Climate-neutral
Aviva, Delta Lloyd Group’s largest shareholder, will offset the CO2 emissions of all its business units (including Delta Lloyd Group) retrospectively (from 2006) by sponsoring various climate-friendly projects. Through this new initiative Aviva will achieve its objective of being the first climate-neutral insurance company. Aviva emitted a total of 130,219 tons of CO2 in 2007.
Aviva has selected a number of climate-friendly projects in Africa and countries where it has activities. These projects will all directly benefit the local communities:
1. Foot-operated irrigation pumps for use in the Indian countryside. These can pump water up from depths of several metres. Unlike motorised irrigation pumps, these pumps do not use fossil fuels and so do not produce any CO2 emissions.
2. Cleaner/more efficient heating equipment for African households. Many people in Africa still use wood for cooking food and heating their homes, and this creates greenhouse gases such as CO2. Aviva’s cleaner heating equipment will help to reduce the CO2 emissions.
3. Various projects designed to generate sustainable energy, including a biogas project in Sri Lanka en wind turbine projects in India and China.
4. Climate-friendly production of ‘green cement' in the Netherlands. Making cement in an environmentally friendly way will reduce CO2 emissions by 0.8 tons per ton of cement produced.
Delta Lloyd Group is also seeking to reduce the impact of its activities on the climate by buying green electricity, developing products such as the Green Motor Insurance and introducing various measures to enhance its energy efficiency. It reached an important milestone in 2007, when it offset all the CO2 emissions from the energy used in its offices and on business travel. Efforts to achieve a further reduction in energy consumption remain a priority for 2008.
Aviva has selected a number of climate-friendly projects in Africa and countries where it has activities. These projects will all directly benefit the local communities:
1. Foot-operated irrigation pumps for use in the Indian countryside. These can pump water up from depths of several metres. Unlike motorised irrigation pumps, these pumps do not use fossil fuels and so do not produce any CO2 emissions.
2. Cleaner/more efficient heating equipment for African households. Many people in Africa still use wood for cooking food and heating their homes, and this creates greenhouse gases such as CO2. Aviva’s cleaner heating equipment will help to reduce the CO2 emissions.
3. Various projects designed to generate sustainable energy, including a biogas project in Sri Lanka en wind turbine projects in India and China.
4. Climate-friendly production of ‘green cement' in the Netherlands. Making cement in an environmentally friendly way will reduce CO2 emissions by 0.8 tons per ton of cement produced.
Delta Lloyd Group is also seeking to reduce the impact of its activities on the climate by buying green electricity, developing products such as the Green Motor Insurance and introducing various measures to enhance its energy efficiency. It reached an important milestone in 2007, when it offset all the CO2 emissions from the energy used in its offices and on business travel. Efforts to achieve a further reduction in energy consumption remain a priority for 2008.
