Naturesave Insurance
Naturesave is a general insurance provider, based in England which uses the insurance industry as a vehicle for sustainable development and adheres to the 10 principles of one planet living as outlined by BioRegional.
History
Influenced and inspired by Anita Roddick, the founder of the Body Shop, the company, and the charitable trust (The Naturesave trust) were set up by ex-Lloyd’s insurance broker Matthew Criddle, on the premise that probabilistic assessments of the future would become harder to establish as global warming and climate change directly affect the insurance industry’s ability to meet climate related insurance losses.
Naturesave is based in Totnes, the founding town of the Transition Towns network.
Activities
Naturesave was the first UK insurance provider to use insurance as a vehicle to promote sustainable development with environmental and conservationist projects being funded directly from the premiums, the provision of Environmental audits for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and creating greater awareness in the insurance industry of the risks of ignoring climate change, pollution and environmental damage.
Awards
In 2011, Naturesave received The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development (Environmental Achievement) (2011) being the first insurance provider ever to win the award in this category.
The Naturesave Trust
The Naturesave Trust. is the charitable arm of Naturesave Insurance and was set up in 1995 to fund specific environmental and conservationist projects in the UK. The Trust also funds community renewable energy projects and environmental surveys for Naturesave Insurance commercial clients. The aim of the Trust is to encourage the greater adoption of sustainable development
Projects funded by The Naturesave Trust include
- Parry People Movers - Public Service Trams being used on the Stourbridge Town Branch
- Trees for Life (Scotland) – volunteer weekends
- BioRegional – Local Paper for Surrey
- Devon Wildlife Trust – Dolphin conservation
- Fareshare – Vision for London Project
- International Otter Survival Fund – Isle of Skye Wildlife Hospital
- National Star College – biomass heating installation
- Energy for All - Energy Prospects Fund
- The Wharf House – Solar Photovoltaic power project
- Findhorn Foundation – insulation for new education building
- Transition Town Clitheroe – Whalley Hydroelectricity Project
- Surfers Against Sewage – Sustainable Surfing Report
- Better Tomorrows - Success in an Eco Bag, Steyning
- Trees for Life (Scotland) - The Naturesave Grove
- Grow Sheffield - Organic Food Growing
- Food Ethics Council - Ethics: a toolkit for food businesses
- Ayrshire Rivers Trust - Water Vole Project
- Findhorn Foundation - Findhorn Footpaths Group, Cardales Wildflower Meadow
- The Barn Owl Trust - Owl Hospital
- 2020 Climate Group - Kingussie Micro Hydro