Allianz were judged ahead of other finalists DAS Legal Expenses, HSBC Insurance, Rok Insurance Services, and RSA for their company-wide project to reduce their environmental impact.
Insurance Times Awards 2009
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Acting on employee feedback in 2006, Allianz launched a major CSR programme that gained momentum in 2008 with a series of environmental initiatives built around a network of environmental Champions and partnerships with Global Action Plan and The Carbon Trust.
Allianz substantially reduced it's emissions of CO2 - by nearly 20 percent in three years - by taking an holistic approach to managing its main environmental impacts; namely energy consumption, business travel and waste generation. With the support from senior management and the dedication of the Environmental Champions, Allianz implemented a range of measures to reduce its environmental impact, including:
- purchasing electricity generated from renewable sources in all our owned premises;
- greater utilisation of video and tele-conference to avoid travel; and,
- introducing new recycling bins throughout all UK offices for recycling plastic cups, paper and tin cans.
Philip Gennoy, HR Director Allianz UK (middle) collects Insurance Times Corporate Sustainability Award from comedian Steven K. Amos (left) and Tom Broughton, Editor in Chief of Insurance Times (right)
Environmental projects are an integral part of a wider CSR programme involving employees at all levels in every location, helping make Allianz "a great place to work".
Through its membership of ClimateWise, the collaborative insurance sector initiative to tackle climate change, Allianz is committed to:
- lead in risk analysis
- inform public policymaking
- support climate awareness amongst our customers
- incorporate climate change into investment strategies
- reduce the environmental impact of the business; and
- report and be accountable.
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