launched  on the AEGON Group website. For the second time in five years, AEGON UK was awarded the British Safety Council’s prestigious Sword of Honour.  Just 40 of the world’s safest companies are presented with Swords of Honour each year. AEGON UK received the 5 star Health and Safety Award from the British Safety Council. National Fund for Handicapped Sportsman and Women to make skating more accessible for people with a mental or physical handicap. As the main sponsor of the Association, AEGON The Netherlands provides across the board support  to skating in The Netherlands by training and coaching  young talent in the various regions of the country. AEGON GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2003 76