our targets
By 2025
We’ll reach net zero in our own operations
By 2030
We’ll have made a 50% reduction on all our emissions, including our investments
By 2050
We’ll be net zero on all our emissions, including our investments
Our Strategy
Our sustainability strategy is built on three pillars, aligned to the United Nations
Sustainability Goals, so our work addresses the wider issues facing the planet.
Making a positive impact
Leaving a responsible footprint
Creating a fair world
Our progress
Making a positive impact
Green bond
£ 250 m
We were the first UK insurer to issue
a green bond in October 2020
SUSTAINABILITY BOND
£ 325 m
We were the first European and UK insurer to issue
a Sustainability RT1 bond in September 2021
Investment target
£ 825 m
We've a target to invest £825m in eligible
green and social assets by the end of 2025
Leaving a responsible footprint
Renewable energy
99 %
99% of our purchased electricity is from
renewable sources (REGO certified)
CARBON EMISSIONS
↓ 90 %
Our market-based buildings emissions
reduced by 90% from 2019
ECOTREE
250,000
The number of trees planted since 2021 through our partner EcoTree
creating a fair world
Diversity
33 %
Of our senior leaders are women, meeting our 2023 target. Our new target is 40% by December 2026
diversity
>16 %
Of our senior leadership will be from an ethnic minority by December 2026
CUSTOMERS
5 -star
Recognition for getting closer to our customers – 20 consecutive wins in the Financial Adviser Service Awards as a Pensions & Protection Provider
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