a fresh approach to insurance
a fresh approach to insurance
Protecting people’s passions every day and providing a fully transparent service to our customers to give them the confidence they need is our priority. So, it’s essential that we also help to lead the way in the insurance industry by protecting the future of our communities and our planet. We acknowledge our responsibility and we’re committed to the part we need to play in delivery of our ESG strategy.
At Ripe, we don’t mess around – when we do something, we do it with ambition and dedication. We measured our carbon footprint and started implementing our net zero strategy and carbon reduction plan in line with global targets to truly contribute to slowing the impact of climate change.
As part of our strategy, we have offset unavoidable emissions which makes us a Carbon Neutral business! We’ll continue to reduce our carbon footprint and that’s why our pledge is to achieve Net Zero by 2050. For starters, we’re aiming to reduce our carbon output by 42% by 2030.
As specialists in their field, Alectro have examined every aspect of our business to help us minimise our impact on our communities and the planet. To be awarded with the Alectro A+ status means that we’ve been assessed against a set of criteria highlighting how dedicated we are to measuring and reducing our emissions.
We’re really proud of how far we’ve come.
To offset our unavoidable carbon, we’ve invested in a number of initiatives including a Renewable Power Project in India, Efficient and Clean Cooking for Households in Somalia, a 300 MW Solar PV Plant in Bhadla Rajasthan and a Safe Water Project in Bangladesh.
We’re also proud participants in the UN climate reduction programme; Climate Neutral Now to help with achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and creating a more sustainable future by committing to measuring and reducing our carbon footprint.
We’ve identified our main areas of focus to deliver our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and our dedicated team are busy working to make this happen. Here’s some of the good stuff we’re doing:
None of our office waste goes to landfill and any non-recyclable material is sent to an Energy From Waste plant to create electricity.
Continue to switch all of our customer documentation to email rather than post as standard and reduce paper.
We aim to improve our sustainable practices throughout our supply chain and encourage our partners and suppliers to do the same.
Support communities through volunteering, challenges and donation activities. So far, we’ve supported local charities to help tackle poverty and homelessness.
We strive to provide a safe and healthy work environment for our colleagues, with clear policies and a benefits support programme.
We promote a culture for employees to help us achieve our ESG goals by offering 2 volunteering days a year and initiatives such as a cycle-to-work scheme.
To uphold best practice standards of corporate governance and ethics, transparency, accountability and integrity in our business practices at all times.
We carry out an annual survey and regularly monitor employee satisfaction to make sure that we have happy employees.
We encourage all employees to develop their skills and commit to investing in courses or professional qualifications to help further careers.
As part of our commitment to supporting our communities, we offer our employees two volunteering days a year so they can choose a charity or community project to support. We also take part in other fundraising inititaives and are proud to work with and support a number of charities including:
