Naturesave Insurance
Naturesave are the leading green and ethical insurance provider in the UK. The company has been established since 1993 and covers most areas of insurance. Our insurance offer is unique as we donate 10% of selected premiums to our charity, The Naturesave Trust, which supports environmental and conservation projects across the UK
Green Policies
10% of total selected premiums is awarded annually to our charity, The Naturesave Trust, which to date has awarded over half a million pounds to UK environmental and conservation projects. See: www.naturesave.co.uk
Our commercial customers are offered a free Environmental Performance Review (worth over £500) aimed at reducing the environmental impact of business operations and conducted in accordance with BioRegional’s 10 One Planet Living principals. See: http://www.naturesave.co.uk/business-insurance/environmental-performance-reviews/
Eco discounts are available for our Home insurance customers for energy efficient practices within the home, such as cavity wall & loft insulation, double glazing, energy efficient appliances, water butts and for domestic renewable energy systems. See: http://www.naturesave.co.uk/green-home-insurance/
Naturesave promotes sustainability through its wider operations thorough commitments to make all business journeys via public transport. Naturesave also incentivise staff to avoid air travel for holidays by providing additional journey time as paid holiday. This was recognised specifically in the citation for our Queens Award for Enterprise in the category of Sustainable Development in 2011. See: http://www.naturesave.co.uk/about-us/
We have a Naturesave Grove, where we plant a tree for all customers who have been with us for 10 years, with over 250 trees planted in partnership with Trees for Life. See: http://www.naturesave.co.uk/the-naturesave-trust/trees-for-life/ and http://treesforlife.org.uk/plant-trees/grove/6397/
Naturesave is a CarbonZero Business. By offsetting our carbon footprint we are supporting a range of carbon offset projects, including an African Energy Efficient Stove Project, in which we supply families in Kenya with fuel efficient cook stoves. Each stove prevents 3 tonnes of CO2 a year and saves the family time and money as well as providing a cleaner and more efficient method of cooking. See: https://co2balance.wordpress.com/category/kenya/
We support charities, not-for-profit organisations, community groups and start-ups through provision of pro bono insurance and business advice. We also financially support these where possible through the provision of grants and share purchases. See www.naturesave.co.uk
We have a comprehensive environmental policy of using environmental and ethical suppliers for all our services (telephone, banking, electricity) and office supplies where possible, which included retrofitting our new office with ultra-efficient LED lighting, having solar panels on the roof and encouraging our staff to cycle through the Cycle to Work scheme.. See: http://www.naturesave.co.uk/about-us/environmental-policy/
We believe that the insurance industry, through its underwriting and investments, is uniquely placed change the world for the better by divesting from fossil fuels and embracing the environmental impact of risks within to its core underwriting philosophies. See: http://www.naturesave.co.uk/about-us/campaign-for-insurance-divestment/
Naturesave work with insurers electronically, and we carefully select the underwriters we work with. We currently work with XL Catlin who funded a Seaview Survey and an Arctic Survey and RSA who were the UK’s first carbon neutral insurer. See http://catlinseaviewsurvey.com/ and https://www.theguardian.com/environment/catlin-arctic-survey