Carbon Neutral

Reducing carbon emissions

We have a long-term strategy to reduce our environmental impact and achieving carbon neutral status is the result of a long term carbon reduction programme.

Our parent company Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) have undertaken a range of actions to reduce our carbon emissions by more than half since 2000, including:

• Setting targets to reduce its impact on the environment
• Using ‘green’ electricity in more than 90 per cent of its offices
• Working with the Carbon Trust to identify energy savings

R&SA's carbon footprint is now 31,000 tonnes CO₂ emissions, down from 63,000 tonnes CO₂ emissions in 2000-2001. We offset the remaining carbon footprint by purchasing voluntary carbon reductions through The CarbonNeutral Company. R&SA is supporting the following projects to achieve carbon neutral status:

• Methane capture in Germany
• Solar lighting in rural India
• Wind farming in India and New Zealand

We currently offer a discount for motorists who drive hybrid cars, and are working to expand this principle into other product lines.

To find out more about offsetting your carbon emissions, see our carbon partner, The Carbon Neutral Company